A forge vanilla-friendly mod that adds steel tools and armor as an upgrade to iron.
Also on modrinth: https://modrinth.com/mod/smithing-steel
The current versions are for 1.20.4 neoforge/1.20.1 forge and fabric.
Get steel from smelting crude iron in a blast furnace and use it to upgrade iron tools and armor in a smithing table.
Content:
- Steel Armor (stronger than iron with knockback resistance);
- Steel tools (strong as diamond tools with less attack speed and durability);
- Steel nugget, ingot and block;
- Smithing Hammer, get it from villager trading (can mine with, same damage as steel sword with high knockback);
- Limestone dust, and sand (sand has a chance to generate naturally);
- Limestone ore, comes in two variants:
- Crude iron (crafted with 1 limestone dust, 2 coal (any), and 4 raw iron);
- Crude iron block (has a chance to generate naturally);
- Steel golem; stronger than iron golem,
- Steel door, trapdoor, pressure plate, bars,
Compatible with my other mod:
Notes:
- Because I use Mcreator to make the mods, I won't be able to update for fabric until the plugin is updated.
Check the images for more information.
Feel free to use it on your modpack, just make sure to credit it and don't claim it as your own.
Have fun!