Each entry simply consists of ‘what goods I want’ and ‘what goods I’ll give for them’. In Eco you’ll be able to trade directly with players if you’re both online together, but we also support offline trade through stores.īy creating a specific building type in the game (buildings have special effects in Eco), players will get access to a store interface where they can set up a list of desired trades. Trade is the foundational aspect of any economy, and Eco focuses heavily on it. We’ve created a number of tools to promote players to do this smoothly. The economy is totally player-driven in the game, and this blog discusses how players setup and take part in creating and participating in an efficient economy that makes the best use of resources. The purpose of Eco’s economy is to ensure the most efficient use of resources and labor in the game.

Balance is the key, and leaning too far in one direction or the other will lead to ruin, whether its from lacking the resources to protect the planet, or extracting them so quickly the planet becomes polluted and destroyed in the process. Together they are essential to human survival, and the game lies at the difficult intersection of the two. The name Eco is short for the two primary mechanics of the game: ecology, and economy. It's going to be unlike any other online economy so far, and here's how it works.

With this post I wanted to give a detailed look at the player-run economy, and some of the really unique things we're doing there.

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