In Dungeons of Dredmor copious amounts of steel ingots are needed to create a decent set of armor. However steel doesn't seem that common. How can I get enough?
How to gather enough steel for smithing
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In Dungeons of Dredmor copious amounts of steel ingots are needed to create a decent set of armor. However steel doesn't seem that common. How can I get enough?
Best Answer
You can craft steel ingots with Iron, Chalk, and Coal in an Ingot Press. Note that if your Tinkering (or Smithing) level is at least 1, this recipe produces 2 ingots for every 1 set of reagents, making Tinkering a very profitable skill tree to have if you need to produce Steel.
Iron ingots are pretty common, and don't forget that you can make them by pressing Hematite ore. Again, this is doubled if your Tinkering (or Smithing) level is at least one. Hematite and Iron are both fairly common. I had a stack of probably 50 Iron by the time I faced Dredmor. (Do note that Iron is also used to make Rust, which is an ingredient in certain useful potions.)
Chalk is fairly common, but can also be found by grinding Black Pearls. Combine this with the Piracy skill's ability to make enemies drop gems occasionally, and you should be up to your ears in chalk in no time.
Coal is a random drop, but it's also crazy common.
Finally, you can sometimes find Steel ingots randomly in the dungeon - there is one particular room that looks like a blacksmith's workshop that is almost guaranteed to contain at least 2 or 3 (sadly, random) ingots, along with other blacksmith/tinkerer crafting items. Sometimes you'll find these ingredients in crafting vending machines as well, or in the shop, so it pays to keep an eye out for these.