The rulebook

How Dotco works.

Every rule and number in the game, in plain words, read straight from the bot. Money is in dollars, and all of it is virtual.

Getting started

Type /start or 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.
/help lists every command, and /howto walks 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	$1,000 + 50 XP on day 1, growing each day in a row up to $2,500 + 110 XP on day 7	Every day (midnight UTC)
/weekly	$10,000 + 500 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 100 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	5 min	60	1
Advanced	$150	20 min	240	5
Expert	$600	1 hour	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	5 min	1
Contract	$700	15 min	5
Major contract	$2,500	45 min	12

Take one at a time in /contracts. Higher skill pays more, and a job in your career's field pays 10% extra.
In /project a leader opens a crew job for 1 hour. Everyone is paid the same, and each extra member adds 5%.

Businesses

Start one of 18 types in /business, from $1,000 to $400,000.
Work a shift every 15 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	Rent an hour (levels 1–3)
Studio Apartment	$15,000	$50 / $58 / $65
Townhouse	$40,000	$140 / $161 / $182
Shopfront	$80,000	$290 / $334 / $377
Warehouse	$150,000	$560 / $644 / $728
Office Floor	$300,000	$1,140 / $1,311 / $1,482
Apartment Tower	$750,000	$2,900 / $3,335 / $3,770

Own up to 5 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.

Every business has 100 shares; the owner keeps at least 51. Trade in /shares and browse /listings.
Owners taking profit out pays every shareholder a dividend. Trades pay 7% tax; up to 10 listings at $1,000,000 each at most.

Paying and trading

/pay adds a 2% fee, up to $1,000,000 per payment.
/market: server market tax 3% by default (0–10%), global market 7%. Up to 10 listings.
The demand board has 3 buyers per server each day paying above wholesale.

Shop and cosmetics

/shop has 59 card borders ($10,000–$500,000), 50 card backgrounds, 5 banners and 47 collectibles. Featured items are 15% off weekly.
Collectibles grow 0.4%–2% a week, up to 1.3×–5× their price. /sell pays their current value; other items sell for half.
See them all on the Shop page.

Bank and bills

/bank shows 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.

Net worth and rankings

/networth adds up cash, bank, your business, shares, property and collectibles.
/leaderboard ranks players and servers. /government shows 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

/server needs 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.