Editing Steel slag chunk

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{{infobox main
| name = Steel slag chunk
| image = MetalDebrisA.png
| description = A chunk of steel slag. While it's useless in its current form, it can be smelted to recover steel.
| type = Chunk
| type2 = 
| size = 1 ˣ 1
| mass = 8
| cover = 0.5
| beauty = -8
| flammability - 0
| hp = 300
| deconstruct yield = {{icon Small|steel||15}}
}}
'''Steel slag chunks''' are a type of [[chunk]] created by the destruction of several different structures and objects. They provide [[cover]] and can be smelted at an [[Electric smelter]] for {{icon Small|steel||15}} [[steel]].

== Acquisition == 
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Steel slag chunks are created from destroying certain buildings and [[raider]]'s drop pods and [[Events#Cargo pods|cargo pod events]], but never the pods of orbital trader's or [[quest]] reward delivery.

== Summary ==
Their primary use is to be smelted at an [[Electric smelter]] for {{icon Small|steel||15}} [[steel]]. This requires {{ticks|400}} of work.  

They also act as 50% [[cover]].

== Analysis ==
While smelters are available early, or even immediately if playing the Crashlanded scenario, you have many other sources of steel.

Smelting a steel slag chunk would take {{ticks|400/15 round 1}} per 1 steel. Below 16 Mining skill, this is actually better than mining steel or [[deep drill]]ing. However, this does not consider hauling time. Since drop pods usually land far away, it takes a long time to haul them back. Plus, it takes {{Required Resources|Electric smelter}} to make an electric smelter, which is quite costly (11 chunks to break-even). Since these chunks won't be going anywhere, you can wait an extended period of time before you actually build the smelter.

The benefit is that steel slag chunks are renewable, as raiders are renewable. Even when steel ore is available, smelting allows non-miners to generate a supplemental source of steel. Later in the game, [[deep drill]]s can provide vast amounts of steel, but smelting is virtually always faster than drilling unless [[drill arm]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} are used.

===Cover===
As a [[chunk]], it provides 50% [[cover]], so should be cleared to a stockpile away from areas where enemies could use them. Conversely, they should be exploited when fighting field battles to provide cover to your own pawns. With its modestly high {{HP}} and non-flammability, it makes for more durable and rapidly deployable early cover than [[wood]]en [[barricades]] at the cost of providing 5% less cover.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MetalDebrisA.png|Variant A
MetalDebrisB.png|Variant B
MetalDebrisC.png|Variant C
</gallery>

== Version history ==
* [[Version/1.3.3200|1.3.3200]] - Changed slag steel chunk mass from 5 to 8 so it doesn't weight less than the steel you get by smelting it.

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 While smelters are available early, or even immediately if playing the Crashlanded scenario, you have many other sources of steel.
-Smelting a steel slag chunk would take {{ticks|400/15 round 1}} per 1 steel. Below 16 Mining skill, this is actually better than mining steel. It is also better than [[deep drill]]ing. However, this does not consider hauling time. Since drop pods usually land far away, it takes a long time to haul them back.
+Smelting a steel slag chunk would take {{ticks|400/15 round 1}} per 1 steel. Below 16 Mining skill, this is actually better than mining steel or [[deep drill]]ing. However, this does not consider hauling time. Since drop pods usually land far away, it takes a long time to haul them back. Plus, it takes {{Required Resources|Electric smelter}} to make an electric smelter, which is quite costly (11 chunks to break-even). Since these chunks won't be going anywhere, you can wait an extended period of time before you actually build the smelter.
-The benefit is that steel slag chunks are renewable, as raiders and thus [[drop pod]] raiders are renewable. Even when steel ore is available, smelting allows non-miners to generate a supplemental source of steel. Later in the game, [[deep drill]]s can provide vast amounts of steel, but smelting is often faster (especially for non-miners)
+The benefit is that steel slag chunks are renewable, as raiders are renewable. Even when steel ore is available, smelting allows non-miners to generate a supplemental source of steel. Later in the game, [[deep drill]]s can provide vast amounts of steel, but smelting is virtually always faster than drilling unless [[drill arm]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} are used.
-It takes {{Required Resources|Electric smelter}} to make an electric smelter, which is quite costly (12 chunks to break-even). This discourages creating an electric smelter in the early game, where you won't have enough things to smelt. As steel slag chunks won't go anywhere, you can wait a while before actually building the smelter. Once you can smelt enough objects, though, smelters provide a continuous profit of steel through chunks, weapons, and apparel.
-If you have a [[mechanitor]],{{BiotechIcon}} then [[lifter]]s and/or [[fabricor]]s can be used to automate the hauling process.
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