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Tired of running out of iron ingots? This mod will let you use all metal ingots to make Hearthfire Nails, Hinges, Fittings, Locks, and so forth. Craft lockpicks from any metal ingot. CCO compatible.
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Tired of running out of iron ingots and lockpicks? Wishing your other metal ingots were half as useful as your iron ingots? I certainly was, so I wrote this mod. More Useful Ingots is an easy-to-use, lightweight mod that does three things:
It allows you to make Nails, Locks, Hinges, and Fittings out of almost any metal ingot, not just Iron.
This means less running all over Tamriel, buying ingots from blacksmiths. If you have the Steel Smithing perk, you can make them from Steel Ingots. If you have the Dwarven Smithing perk, you can make them from Dwarven Metal Ingots. And so on.
It lets you craft 3 Lockpicks from any metal ingot.
All you need are the relevant smithing perks and an ingot, and you're good to go.
It renames 'Iron Fittings' to 'Metal Fittings.'
For better immersion. We can't really call them Iron Fittings if we made them from Orichalcum...
There are already a few mods out there that allow you to craft your own lockpicks from iron and/or steel ingots (such as Ars Metallica by Arthmoor, or Complete Crafting Overhaul by kryptopyr.) If you use one of those mods, I recommend you install the "No Iron or Steel Lockpicks" version of this mod. Otherwise, you will get duplicate recipes in your crafting menu. It's not a big deal for most people, and it won't break anything or crash your game if you don't...but some people like having really clean menus (and I'm one of them.)
REQUIREMENTS
Skyrim Legendary Edition
INSTALLATION
Download and install this mod through the Nexus Mod Manager. This mod does not use scripts, so it should be safe to add into an existing game.
UNINSTALLATION
Delete this mod from the Nexus Mod Manager, or delete the .esp file from your Skyrim data directory. This mod does not use scripts, so it should be safe to uninstall from an existing game.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Why can't I make this stuff out of Malachite, Moonstone, Dragonbone, or Dragon Scales?
A: They aren't metal ingots.
Q: Why can't I make this stuff out of Gold or Silver?
A: Silver and gold are metal, but in my mind they are too soft and flexible to be useful in this manner. And besides, there are already tons of uses for these ingots.
Q: Why only 3 lockpicks per ingot? I think there should be X instead.
A: I felt that 3 was a good usable number. If you disagree, it's a simple fix in TES5Edit.
Q: Will this work with Complete Crafting Overhaul? Ars Metallica? Other crafting mods?
A: Probably; I use it with Ars Metallica without any trouble at all. (If you are using another mod that allows you to craft lockpicks, I recommend you install the "No Iron or Steel Lockpicks" version of this mod.)
Q: Will this work with Requiem? SkyRe? PerMa? WhatEvah?
A: Probably; I don't use these so I can't really say for sure. I think that as long as you aren't using a mod that changes the Smithing perks, you should be good to go. Let me know if you find any conflicts.
Q: Can I use this in my own mod? Distribute it to other websites? Print out the code and rub it all over my body?
A: Sure.
It allows you to make Nails, Locks, Hinges, and Fittings out of almost any metal ingot, not just Iron.
This means less running all over Tamriel, buying ingots from blacksmiths. If you have the Steel Smithing perk, you can make them from Steel Ingots. If you have the Dwarven Smithing perk, you can make them from Dwarven Metal Ingots. And so on.
It lets you craft 3 Lockpicks from any metal ingot.
All you need are the relevant smithing perks and an ingot, and you're good to go.
It renames 'Iron Fittings' to 'Metal Fittings.'
For better immersion. We can't really call them Iron Fittings if we made them from Orichalcum...
There are already a few mods out there that allow you to craft your own lockpicks from iron and/or steel ingots (such as Ars Metallica by Arthmoor, or Complete Crafting Overhaul by kryptopyr.) If you use one of those mods, I recommend you install the "No Iron or Steel Lockpicks" version of this mod. Otherwise, you will get duplicate recipes in your crafting menu. It's not a big deal for most people, and it won't break anything or crash your game if you don't...but some people like having really clean menus (and I'm one of them.)
REQUIREMENTS
Skyrim Legendary Edition
INSTALLATION
Download and install this mod through the Nexus Mod Manager. This mod does not use scripts, so it should be safe to add into an existing game.
UNINSTALLATION
Delete this mod from the Nexus Mod Manager, or delete the .esp file from your Skyrim data directory. This mod does not use scripts, so it should be safe to uninstall from an existing game.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Why can't I make this stuff out of Malachite, Moonstone, Dragonbone, or Dragon Scales?
A: They aren't metal ingots.
Q: Why can't I make this stuff out of Gold or Silver?
A: Silver and gold are metal, but in my mind they are too soft and flexible to be useful in this manner. And besides, there are already tons of uses for these ingots.
Q: Why only 3 lockpicks per ingot? I think there should be X instead.
A: I felt that 3 was a good usable number. If you disagree, it's a simple fix in TES5Edit.
Q: Will this work with Complete Crafting Overhaul? Ars Metallica? Other crafting mods?
A: Probably; I use it with Ars Metallica without any trouble at all. (If you are using another mod that allows you to craft lockpicks, I recommend you install the "No Iron or Steel Lockpicks" version of this mod.)
Q: Will this work with Requiem? SkyRe? PerMa? WhatEvah?
A: Probably; I don't use these so I can't really say for sure. I think that as long as you aren't using a mod that changes the Smithing perks, you should be good to go. Let me know if you find any conflicts.
Q: Can I use this in my own mod? Distribute it to other websites? Print out the code and rub it all over my body?
A: Sure.