SSE Change steel ingot recipe

[EnEeEx]

I would like a mod that changes the requirements to make a Steel Ingot from 1 iron ore and 1 corundum ore, to simply 2 iron ore. It's a simple simulation thing for me. I think that would be more realistic since most of my (admittedly limited) understanding of steel making says most of what you are doing is removing impurities from the iron, and then adding a small amount of carbon.

[IsharaMeradin]

Open SSEEdit

Load Skyrim.esm and all DLC (as a precaution)

Locate RecipeIngotSteel ID# 000A30E4 -- under Skyrim.esm

Right click the record in the left window

Choose "copy as override..."

A new window appears

Select one of the <new file> options -- preferably esp flagged as esl

Another box appears

Enter the name you want to give the plugin, press OK

On the right pane a copy of the RecipeIngotSteel has appeared under your new plugin

Locate the "Items" section

Find the entry with OreCorundum

Right click on the "Item" line above it (not the "CNTO - Item" line)

Choose Remove

Find the entry with OreIron

On the line that says Count

Right click choose Edit

Change value to 2

At the top left, click the icon with three lines. Choose Save from the menu that drops down.

Locate your new plugin in the list

Right click and choose Clean Masters -- this will remove any DLC that you did not need to use as parent masters.

 

If you would rather change from OreCorundum to Charcoal, you can. In this case, double click on the OreCorundum entry to cause a drop down to appear, scroll the list for Charcoal, highlight it and click on any other line. A new entry for charcoal appears and the OreCorundum entry is automatically removed from your plugin's copy. Change the count amount if desired.

 

That said, I believe there are mods out there that include this type of idea but they are also larger in scope and may do more than what you want to have in your game.