⚠️ Eco v0.14 is coming — the next major update reworks upgrade modules, so some of these numbers will change. They reflect the current version. What’s changing →
  • Simpler tiers: the 1–4 tiered upgrades become a single Basic / Advanced / Modern upgrade each.
  • Permanent upgrades: a module placed in a workstation is permanent — no more swapping lower tiers out as you progress.
  • Power transitions: a module can change a station’s power type/draw (e.g. a Modern upgrade moves a sawmill from mechanical to electrical power).
  • Talent-integrated: modules now use the same bonus/talent system — any talent benefit (power, labor cost, recipe unlocks) can come from a module.
  • Cheaper to upgrade: with the multi-tier parts gone, fully upgrading a workstation costs significantly less.

We’ll update this calculator shortly after the update releases.

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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.