The rulebook
How Dotco works.
Getting started
- Type
/startor any game command to get a profile. The checklist has 5 steps and pays $5,000 and 300 XP when you finish it. - Your profile is global: the same level, money and items in every server Dotco is in.
/helplists every command, and/howtowalks you through the basics.- Dotco speaks 7 languages: English, Español, Tagalog, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, Français. Each server picks one.
Rewards and missions
| Reward | Pays | How often |
|---|---|---|
/daily | $1,500 + 60 XP on day 1, growing each day in a row up to $5,000 + 200 XP on day 15 | Every day (midnight UTC) |
/weekly | $15,000 + 750 XP | Every Monday, midnight UTC |
/missions | 2 to 5 tasks. Clear them all for $2,000 + 150 XP more | 24 hours to finish; a new set 12 hours after you clear one |
There are 120 achievements in /achievements. Each pays a cash reward and +50 XP once.
Levels and skills
Your player level goes up to 100 and each skill up to 50. Each level needs more XP than the last. Train skills in /skills; 50% of a course's skill XP also counts toward your player level.
Engineering · Design machines and structures; unlocks advanced builds.
Construction · Build property and infrastructure faster.
Manufacturing · Produce goods more efficiently; unlocks advanced recipes.
Logistics · Deliver on time and cut transport costs.
Finance · Manage budgets, accounts and investments.
Technology · Build software and digital products.
Marketing · Sell products and grow businesses.
Negotiation · Get better contract terms and prices.
| Course | Cost | Time | Skill XP | Skill level needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | $25 | 2 min | 60 | 1 |
| Advanced | $150 | 8 min | 240 | 5 |
| Expert | $600 | 25 min | 720 | 15 |
Careers
Pick one of 6 careers in /career, climb 5 ranks, and specialize from rank 3 for +10% on matching work. The Careers page has every ladder.
Contracts and crews
| Job | Base pay | Time | Skill level needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick job | $200 | 2 min | 1 |
| Contract | $700 | 6 min | 5 |
| Major contract | $2,500 | 20 min | 12 |
- Take one at a time in
/contracts, plus one more at levels 10, 20, 30, 40. Higher skill pays more, and a job in your career's field pays 10% extra. - In
/projecta leader opens a crew job for 1 hour. Everyone is paid the same, and each extra member adds 5%.
Businesses
- Start one of 19 types in
/business, from $12,000 to $600,000. - Work a shift every 10 minutes and upgrade up to level 50.
- Wages: Basic 30%, Fair 50%, Generous 70% of each shift. You can own one business or hold one job, not both.
- See every type, its income and upgrade costs on the Businesses page.
Making things
Owners use /produce, up to 20 per run. Buy materials in /inventory, make parts, then products.
| Makes | From | Sells for | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | 2 Wood | $55 | Construction Firm, Repair Workshop, Small Factory |
| Coffee Pack | 2 Coffee Beans | $26 | Café, Small Factory |
| Jacket | 3 Fabric | $42 | Small Factory |
| Toolkit | 2 Steel | $90 | Repair Workshop, Small Factory |
| Phone | 2 Plastic, 2 Electronic Parts | $160 | Software Studio, Small Factory |
| Delivery Drone | 3 Electronic Parts, 2 Steel, 2 Plastic | $300 | Courier Company, Small Factory |
| Circuit Board (part) | 1 Plastic, 1 Electronic Parts | $60 | Software Studio, Small Factory |
| Motor (part) | 2 Steel | $70 | Repair Workshop, Courier Company, Small Factory |
| Furniture Frame (part) | 3 Wood, 1 Steel | $80 | Construction Firm, Repair Workshop, Small Factory |
| Laptop | 2 Circuit Board, 1 Plastic | $220 | Software Studio, Small Factory |
| Sofa | 1 Furniture Frame, 3 Fabric | $170 | Construction Firm, Repair Workshop, Small Factory |
| Electric Car | 2 Motor, 2 Circuit Board, 4 Steel | $600 | Small Factory |
Materials: Wood $15, Steel $30, Plastic $12, Fabric $10, Coffee Beans $8, Electronic Parts $40.
