🆕 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 →

Economic Participation

Economic Participation

The most efficient way to progress in knowledge and technology is trade within the economy.

To bring a society through the ages to the peaks of technology, a thriving Economy is needed, and by participating in it, citizens can both help progress society as well advance their own abilities and wealth.
Participating in the economy takes place through Trade of both goods and services. Finding existing settlements with Stores, Contracts, and Work Parties will give citizens the possibility to trade the goods and labor they specialize in for the specialties of others, achieving their individual goals faster than if they had each worked alone.
As you take on new projects that require materials or labor that you lack the ability to create or perform on your own, you can instead, sell goods and offer services on the market by creating stores and setting prices in a Currency of your choice. Using this currency to purchase the goods and services of others will then allow you to reach those goals without having to learn everything yourself.

As you build up your capabilities and have more needs of other citizens, you can create your own stores, contracts, and work parties to seek their aid. As you acquire wealth, your power to effect change (both good and bad) rises.