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Green Steel

I have a suggestion. Maybe you could make special versions of these metals. For example, this green one, since it uses malachite in its formula, could give the item properties like Absorption of poison or toxins. These are properties that cultures like Ancient Egypt associated with malachite.
Maybe these could be upgrades. To activate these upgrades, you would need a third component, something rare. Maybe adamantine dust? Though, to make things more logical, a malachite "coating" or bonding would probably need some kind of resin, probably plant based.
Similar processes could be created for your other metals.
I think something like this would make your metals relevant and interesting even at the endgame phase, and something to strive for, and not only an aesthetic choice (which is a nice thing by itself)
If you ever consider this idea, I am here to help with the brainstorm.

Okay I updated the reactions for all of them so they require 2 steel and 1 colour agent and yield 2 bars. Seems to work well. Dunno why I didn't think of that from the start :P

Please let me know if there's any issues, I've been testing it but the downloaded version from steam has been the old version a few times. It might just need time but idk

As for me, I would love having a metal that has the exact same properties as steel, but with a different color (gold or white), so basically like your auric steel and aluminum steel mods but without the ability to make 2 steel-quality bars out of 1 steel bar because it feels like cheating.

Ah that makes sense, I overlooked how that would affect balance. I could tweak the reaction to make it more fair.

This mod is meant to be a simple recolour, but I could make a similar one with functional differences (though I'd need to do some reading to really understand how to do that well). Any ideas for what features you'd like a more functional version to have?

I think falloutrat23 means that currently using the modded steel is always preferable because you get twice the amount of modded steel bars out of usual steel bars. Maybe there's a way to make it more balanced, like using 2 steel bars + malachite/other material to make 2 modded steel bars or something like that

yes and no advantages vs disadvantages pure steel vs mixed steel

@falloutrat23 Like to be used for maces and stuff?

Can you make one that's heavier to be a choice. steel vs new steel

I approve!

yeah, it's specifically turquoise, to match malachite