dotco

31 commands

Every command, and what it says back.

This list is read straight from the bot. The pictures in the replies were drawn by the bot itself. The text uses the bot's wording, and all names and numbers are examples.

General

Getting started and bot status

/start

New here? Your Getting started checklist, with buttons to each first step.

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Mira used /start

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Getting started

Finish all 5 for $5,000 and 300 XP

What /start draws

Create your profile · You start with $1,000 cash.

Start a Basics course · Courses raise a skill. Basics take 15 minutes.

Join a career · Contracts in your field pay 10% more.

Finish your first contract · A Quick job takes 10 minutes and pays cash and XP.

Milestone: your first promotion · Needs 1 hour and 2 contracts in your first rank. /career shows the countdown.

Skills Career Contracts

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/daily

A free reward every day. Claim days in a row and it grows, up to day 7.

#city-hall

Mira used /daily

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Daily reward

Day 4 in a row

You got $1,750.00 and 80 XP.

Come back tomorrow for $2,000.00.

/missions

Three daily tasks, like finishing contracts or a course. Each pays cash and XP, plus a bonus for all three.

#city-hall

Mira used /missions

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Missions

Ends in 18h 42m

Finish 2 contracts · $1,500.00 · 100 XP

Finish 4 contracts · $3,000.00 · 160 XP

Finish 6 contracts · $4,500.00 · 220 XP

Finish all of them for a bonus of $2,000.00 and 150 XP.

Claim

/weekly

One big reward every week. Resets every Monday at midnight UTC.

#city-hall

Mira used /weekly

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Weekly reward

You got $10,000.00 and 500 XP.

Next one: Monday at midnight UTC.

/howto

A step-by-step guide to playing: money, skills, work, businesses and what is coming soon.

#city-hall

Mira used /howto

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

How to play

1. Get money: /daily, /weekly and /missions.

2. Learn: take courses in /skills.

3. Work: /contracts and crew /projects.

4. Grow: start a /business, buy /property, trade /shares.

Pick a topic

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/help

Shows this guide with every command.

#city-hall

Mira used /help

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Help

Build a career, train skills and grow your money. Your progress follows you to every server.

General · /start /daily /missions /weekly /howto /help

Profile · /profile /shop /collection /sell /progress /achievements

Money · /pay /networth /transactions /leaderboard /government /bank

…

Pick a category for details
Invite Dotco Support server

Profile

Your player profile, privacy and achievements

/profile [player]

Shows your profile: level, career, money, skills and stats.

  • player: optional. Mention someone to see their profile, filtered by their privacy settings.
  • Share in channel posts your profile for everyone, showing only what your privacy allows.
  • Privacy settings lets you pick Public, Limited or Private, and choose which sections are shown.

<…> is required, […] is optional.

#city-hall

Mira used /profile [player]

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Mira

Senior Developer

What /profile draws
Share in channel Privacy settings

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/shop

Browse, preview, buy and equip cosmetics: card themes, card borders, skills cards, titles and collectibles (some grow in value, some are limited editions).

  • Pick a category, then an item to see it on your own card before buying.
  • Buying asks you to confirm. /collection → My items lets you equip or unequip what you own, and you pick which collectibles to display there.
  • Featured items change every week and are 15% off. Cosmetics never change stats.
#city-hall

Mira used /shop

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Shop

Featured this week: 15% off

Card borders · 59 to collect

Banners · 5 in the shop

Card backgrounds · 50, seasonal ones each month

Collectibles · 47, growing in value every week

Pick a category

/collection [player]

Your collectibles (or another player's), what each is worth now, and a Share button.

<…> is required, […] is optional.

#city-hall

Mira used /collection [player]

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Your collection

12 items · worth $214,580.00

Golden Wrench · worth $9,000.00

City Model · worth $32,500.00

Vintage Watch · worth $16,800.00

My items Share

/sell

Sell anything you own, one copy at a time. Collectibles sell for what they are worth now; card themes, borders, skills cards and titles for half their shop price.

#city-hall

Mira used /sell

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Sell

Pick something to sell.

Collectibles pay their current value. Other items pay half their shop price.

Pick an item

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/progress

Everything you have running, with when each one started and when it finishes.

#city-hall

Mira used /progress

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

In progress

What /progress draws

Technology Advanced · done in 7m

Fix a website bug · done in 3m

20× Coffee Pack · done in 31m

/achievements

Shows every achievement, which ones you've unlocked, and when.

