Steel Tool Parts are Too Rare

[hyp]

It doesn't seem to matter how many points I put into the relevant perks or where I loot. I cleared a tier 3 working stiff and got 10 motor tool parts (which I would think should be rarer?) and zero steel tool parts.

The only place I've been able to get them is from Trader Bob (3.5 km from my base) and he only seems to sell a few every trader cycle. I maxed steel tools ages ago and I still can't make them.

I don't recall having this problem in previous alphas although I found old posts with the same complaints.

[jamesglen7]

I had to start at ground floor again and forged steel is delaying my progress.

I know you can purchase the item but I've recovered plenty in the old game after salvaging exercise equipment, safes, & vending machines.

Locations I know may have a crucible but it's hard to find and usually not available at the traders place until much later in the game.

[Trooper Bri]

I've started a new game recently in the snow biome, and steel tool parts are in a lot more loot than when I started in the forest biome. I'm not even perked into them.

Just through the Day 14 horde, and I have about 16 tool parts IIRC, and only skilled enough to craft Level 2 steel tools. I'll wait until I can craft Legendary tools since steel is an issue. Also, the minute I craft a Level 2 steel tool, I'll loot a Level 3 one.

Save your Dukes, make pumpkin cheesecake, buy a Sugar Butts, and whatever else dickers down the traders, and buy the crucible as soon as it shows its face. That's going to happen far before you get through all the forge books.

[Dreaming Prince]

hm bad luck mabye? or you skip looting alot of stuff? it never once happend to me that i wanted to make a steel tool and could not because i didnt have the parts in storage already.

[shmodzilla]

Upgrade with skill points the perk that will allow you to find more. As well, not sure if by design but we have 6 players on the server and each person seems to find more of certain loot than others. My cooking and a few items were maxed fast yet almost 200 hours ive barely found any handgun stuff , havent seen half the schematics then my buddy with 20 hours finds a crazy amount of stuff the rest of us with over a hundred havent seen.

[frostyglen]

cooking mags are WAAAAAY too common. I maxed it out around day 12 ( we play long days ), and left 64 in the storage chest for my wife to grab lol

[thestile]

I've replayed 1.0 like a million times and I have had some bad luck finding them, and I mean on the hardware shelves, where they would be. I'm finding all sorts of miscellaneous stuff, lockpicks and such, but not really (it varies) steel tool parts. I can usually find some at the trader.

On a separate note, Working Stiffs used to be a good store to go to but it's not really a fun place to loot anymore. It doesn't usually provide me with many useful items. I'm just speaking generally.

[hyp]

I have been looting the desert but even in my 80 day run where I was looting wasteland with high gamestage and rogue hood they seemed weirdly rare. I max out miner 69er and motherlode so it shouldn't be a perk issue. The most annoying thing is finding motor tool parts everywhere. In reality steel tools are actually better but in the game progression motor tools come later which to me means they should be less common in the same way that rocket launcher parts are less common than something like rifle parts

[mathaniel]

There`s always the tall lights that will give from 1 to sometimes 3

[Nocternaldaze]

Originally posted by mathaniel:

There`s always the tall lights that will give from 1 to sometimes 3

They are talking about the steel tool parts needed has part of the recipe for steel tools and not the actual steel.

[Dr.Chazzzzz]

you need miner 69er perk and then you need to know what to loot. trash is the most common thing you can find that can have parts in it but I find more parts in cars, store shelves, and working stiff boxes as well as end loot.

[LukyMSant]

Easiest way to get Steel Tool parts is to either buy or loot low tiered steel tools and scrap them, they are relatively rare, most often found in the final loot area of an POI, but you can still find them on some loot containers,

[hyp]

Originally posted by LukyMSant:

Easiest way to get Steel Tool parts is to either buy or loot low tiered steel tools and scrap them, they are relatively rare, most often found in the final loot area of an POI, but you can still find them on some loot containers,

I considered that but I haven't found them yet or even seen them at the trader I don't think. I've just been going to all the traders every few days and buying what they have. I finally got enough for my t6 steel pick which was the main thing I wanted