How to Use Alloy Workstations and Specialized Utility Gear

Beyond basic pickaxes, Deep Vein Excavation gives both crafted alloys and standard vanilla gear distinct utility roles for base building, combat, and multiplayer tracking.

Upgrading to an Indestructible Steel Anvil

Vanilla iron anvils crack and break after heavy use. Once you can produce Steel, check your recipe book to craft a Steel Anvil. Place it in your enchanting and smithing room for long-term crafting, combining, and equipment repairs—it is completely indestructible and never needs replacing. While working with Steel, you can also craft unbreakable broadaxes for heavy woodcutting and durable work blocks for your base.

Choosing Combat and Utility Loadouts

Match your gear to the task before leaving home:

• Tracking and Passive Buffs: Use Bronze to craft player-tracking radars for locating others in multiplayer, as well as passive totems.
• Fighting Monsters: Bring Tin swords early on to inflict poison on targets, or switch to Platinum weapons when clearing dungeons and Nether fortresses for extra damage against undead mobs.
• Standard Gear Perks: Do not overlook standard equipment tiers—the mod grants bonus effects to standard gear, including auto-smelting, armor-piercing hits, and extra combat experience.