Making steel ingots

[tbduffer]

As I understand it as in my previous plays of this game the only way to make the steel ingots is with the electric furnace. To make this furnace one needs a schematic. There in lies my particular problem. This schematic has been one elusive bugger. I have all the others but to further my efforts in crafting I need steel. If someone knows specific locations where this schematic may be found it would be greatly appreciated. Or is it all random? I have searched most of the map to include the trader that sells the schematics. I am not the type of gamer that relies on cheats, I like learning as I play but this schematic and the frequency of deaths in this pursuit has me at my wits end. Help.

[Darren]

i mostly found it in Barns, such you can find tools too and - cars or the Trader - sometimes he has it sometimes not, depends on luck i think. Maybe this could help.

[Robo]

Originally posted by tbduffer:

As I understand it as in my previous plays of this game the only way to make the steel ingots is with the electric furnace. To make this furnace one needs a schematic. There in lies my particular problem. This schematic has been one elusive bugger. I have all the others but to further my efforts in crafting I need steel. If someone knows specific locations where this schematic may be found it would be greatly appreciated. Or is it all random? I have searched most of the map to include the trader that sells the schematics. I am not the type of gamer that relies on cheats, I like learning as I play but this schematic and the frequency of deaths in this pursuit has me at my wits end. Help.

The schematic drops are random so you just need to keep checking when loot refreshes. Also the schematics at the vendor with change every time their stock refreshes. In the meantme you can disassemble steel tools to get ingots ...

[dr4296]

Meanwhile, take a knife or machete out with you when you go loot different areas. Whenever you find steel tools, if you don't really need them, right-click on the tool in the box and click "dismantle". You can gather steel ingots that way. Iron too from iron tools.

[SomewhatSolo]

Originally posted by dr4296:

Meanwhile, take a knife or machete out with you when you go loot different areas. Whenever you find steel tools, if you don't really need them, right-click on the tool in the box and click "dismantle". You can gather steel ingots that way. Iron too from iron tools.

This^ should get you what you need early game.

[Robo]

Originally posted by Robo:

In the meantme you can disassemble steel tools to get ingots ...

or this :P

[jethro_4243]

Originally posted by dr4296:

Meanwhile, take a knife or machete out with you when you go loot different areas. Whenever you find steel tools, if you don't really need them, right-click on the tool in the box and click "dismantle". You can gather steel ingots that way. Iron too from iron tools.

WHAAAAAAAT ???!!! game changer right here, thank you !

[Mister_Chow_Hai]

Once I found out that I can dismantle Iron or Steel tools to get ingots, it was a life saver! Great start for starting a fresh world game. Also dismantling iron daggers dont give you anything so I'd grab a lot of those and start filing away. Takes a lot of time but faster than the furnaces.

[Robo]

You can dismantle steel tools with a stone knife and it doesn't seem to wear down much faster than an iron one. Also if you dismantle a tool that has low durability left you probability won't get anything from it.

[Arthur_Dent]

If you haven't checked it out yet the police station in I9 can have a lot of books and schematics.

[jethro_4243]

Originally posted by Mister_Chow_Hai:

Once I found out that I can dismantle Iron or Steel tools to get ingots, it was a life saver! Great start for starting a fresh world game. Also dismantling iron daggers dont give you anything so I'd grab a lot of those and start filing away. Takes a lot of time but faster than the furnaces.

started a new game last night, this is awesome !

[jethro_4243]

Originally posted by Arthur_Dent:

If you haven't checked it out yet the police station in I9 can have a lot of books and schematics.

yup, one trip here and i got all the books except three and all the schematixcs except five. ONE TRIP ! Plus a boatload of clothes, weapons and ammo. this should definitely be a first outing, take alot of spears ..... alot of them.

[iamfriendly2]

you can also spawn one by doing alt schift o

[Robo]

Originally posted by iamfriendly2:

you can also spawn one by doing alt schift o

Except the OP said they didn't want to rely on cheats ....