Mapper Base Mechanics: Steel Production

Steel production is designed to be a "long and expensive" process compared to other mods, encouraging players to eventually transition to more efficient machinery from mods like Mekanism or Immersive Engineering.

Process for Minecraft and Below

1. Smelting: Place an Iron Ingot into a Blast Furnace. This consumes 1 Coal and produces 1 Ferrite.
2. Crafting: Combine 3 Ferrite in a crafting grid to create Raw Steel Dust.
3. Refining: Place the Raw Steel Dust back into the Blast Furnace. This consumes 0.5 Coal and produces 1 Steel Ingot.

Total Cost: 3 Iron Ingots + ~4 Coal = 1 Steel Ingot.

Process for Minecraft (NeoForge)

1. Smelting: Blast an Iron Ingot to produce Pig Iron Chunks.
2. Crushing: Place Pig Iron Chunks in a crafting grid with a Flatter Hammer to produce Raw Steel.
3. Refining: Blast the Raw Steel to produce a Steel Ingot.

Note: If the Create mod is installed, Mapper Base will automatically disable its internal steel recipes to ensure compatibility with Create's metallurgy system.