Eco Strange Loop Games - tips and tricks for cooperation

In Eco by Strange Loop Games, I stumbled few times in communities of players who defined their group as communists. While this has little to do with communism in the real world, here is what I learned with them.

Research is a key activity to advance in the game Eco. It is one of the first challenge where players show their preference between collaborative, independent and competitive approach of the game. This article focus on few ways to promote research in a collaborative fashion.

 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.

 Difficulty (medium); Land requirement (medium); Versatility (high)

Difficulty (medium); Land requirement (medium); Versatility (high)

   Difficulty (easy); Land requirement (medium); Versatility (high)

Difficulty (hard); Land requirement (large); Versatility (small)