🆕 Updated for Eco 14 — “Garbage & Recycling” — this server and these numbers now reflect the new version. What changed →
  • Byproducts: nearly every recipe now leaves waste behind, so recipe pages list byproducts alongside ingredients.
  • Garbage & recycling: waste sorts from mixed garbage down to pure materials, and can be recycled back into stock.
  • Pollution has four kinds: acid rain, chemical, soil and heavy mineral, each settling into the ground differently. Pollution guide →
  • Modules reworked: upgrades are now Basic / Advanced / Modern / Specialty, one per slot, driving the same bonus system as talents. Module guide →
  • Fresh water: machines need it — water drawn from the ocean has to be desalinated first.

The character calculator has been updated for these changes. Read the garbage & recycling guide →

Crafting

Crafting

Crafting is the creation of products by citizens at specific tables.

Crafting is the creation of new products from ingredients, labor, and/or power. Crafting may also create byproducts that cause pollution and negatively affect the environment. It forms the backbone of the economy, generating demand for resources which come from the ecosystem around them, as well as demand for individual skilled labor and shared services like Power or Sewage.

Any table which has a Crafting Component can create products defined in a list. Crafting tables can be shared, each having configurable Authorization Component that determines who may access them, and fees can be set in the Credit Component on the table to earn money from sharing your table.

The inputs and outputs can either be taken directly from the crafting table, or placed in an attached Storage Component. Placing ingredients and products in storage allows citizens to queue up large orders that run automatically.

Many recipes require labor of a specific Skill. While any citizen can start a crafting recipe or contribute ingredients, only a citizen with the required skills may add labor to it. To form a group and have many citizens contribute to a work order while sharing in payment, Work Parties may be created.