⚠️ 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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Pipe Component

Pipe Component

The Pipe Component allows a citizen to check the status of an object’s smog output and water usage.

The Pipe Component allows a citizen to check the status of an object’s smog output, water usage, and sewage flow.

Pipe Requirements

When opening the Pipe Component, different pipe inputs and outputs will appear to represent the pipe requirements. Objects with this component must meet all the pipe requirements for that object to be active.

Some objects require all three uses of pipes to have an active Status, while other objects only require some. Each pipe system can only be used for one of the three uses.

By holding the mouse over the display for one of the pipes, a tooltip appears with more information about why a pipe is or isn't active.

Smog Output

By checking the Smog Output tooltip, a citizen can find additional information about the current object’s pollution output and the world’s Pollution levels.
Pipes can be used to redirect the flow of the air pollution. The pipes containing the Smog Output can have multiple inputs but must have only one open end, outside of all rooms, and above the object.

Objects that emit smog pollution only pollute when the object is active.

Water and Sewage

Objects with a Water Input and pumps with a Water Output connect through a system of pipes. Water pipes systems can have multiple inputs for water pumps and multiple outputs for each object with a water demand.

By checking the water tooltip in the Pipe Component, a citizen can see exactly how much water an object is producing or consuming. If there is not enough water being produced, objects will start to become inactive.

Pipes containing Sewage Output function similar to water pipes, but the Sewage they contain is a source of ground pollution. After Waste Filters are invented, the sewage output can be piped into a filter to mitigate the ground pollution.