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How to Get Plasteel in Palworld (Crude Oil Recipe)

Plasteel is Crude Oil plus Ore in an Electric Furnace. Unlock it around level 50, pump oil fields, then spend Plasteel on mid-late armor, guns, and Computers.

Plasteel unlocks at Technology level 50. Craft it in an Electric Furnace with 2 Crude Oil and 5 Ore per bar. Treat it like Hexolite one tier earlier: farm the raw mats on the map, smelt continuously, then spend on armor and weapons.

Plasteel

Plasteel

Item page

Plasteel created by processing Crude Oil and metal. Can be produced in a Electric Furnace.

Crude Oil

Crude Oil

Open map · Oil fields

A material that can be processed into various products. Obtained by installing a Crude Oil Extractor in an oil field.

Ore

Ore

Open map · Ore

Becomes an ingot when refined using a furnace. Can be found in caves and other places.

Where to find Crude Oil

  • Place a Crude Oil Extractor (later High-pressure Extractor) on an oil field node.
  • Oil Rigs dump Crude Oil as clear loot when you want a spike instead of waiting on pumps.
  • Pin oil fields and Oil Rigs together before a mid-game base move.

Extractor tiers, oil field pins, and Oil Rig Crude Oil.

Crude Oil grind

Oil fields + Oil Rigs on one map.

Open oil map

Where to find Ore

  • Ore is the early copper rock on the Ore map filter.
  • Caves and open nodes across the early islands keep Electric Furnaces fed.
  • Expeditions from Crescent Moon Shore through Mount Obsidian also dump Ore stacks.

Ore vs Coal vs Chromite vs Hexolite Quartz.

Types of ore

Ore node map.

Open Ore map

Smelt Plasteel

  • Recipe: 2 Crude Oil + 5 Ore → 1 Plasteel.
  • Station: Electric Furnace (unlocks before Plasteel in the tech tree).
  • Keep Kindling or power online so the craft queue never stalls while extractors fill Crude Oil chests.

What Plasteel is used for

  • Plasteel Armor, Plasteel Helmet, and heat / cold / lightweight Plasteel armor variants.
  • Mid-late guns: Gatling Gun, FlameThrower, Grenade Launcher, Guided Missile family, Beam Sword.
  • Computers and other Electric Furnace / assembly inputs that list Plasteel.
  • Mobility pieces such as Double Air Dash Boots and related accessories.
  • Several Hexolite-tier crafts still ask for Plasteel alongside Hexolite. Farm both mats once you unlock Gigantic Furnace.
Plasteel Armor

Plasteel Armor

Armor

Armor made from Plasteel that combines exceptional defense with reduced weight. This advanced armor pushes the limits of modern technology while maintaining balanced elemental resistance.

Plasteel Helmet

Plasteel Helmet

Armor

A helmet forged from Plasteel that combines exceptional defense with reduced weight. This advanced headgear represents the pinnacle of modern armor technology.

Gatling Gun

Gatling Gun

Weapons

A Gatling gun capable of sustained rapid fire. Designed to overwhelm enemies with continuous suppressive fire.

FlameThrower

FlameThrower

Other

Computer

Computer

Materials

A component used in the control of automated equipment and precision machinery. It's a key component forming the foundation of modern technology. Can be crafted at Production Assembly Line II.

Double Air Dash Boots

Double Air Dash Boots

Accessories

An accessory that allows the player to perform double dashes in mid-air when equipped.

Common Plasteel sinks

When you need Hexolite Armor and energy weapons next.

How to get Hexolite

Full Plasteel recipe list on the item page.

Open Plasteel in Items
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