Machinery
Machinery ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
Local operations utility · Input based
Upgrade Priority Planner
Compare machinery, workers, home base, production, logistics and technology under a chosen player priority: profit, reliability, speed, logistics or unlock progression. The ranking comes from visible user ratings and published weights, not an alleged optimal build.
Verified patch 1.0.1 · Source review 2026-09-13
No hidden formulaThis planner uses only values or ratings you enter. It is not an official game calculator and does not invent Black Gold coefficients.
CAPITAL ALLOCATION
Set the objective first
PROFIT MODE01 0231.8 0331.8 0431.8 0531.8 0631.8
31.8
Workers
Workers ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
Home base
Home base ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
Production
Production ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
Logistics
Logistics ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
Technology
Technology ranks for profit using your impact, urgency and affordability ratings. These are transparent planning weights, not official upgrade math.
METHODOLOGY
What the result means
- Priority modes make the player's objective explicit.
- Each category receives user-rated impact, urgency and affordability.
- Mode weights are visible and change only the comparison emphasis.
- The result is a decision aid, not a guaranteed best upgrade.
FIELD QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
What is the first thing to check for Upgrade Priority Planner?
Choose the mode that matches the next field outcome you actually care about.
Does this guide use official hidden formulas?
No. The planner uses only values and priorities you enter, then shows its arithmetic or weighting openly.
How current is this information?
Current release and patch sources were checked on 13 September 2026; older demo citations retain their original source dates. Patch-sensitive details are marked and should be rechecked after launch updates.
EVIDENCE LOG
Sources
- Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator on Steam ↗
Official released full-game listing. Release, US price, full-game requirements and partial controller support rechecked. Prices are dated snapshots.
Checked 13 September 2026 · verified-official - Black Gold: Oil Drilling Simulator Demo on Steam ↗
Official demo listing and current public description of gathering, building, machines, workers, upgrades, extraction and selling.
Checked 30 August 2026 · verified-official - Black Gold official announcements and updates ↗
Official 1.0.1 patch and Sep 10 release announcement, alongside dated development and demo history.
Checked 13 September 2026 · verified-official - Official Patch Notes 1.0.1 — 11 September 2026 ↗
Latest patch observed in official update stream. Checks below are editorial troubleshooting, not claims of hands-on testing.
Checked 13 September 2026 · verified-official - Black Gold achievement descriptions ↗
12 descriptions cross-checked; Steam appdetails confirms the total. Unlock conditions beyond the descriptions are not independently playtested.
Checked 13 September 2026 · developer-described