SteamWorld Buildis all about managing resources to continue exploring the depths of the planet in order to find rocket parts. Players will have to build refineries and generate all sorts of resorts if they want to make this possible. As soon as fans start exploring the mines inSteamWorld Build, they’ll quickly find themselves in need of Tools.
Tools are necessary to create buildings, machines, roads, and quarters inSteamWorld Build, so gamers should make sure that they have quite a few to spare in storage. This guide will show players how they increase their tool balance to ensure that they can build anything they wish.
How to Make Tools
Players can find Tools by exploring the mines inSteamWorld Build; just like rubies and gold, some blocks have Tools inside, and they can be obtained if a Miner digs them up. However, this is not a viable way to increase one’s tool balance. Gamers can make their own Tools and keep their city more self-sustainable by constructing their ownToolmakerbuilding. However, they must follow a few steps first.
The Toolmaker will only produce Tools if it has access to Scrap, which can only be obtained underground. To get Scrap, players must extract it from a Scrap Vein, and to do this, they must have a Workshop with a free extractor slot, Prospector Quarters, so that they can carry the resources, and Mechanic Quarters, as extractors can only be installed by mechanics. Here is a summarized list of all the steps gamers must follow:
To get production going in the Toolmaker refinery, gamers should have at least 15 free Engineers, which means they’ll have to upgrade their Worker Residentials toEngineer Residentials.
How to Farm Tools
To farm Tools inSteamWorld Build, players will have to increase their tool balance significantly. Thankfully, there is a way to speed things up and collect Tools a lot faster.
As long as players have enough Scrap in their warehouses, they can quickly get more Tools by purchasing theProduction Speeditem at the Train Stationand applying the modification to the Toolmaker in their city. There is also a Production Chance item, which makes it possible for the Toolmaker to produce an additional item from time to time and also increases overall production speed.
On top of this, gamers can also acquire Tools passively. If they have spare resources, they might want to consider getting rid of their surplus by creating trades at the Train Station.Players can create a trade in which they give away a resource or money in exchange for Tools. Then, once the train comes, it’ll give them their Tools and take the items they wish to export. They can have five ongoing trades at once, and they will repeat every time the train comes along. Gamers can cancel or modify these trades at any time.