  • Each achievement pays a cash reward and +50 XP, once.
#city-hall

Mira used /achievements

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Achievements

14 of 100 unlocked

Back to School · Finish your first training course

Open for Business · Finish your first contract

You're Hired! · Start your first career

Team Player · Finish your first crew project

Money

Cash, bank and safe payments

/pay <player>

Send cash to another player.

  • player: who to pay. A form asks for the amount and an optional note.
  • They get the full amount; you pay a 2% government fee on top. Payments are posted in the channel.

<…> is required, […] is optional.

#city-hall

Mira used /pay <player>

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Payment sent

Mira paid Theo $5,000.00

Fee: $100.00 · Note: for the coffee beans

/networth

Everything you own, broken down: cash, bank, business, shares, property and collection.

#city-hall

Mira used /networth

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Net worth

$842,310.00

Cash · $41,250.00

Bank · $310,000.00

Business · $188,400.00

Shares · $22,160.00

Property · $66,000.00

Collection · $214,500.00

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/transactions

Your full payment history, newest first, with pages.

#city-hall

Mira used /transactions

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Transactions

$1,750.00 · Daily reward · 2m ago

$5,100.00 · Paid Theo · 1h ago

$2,520.00 · Rent collected · 3h ago

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/leaderboard

Top players by net worth, level, reputation or achievements, in this server or everywhere.

#city-hall

Mira used /leaderboard

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Leaderboard

Net worth · this server

Mira · $842,310.00

Anonymous player · $X,XXX.xx

Theo · $512,004.18

Rank by

/government

The whole world's economy: citizens, wealth, money, markets, taxes, growth and activity.

#city-hall

Mira used /government

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Government

Citizens · 12,480

Money in the world · $318,940,220.00

Taxes this week · $2,104,550.00

City project · 64% funded

/bank

Your cash and bank, income per hour, taxes paid this week, tax rates, and weekly bills with a Pay bills button.

  • Deposit and Withdraw open a form: pick the amount I type, half or all.
  • Every payment is recorded and can never happen twice by accident.
#city-hall

Mira used /bank

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Bank

Cash · $41,250.00

Bank · $310,000.00

Income · $1,820.00 an hour

Bill due in 2 days · $640.00

Deposit Withdraw Pay bills

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Careers & Skills

Jobs, promotions and training

/career

Shows your job, your rank, and what you need for your next promotion.

  • Browse careers to see every career with its ranks and requirements, then apply.
  • Request promotion once every requirement shows .
  • Leave to switch careers. You keep your skills, XP and achievements.
#city-hall

Mira used /career

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Your career

Technology · Senior Developer (rank 3 of 5)

Next: Engineering Manager

Player level 10

Technology level 18 (you: 15)

Marketing level 10

10 jobs in this rank (you: 7)

Browse careers Request promotion Leave

/skills

Shows your skill levels and lets you take training courses.

  • Pick a course from the dropdown to see its cost, length and reward, then press Start course.
  • One course runs at a time and finishes on its own. You get the results the next time you use the bot.
  • Higher skills unlock promotions, and in later updates better contracts and production.
#city-hall

Mira used /skills

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Skills

What /skills draws
Pick a course
Start course

Work

Contracts and crew projects

/contracts

Take a solo job that pays cash and trains a skill.

  • Pick a contract from the dropdown to see what it pays, how long it takes and what it needs, then press Accept.
  • Higher skill levels pay more, and contracts in your career's field pay an extra 10%.
  • One contract at a time. You get paid automatically when the time is up.
#city-hall

Mira used /contracts

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Contracts

Quick job · from $200.00 · 5 min · skill 1

Contract · from $700.00 · 15 min · skill 5

Major contract · from $2,500.00 · 45 min · skill 12

Pick a contract
Accept

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/project

Lead or join a crew project with other players.

  • Pick a project and press Lead this project. Choose the skill you'll bring, and an invite is posted in the channel.
  • Others press Join crew on the invite. The leader presses Start the work once the crew is big enough.
  • Everyone is paid the same, and every extra member adds 5% for the whole crew. One crew at a time.
#city-hall

Mira used /project

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Crew projects

App Launch · led by Mira

Crew: Mira (Technology), Theo (Marketing)

Pay: $1,890.00 each (+5%)

Open for 1 hour.

Join crew Start the work

Business

Own a company or work for one

/business

Your business or job. If you have neither, browse business types and start one.

