Item · Resource

Steel

Made from Dense Iron Ore since Alpha 4; needed for Tier 4 guns, ammo and top storage boxes.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Steel and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Dense Iron Ore Made from	2
Flux Made from	1

Made at the Blast Furnace · 80 seconds · tier 2 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.

What Steel goes into.

Page	Amount needed	Source
Storage Shed Used to make	60	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Bolt Action Rifle Used to make	40	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Pump Shotgun Used to make	30	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Artisan Skinning Knife Used to make	24	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Artisan Axe Used to make	20	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Artisan Pickaxe Used to make	20	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Slugs Used to make	10	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Steel Tomahawk Used to make	10	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Snap Port Used to make	8	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Power Stock Used to make	4	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Steel-Tipped Arrow Used to make	1	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Hartspear Used to make	–	Dev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) at 12:43 (opens in a new tab)
Storage Box Needed for	–	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 4:32:39 (opens in a new tab)
Tier 4 Used to make	–	Dev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 3:03:57 (opens in a new tab)
Steel Ammo Used to make	–	Alpha 4 Video: Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) at 4:28:29 (opens in a new tab)

Each fact links to where it comes from.

Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.

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4 versions

Every fact about Steel by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Needed to craft Tier 4 guns and likely gold as well.
Alpha 5	Made in a blast furnace from 2 Dense Iron Ore and 1 Flux. Crafting takes 80 seconds; a tier 2 recipe. Vendor price: 80 gold for 5.
Alpha 4	Now made from Dense Iron Ore. Making steel consumes dense iron, which creates demand for it.
Alpha 3	Before Alpha 4 it was made from regular Iron Ore.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	17
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video	Sep 20, 2026	3
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam post	Sep 16, 2026	4
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video	Aug 15, 2026	2
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) Video	May 2, 2026	1
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	1