Rimworld: How To Get Plasteel

In this guide, we will explore how you can collect Plasteel in Rimworld, which is one of the most important resources.

How to get Plasteel and what it does
How to get Plasteel and what it does. (Source: Ludeon Studios)

Plasteel in Rimworld is by far the strongest material. And, you need to collect lots of it if you want to craft high-tech items and upgrades in the game. For instance, if you’re looking to craft a ship engine, you’ll require this material. Thankfully, the game offers you plenty of ways of acquiring Plasteel. In the following guide, we’ll explore what those methods are.

How To Get Plasteel in Rimworld

Plasteel can help you craft and upgrade high-tech items (Source: Ludeon Studios)
Plasteel can help you craft and upgrade high-tech items (Source: Ludeon Studios)

The following are some of the ways in which you can get your hands on some Plasteel in the game.

  • You can mine the material from compacted Plasteel deposits. Basically, look for the blue deposits around the mine spots. These indicate Plasteel deposits. Simply mining them should give you a bit of the material.

  • Alternatively, you can wait for a trader to spawn and buy Plasteel from them.

  • The game might give you Plasteel as rewards for completing certain quests.

  • Use a deep drill to mine a Plasteel vein that’s deep underground.

  • Look around the planet for mechanoid enemies, and fight them when you find one. After that, bring their corpses back to a Machining Table and shred them. Termites, Centipedes, and Diaboli are some of the enemies whose corpses you can shred to retrieve Plasteel.

  • Finally, you can transmute a stack of steel by using the Transmute Steel ability. This will enable you to turn that stack of steel into an equivalent stack of some other material, including Plasteel.

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How To Use Plasteel in Rimworld

As we said earlier, Plasteel is an important crafting component if you’re making high-tech items. For instance, you will need 10x Plasteel to craft 1x Advanced Component, which is material you’ll need while making many high-tech buildings and recipes. In the early game stages, you will require 50x Plasteel to make the multi-analyzer. The crafted item will help you to research additional spacer-level projects.

During the late-game stages, you will need Plasteel to craft important upgrades, such as the Marine Armor or the Marine Helmet. If you own the Odyssey DLC for the game, you will also require Plasteel to make Vacsuits. Because of the material’s fireproof capabilities, you can also use Plasteel to craft the walls and doors of areas that are vulnerable to threats. Typically though, you should reserve most of the Plasteel for the creation of weapons and armor rather than buildings.

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