How long do I need to wait for Super Steel to melt?

[pyatr]

I've been waiting for more than an hour. Why does it has to be a """game mechanic"""?

[sergey.angmar]

If you're using cheat engine for speed hack (500 times faster) - then it will take only around 5 minutes.

[Varyn [GER]]

Originally posted by pyatr:

I've been waiting for more than an hour. Why does it has to be a """game mechanic"""?

IIRC it's 30 minutes outside of the his area (i.e. another loaded zone). Don't know if the ingame speed multiplier changed the time, as I always was on max speed while waiting.
Ye, the waiting (i.e. start and do something else) is imho ok, but either the QL randomness or the price could be better. I tend to use cheatengine to refund every plate below ql140, but only when playing a tin can. For the 1-2 infused leather items, I usually have enough money and dont care that much for the quali anyway.

[Shazbot!]

Originally posted by Varyn GER:

Don't know if the ingame speed multiplier changed the time

It does.

[Qiox]

Originally posted by Shazbot!:

Originally posted by Varyn GER:

Don't know if the ingame speed multiplier changed the time

It does.

And I tested it at exactly 20 minutes using the in game max speed and it was ready. Not sure how much sooner it could be on that setting.

[Varyn [GER]]

I usually smelt 3 at a time and refund the bad ones. This way I can keep playing without feeling forced to save scam. I don't even wait it out, instead I visit there on every merchant-run I do (the Juice is really cheap, fast and convenient for that btw).

Originally posted by Qiox:

And I tested it at exactly 20 minutes using the in game max speed and it was ready. Not sure how much sooner it could be on that setting.

Ye that sounds ok - but I don't think it's any faster except the timer has a randomness factor. My shortest time was something like 27minutes. I tried it earlier a few times, but it wasn't ready - but it can be I was waiting a few moments in his area, making that "test" pretty invalid. I haven't really tested it (at least not with a precision I would call it a "test" without making myself scientifically ridiculous). I took the 30 min as a vague time to plan with (as fights, maybe loading screens and such stop/slow the clock) and was fine with it ;o)

[Morgian]

Being 30 minutes elsewhere sounds about right, but might have been slightly longer. I handed in the cash for the steel, then went to locate Thallo. I found the info about him, went to the lab, got the name, went back to the house and burgled my way in. Then I went back and the steel was ready (at 78, 81 and 96 *sigh).

[pyatr]

Finally! 141 quality although I only needed infused pig leather and my build pretty much doesn't need quality steel. One could be forgiven for mistaking it for a scam - "give me a lot of money and come back later for a few days for a super-duper steel alloy I made from your money".

[RawCode]

after number of nerfs related to knifes and min AP cost of attacks supersteel completely worthless.

[King Fossil]

Originally posted by RawCode:

after number of nerfs related to knifes and min AP cost of attacks supersteel completely worthless.

Infused leather/super steel sheet though.
Metal armour can be nice on the right build if you're willing to spend forever reloading to get enough plates too.