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40d:Steel

2008-08-03T02:37:19Z

Dankna: add second production chart for the magma method

{{Alloy3|name=Steel|color=#888|color1=#FFF|tile1=●|color2=#888|color3=#888|bgcolor=#CCC
|recipe=
* 1 [[Iron]] [[bar]]
* 1 [[Pig iron]] [[bar]]
* 1 [[Coke]]
* 1 [[Flux]]
|uses=
* [[weapon|Melee Weapons]]
* [[Crossbow]]s
* [[Bolt]]s
* [[Pick]]s
* [[Armor]]
* [[Anvil]]s
* [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]
|properties=
* [[Magma]] proof
* [[Armor|Block]]% 133
* [[Damage]]% 133
* [[Material value]] 30}}

'''Steel''' can be smelted at a [[smelter]] by a [[dwarf]] with the [[furnace operator]] labor activated. It is an extremely durable [[metal]] and is highly [[item value|valuable]].

The method for making steel is unbearably accurate. Steel is one of few [[Magma-safe_materials|materials]] that can resist melting when immersed in [[magma]]. [[Weapon]]s and [[armor]] made from steel are 33% stronger than equivalent [[iron]] objects.

==Recipe==

The recipe for steel is:
* One [[pig iron]] [[bar]]
* One [[iron]] bar
* One [[flux]] material
* One carbonaceous material ([[coke]] or [[charcoal]])

When the above items are combined at a [[smelter]], the product is two bars of steel; the carbon and flux are lost in the reaction, but the pig iron and iron are combined into steel.

==Production chain==

In terms of raw materials, the total required to produce the two steel bars is:
* Two units of iron ore, smelted into two iron bars
** One iron bar is smelted into pig iron
** One iron bar is used to produce the steel
* Two flux materials
** One flux material is used to smelt pig iron
** One flux material is used to produce the steel
* Two carbon materials
** One carbon material is used to smelt pig iron
** One carbon material is used to produce the steel.
* Four units of [[fuel]] if not using a [[magma smelter]] (this will usually be the same carbon material as above, for a total of six carbon units required in the non-magma version)

It will require a total of 4 smelting operations to produce the steel, but the carbon source is also used as the fuel when smelting in a normal [[smelter]]. Thus you require 4 units of [[fuel]] for the entire resource chain. Steel is different from most metals as it will still require fuel even if you are smelting with a [[magma smelter]].

* Two units of fuel to smelt two units of iron ore into iron bars
* One unit of fuel to smelt one iron bar into pig iron
* One unit of fuel to produce the steel bars

{| style="border: dotted 1px #66f"
|-
| Iron Ore ×1 
+ Fuel ×1
| style="padding-right: 48px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| Iron Bars ×1 
+ Fuel ×1 
+ Carbon ×1 
+ Flux ×1
| style="padding-right: 36px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| style="vertical-align: bottom" | Pig Iron ×1
|  
|  
|- style="vertical-align: top"|
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
| style="padding-right: 48px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| Steel Bars ×2
|-
| Iron Ore ×1 
+ Fuel ×1
|  
| align="center"| →
|  
| Iron Bars ×1 
+ Fuel ×1 
+ Carbon ×1 
+ Flux ×1
|  
|  
|-
|}

Or, with a magma smelter:

{| style="border: dotted 1px #66f"
|-
| Iron Ore ×1 
| style="padding-right: 48px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| Iron Bars ×1 
+ Carbon ×1 
+ Flux ×1
| style="padding-right: 36px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| style="vertical-align: bottom" | Pig Iron ×1
|  
|  
|- style="vertical-align: top"|
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
| style="padding-right: 48px; padding-left: 12px" | →
| Steel Bars ×2
|-
| Iron Ore ×1 
|  
| align="center"| →
|  
| Iron Bars ×1 
+ Carbon ×1 
+ Flux ×1
|  
|  
|-
|}

[[Category:Metals]]

40d:Key bindings

2007-12-21T17:26:12Z

Dankna: Add a note about changing LEAVESCREEN_TEXT for Macintosh users

== Laptop Bindings ==

These are the values to enter to use the laptop bindings recommended for those without number pads. This will set your {{K|[}} and {{K|]}} keys to up and down respectively; and the {{K|-}} and {{K|<nowiki>=</nowiki>}} keys to page up and page down in secondary menus.:

<pre>
[SECONDSCROLL_UP:KEYDB]
[SECONDSCROLL_DOWN:KEYDD]
[SECONDSCROLL_PAGEUP:MINUS]
[SECONDSCROLL_PAGEDOWN:PLUS]
</pre>

These values are set in the data\init\interface.txt file. Default values are:

<pre>
[SECONDSCROLL_UP:SUBTRACT]
[SECONDSCROLL_DOWN:ADD]
[SECONDSCROLL_PAGEUP:DIVIDE]
[SECONDSCROLL_PAGEDOWN:MULTIPLY]
</pre>

==Additional Up/Down Z-Level Keys==
Some players may feel more comfortable by switching the PgDn/PgUp keys to control moving between z-levels, though this is not recommended should you use the numpad for movement.

<pre>
[STANDARDSCROLL_PAGEUP:9]
[STANDARDSCROLL_PAGEDOWN:3]
[CURSOR_UPRIGHT:]
[CURSOR_DOWNRIGHT:]
[CURSOR_UP_Z_AUX:9]
[CURSOR_DOWN_Z_AUX:3]
</pre>

== Macintosh Bindings ==
If you're using a Mac, you probably can't type F9 and up at all, because they are used by global OS functions. So, try...

<pre>
[LEAVESCREEN_TEXT:F8]
</pre>

The default is:

<pre>
[LEAVESCREEN_TEXT:F9]
</pre>

[[Category:Interface]]

Template:Game Interface FAQ

2007-12-21T17:21:17Z

Dankna: Add a link to the key bindings page, because this is probably where it should be linked from, and it was hard to tell the page even existed

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