Eco Strange Loop Games - tips and tricks for cooperation

This new V.10 of  Eco by Strange Loop Games  is full of new opportunities. As always, the uninvited guests to this party are fear of change and concerns that our comfortable way of playing no longer works. 

While you entertain the best way to upgrade your house bonus in Eco, the easiest and fastest solution is actually sharing a house with another player...

So here is the central market. Every player is required to make his shop over there. Laws will prevent you from putting shop anywhere else or you'll have extra taxes.

I got on the server few hours after start. There are already 3 people with the skill I want to take. All the other skills seems taken too. Bummer, let's find another place.

Welcome in our fair world, friend. I am about to take a chocolate cake from the oven, but you can take a plate and forage in my garbage: there might be some old cheese for you.

In Eco by  Strange Loop Games , close teams of friends have an advantage over those who are alone at the beginning. Is this really unfair or can we learn from teams to improve our cooperation strategies and reach the same level? Here are some practical tricks and tips for cooperation...

Smooth exchange of resources is probably the biggest challenge a community of strangers can have in Eco by Strange Loop Games. Upgrade modules availability is a particularly hard one, except if you use module upgraders.

 A great way to improve efficiency on your server is to provide iron tools to every player. Here is a simple design to help you make this fast... so you can get back to mining.

Do-It-Yourself buildings are the direct result of a core value shared by many players of  Eco by  Strange Loop Games  and a great way to support the growth of a server. However, their use conflict with popular (mis-)conceptions about economy and profits. That is probably why you don't see them often.