Simple Steel Mod
by ADtsd
Simple Steel Mod adds a steel ingot, made in a steel smeltery, that other mods can read through the ingotSteel OreDictionary entry.
What it does
Steel is made in a steel smeltery, a block built from four iron ingots surrounding a furnace and four bricks. The smeltery turns one iron ingot and one coal or charcoal into one steel ingot, so the metal is reachable early in a survival world without any other mod.
The mod is written for Forge and is published only for 1.12.2, with a single file, 1.0, dated 2025-03-31. Both the server and every player need it, because the smeltery and the ingot are placed and crafted on each side. The license is a custom one and the code is not open source.
The ingot is registered under the ingotSteel OreDictionary name, so recipes in other mods that request that entry accept the steel from this mod. The author describes the mod as a small quality-of-life addition, and its content is limited to the ingot and the smeltery.
Key features
Steel smeltery
A multiblock built from iron ingots and bricks around a furnace, used to produce steel.
Steel ingot recipe
One iron ingot and one coal or charcoal are smelted into one steel ingot in the smeltery.
OreDictionary support
The steel ingot is registered as ingotSteel, so mods that query that entry can use it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Early steel in a modpack
A pack that calls for steel from the ingotSteel entry can get it from this mod with only iron and fuel.
Who it’s for: Players on 1.12.2 Forge who want a small steel progression step, and modpack makers who need an ingotSteel entry in their recipes.
How it compares
Fire & Steel is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, which is not open source. Simple Steel Mod is limited to 1.12.2, so it does not overlap with Fire & Steel on version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Steel Mod | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-03-31 |
| Fire & Steel | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-14 |
Questions
Which loader does Simple Steel Mod need?
How is steel made with this mod?
In the catalog
Simple Steel Mod is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Adds steel and a steel smeltery. Thats it, it just adds those two things, since this is a small QoL mod of sorts (for you who dont know, QoL stands for Quality of Life). Mod contents: - Steel Ingot - made with Steel Smeltery (not consumed), 1 Iron Ingot and 1 Coal or Charcoal - Steel Smeltery - made with a Furnace, 4…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-steel-mod
- Owner
- ADtsd
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15