Steel Yourself

<h2 data-start="119" data-end="140"><strong data-start="122" data-end="140">NOTE: This mod was made for the VSC server for the specific purpose of increasing the difficulty of obtaining steel. Later updates may include configurable options to suit other playstyles. :)</strong></h2> <h2 data-start="119" data-end="140"><strong data-start="122" data-end="140">Steel Yourself</strong></h2> <p data-start="141" data-end="196"><strong data-start="141" data-end="156">Dependency:</strong> Requires the <strong data-start="170" data-end="189">Expanded Matter</strong> mod.</p> <p data-start="198" data-end="427"><strong data-start="198" data-end="216">Steel Yourself</strong> makes steelmaking in Vintage Story a true industrial process. Instead of jumping straight from iron to steel, players must now forge a complex intermediate alloy and refine it through multiple realistic stages.</p> <h3 data-start="434" data-end="457"><strong data-start="441" data-end="457">How It Works</strong></h3> <ol data-start="459" data-end="1096"> <li data-start="459" data-end="539"> <p data-start="462" data-end="539"><strong data-start="462" data-end="489">Start with Iron Ingots.</strong><br data-start="489" data-end="492" />Craft or smelt regular iron ingots as usual.</p> </li> <li data-start="541" data-end="652"> <p data-start="544" data-end="652"><strong data-start="544" data-end="565">Chisel into Bits.</strong><br data-start="565" data-end="568" />Use the <strong data-start="579" data-end="589">chisel</strong> to break iron ingots into <strong data-start="616" data-end="629">iron bits</strong> suitable for alloying.</p> </li> <li data-start="654" data-end="942"> <p data-start="657" data-end="710"><strong data-start="657" data-end="677">Smelt the Alloy.</strong><br data-start="677" data-end="680" />In a <strong data-start="688" data-end="700">crucible</strong>, combine:</p> <ul data-start="714" data-end="942"> <li data-start="714" data-end="740"> <p data-start="716" data-end="740"><strong data-start="716" data-end="729">Iron bits</strong> (85&ndash;92%)</p> </li> <li data-start="744" data-end="766"> <p data-start="746" data-end="766"><strong data-start="746" data-end="756">Nickel</strong> (6&ndash;10%)</p> </li> <li data-start="770" data-end="942"> <p data-start="772" data-end="942"><strong data-start="772" data-end="785">Manganese</strong> (2&ndash;5%, obtained from <em data-start="808" data-end="823">rhodochrosite</em>)<br data-start="824" data-end="827" />Use <strong data-start="834" data-end="842">coke</strong> as the fuel source.<br data-start="862" data-end="865" />This produces <strong data-start="882" data-end="914">Nickel-Iron-Manganese Ingots</strong> &mdash; your new pre-steel alloy.</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-start="944" data-end="1096"> <p data-start="947" data-end="1096"><strong data-start="947" data-end="970">Carburize to Steel.</strong><br data-start="970" data-end="973" />Place these ingots into a <strong data-start="1002" data-end="1019">steel furnace</strong> and carburize them into <strong data-start="1044" data-end="1070">Blistered Steel Ingots</strong> &mdash; completing the process.</p> </li> </ol> <h3 data-start="1103" data-end="1121"><strong data-start="1110" data-end="1121">Summary</strong></h3> <p data-start="1122" data-end="1343">Steel is no longer easy. Every step&mdash;from chiseling and alloying to carburizing&mdash;must be earned through further metallurgy.<br data-start="1242" data-end="1245" /><strong data-start="1245" data-end="1263">Steel Yourself</strong> brings challenge to the heart of Vintage Story&rsquo;s metal progression.</p>