  • Start a business: pick a type, name it, and the start-up money moves into its own account.
  • Work a shift (30 minutes) to earn money for the business. Employees earn their wage.
  • Move money in or out, Upgrade for more income and staff, and manage staff from the dropdown.
  • Employees can quit from here.
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Mira used /business

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Mira’s Café

Level 5 · 4 of 7 staff

Account · $18,240.00

Shift pays $540.00 · ready now

Next level · $1,650.00

Manage staff
Work a shift Move money Upgrade

/shares

Buy and sell shares in players' businesses, and see what yours are worth.

  • Every business has 100 shares. Owners can sell up to 49 and always keep control.
  • When an owner takes profit out of their business, every shareholder gets their share automatically (a dividend).
  • Pick a business in My shares to list shares, and set the number and price in a form. Sellers pay 7% tax.
  • Pick a listing on the share market to buy, then type how many. Cancel your own listings in My listings.
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Mira used /shares

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

My shares

Mira’s Café · 12 shares · $22,160.00

Swift Couriers · 5 shares · $4,020.00

Share market My listings

/listings

Every business share for sale: sort by price, age, value or dividends, see book value and recent revenue, and buy.

#city-hall

Mira used /listings

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Share listings

Mira’s Café · 5 shares · $1,900.00 each

Pixel Forge · 2 shares · $8,400.00 each

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Buy

/hire <player>

Offer someone a job at your business.

  • player: who to hire. A form asks for the wage (Basic, Fair or Generous).
  • They get an offer in the channel with Accept and Decline (valid for 15 minutes).
  • You can own one business or hold one job, not both.

<…> is required, […] is optional.

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Mira used /hire <player>

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Job offer

Mira offers Theo a job at Mira’s Café.

Wage: Fair · $150.00 a shift

Accept Decline

Making things

Materials, production and selling

/inventory

Your items. Buy materials from the supplier and sell products to the buyer.

  • Pick a material to buy and type how many. Materials can't be sold back.
  • Pick a product to sell and type how many. The money goes to your cash.
#city-hall

Mira used /inventory

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Inventory

Coffee Beans × 20

Steel × 6

Coffee Pack × 14

Buy materials
Sell products

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/property

Buy property, collect rent, renovate and sell (up to 5 properties).

  • Browse 6 properties, from a Studio Apartment to an Apartment Tower.
  • Rent builds up for 24 hours, then stops until you press Collect rent.
  • Renovating adds 15% rent (up to level 3). Selling returns 80% of what you paid.
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Mira used /property

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Property

Studio Apartment · level 2 · $57.50 an hour

Townhouse · level 1 · $140.00 an hour

Waiting: $2,800.00

Collect rent Renovate Sell

/market

Buy and sell items with other players.

  • Server market: only players in this server see these listings. Tax is set by the server (3% by default, 0–10%).
  • Global market: every server sees these listings. Tax is always 7%.
  • Pick an item to sell, then type how many and the price. Pick a listing to buy, then type how many.
  • Listed items are held until they sell. Cancel in My listings to get them back. The seller pays the tax.
  • Demand board: 3 buyers per server each day pay 1.3–1.6× wholesale for products. First come, first served.
#city-hall

Mira used /market

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Market

Server market · 3% tax

Chair × 10 · $60.00 each · Theo

Phone × 2 · $175.00 each · Ana

Server Global Demand board

/produce

Make products at your business (owners only).

  • Pick a recipe to see what it needs, how long it takes and what it sells for.
  • Start production and type how many (up to 20). Materials are taken right away; products arrive when it finishes.
  • Each business type makes different things. A Small Factory makes everything. Higher business levels work faster.
#city-hall

Mira used /produce

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Production

Chair · 2× Wood · 5 min each

Coffee Pack · 2× Coffee Beans · 2 min each

Pick a recipe
Start production

Server setup

For server managers

/server

Opens the server settings panel.

  • Needs the Manage Server permission.
  • Turn the game on or off, choose the game channels, and pick where milestone cards go (and how many a day).
  • Nothing is saved until you press Done. Undo changes throws your edits away.
  • The bottom of the panel shows who saved last and when.
  • These settings never change anyone's profile or money.
#city-hall

Mira used /server

DotcoAPPToday at 9:41

Server settings

Game · On

Milestones · #announcements · 5 a day

Market tax · 3%

Language · English

Done Undo changes

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