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Construction units are unique. They are only needed for doing new building construction and upgrades. Note, that producing Construction units needs to be done in multiples of eight (8). The cost of a bulldozer can cause your unit cost to be higher than normal. Construction units need 0.125x Bulldozer. Meaning 8 construction units can be made from 1 Bulldozer. If, you made 1 construction unit the price of 1 full bulldozer would be used. If, you made 2 construction units the price of 1 full bulldozer will be split between the two. And so on all the way up to the correct amount of 8.
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The above image shows 2x Construction units were in the warehouse. The rest of the materials are showing the prices of the materials on the exchange. By pressing UPGRADE NOW, the game will process the Reinforced concrete, Bricks, and Planks at the exchange price listed. The total cost coming to $8,971 for this upgrade ($2,071 over the reference cost).
The reference cost is the price for each building in the encyclopedia
The cost inflation (savings) is the difference in reference cost to actual construction cost.
This makes it vital to obtain materials through contracts cheaper than exchange prices. Proper planning and bond scheduling may be needed to make the most out of each upgrade.
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Recovered materials from scrapping will be returned at quality zero (q0).
When scrapping and/or downgrading buildings the materials are returned at a reference price.
See Scrapping Value of Materials (forum link)
QUALITY
There is no benefit to having higher quality for new construction and upgrades.
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