Property
| Property | Price | Level needed | Rent an hour (level 1 / 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parking Spot | $5,000 | 1 | $16 / $45 |
| Studio Apartment | $15,000 | 1 | $50 / $140 |
| Duplex | $25,000 | 5 | $86 / $241 |
| Townhouse | $40,000 | 1 | $140 / $392 |
| Shopfront | $80,000 | 1 | $290 / $812 |
| Warehouse | $150,000 | 1 | $560 / $1,568 |
| Beach House | $200,000 | 20 | $760 / $2,128 |
| Office Floor | $300,000 | 1 | $1,140 / $3,192 |
| Apartment Tower | $750,000 | 1 | $2,900 / $8,120 |
| Hotel | $1,500,000 | 30 | $5,900 / $16,520 |
| Shopping Mall | $3,000,000 | 40 | $12,000 / $33,600 |
| Skyscraper | $7,500,000 | 50 | $30,500 / $85,400 |
- Own 2 properties to start, 2 more at levels 10, 20, 30 and 40 (up to 10), and at most 3 of the same kind.
- Extra copies: the 2nd needs one copy renovated to level 5 and the 3rd to level 10. Wait 24 hours between copies, and each copy costs 25% more than the last.
- Buying or renovating needs 150% of the cost in cash, so you're never left broke. Renovate up to level 10 in
/property. - Rent stops building after 24 hours; collect once at least $50 is waiting.
- The city takes 10% of rent. Selling returns 80% of what you put in.
Paying and trading
Shop and cosmetics
Bank and bills
/bankshows cash, bank, income and taxes. Every payment is recorded once and can be seen in/transactions.- From level 5, a bill arrives every 7 days (at least $25). After 3 days late, a 10% fee is added.
Casino
- You need a Casino Card from
/shop→ Other to play./casino profileshows anyone's casino tier progress and record. /casinouses in-game cash only. The smallest bet is $1; your biggest bet grows with your casino tier.- 1% of every bet goes into one jackpot shared by all servers (never less than $5,000). Three gems on the slots win all of it.
- Crash and poker are multiplayer: everyone in the channel can join the same rocket or table.
- Own a Casino business and it earns 1% of every bet made in your servers.
| Game | Bet | Pays |
|---|---|---|
/casino coinflip | Heads or tails | 1.96x |
/casino dice | Low (2-6), Seven or High (8-12) | 2.3x, Seven 5.75x |
/casino slots | Three reels | Up to 100x and the jackpot (returns 95.1% on average) |
/casino roulette | Colour, odd/even, halves, dozens or one number (one zero) | 2x, 3x or 36x |
/casino blackjack | Hit, stand, double, split | 2x, blackjack 2.5x |
/casino crash | Board for 30 seconds, cash out in time | Your multiplier (grows 6% a second, up to 1000x) |
/casino higherlower | Guess the next card, cash out any time | 97% × 13 ÷ winning cards, per guess |
/casino mines | 1-10 mines on 20 tiles, cash out any time | Grows with every gem |
/casino plinko | Low, medium or high risk | Up to 26x |
/casino wheel | 25-segment wheel | Up to 5x |
/casino scratch | Three of a kind on 9 boxes | Up to 20x |
/casino keno | Pick 1-5 of 40 numbers, 10 are drawn | Up to 835x |
/casino baccarat | Player, Banker or Tie | 2x, 1.95x or 9x |
/casino limbo | Pick a target from 1.01x to 1,000x | Your target (97% ÷ target chance) |
/casino videopoker | Jacks or Better, the machine holds for you | Up to 800x |
/casino poker | Texas Hold'em, 2-6 players | The pot, minus 5% (at most $500) |
| Casino tier | Total bets | Biggest bet |
|---|---|---|
| 🎟️ Normal | $0 | $10,000 |
| 🟤 Bronze | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| ⚪ Silver | $100,000 | $50,000 |
| 🔆 Gold | $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| 💿 Platinum | $10,000,000 | $250,000 |
| 💠 Diamond | $50,000,000 | $500,000 |
Net worth and rankings
/networthadds up cash, bank, your business, shares, property and collectibles./leaderboardranks players and servers./governmentshows the world economy and the city project, renewed every 12 hours.
Privacy settings
- In
/profile→ Privacy settings, choose Public, Limited or Private and which sections show. - Hidden net worth shows as $X,XXX.xx, and you appear as Anonymous player on leaderboards. You can turn off milestone announcements.
For server managers
/serverneeds Manage Server. Turn the game on or off, pick channels, language, market tax and milestone cards (5 a day by default).- Nothing saves until you press Done, and server settings never change anyone's profile or money.