Dark Steel Upgrades

Dark Steel Upgrades

Ender IO adds multiple Dark Steel Upgrades that can be applied in a Dark Steel Anvil, Dark Paper Anvil or Dark/Ender/Stellar item with an Anvil Upgrade to Dark, Ender, and Stellar Weapons, Tools, and Armor.

For a Player guide on how to use the Dark Steel Upgrade system, see Guide: Dark Steel Upgrades.

For a Pack Author/Server Admin guide to disabling upgrades, see Disabling Upgrades.

Blank Dark Steel Upgrade

• Made in the Alloy Smelter with Dark Iron Bars, Clay, and 4 pieces of String
• Cannot be applied to anything
• Used to make all the other Dark Steel Upgrades

Dark Steel Upgrade "Micro Anvil"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, 2 Sticks, and 2 Dark Steel Nuggets
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Allows editing upgrades of a single item in the field.
  • Activate with a hotkey or by shift-right-clicking any upgradeable item that doesn't do anything else when doing that.
• Can be applied to:
  • Any Dark Steel Item
• 1 level needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Mini Anvil"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, 2 Sticks, and 2 Dark Steel Ingots
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Allows editing upgrades of all equiped items in the field.
  • Activate with a hotkey or by shift-right-clicking any upgradeable item that doesn't do anything else when doing that.
• Depends on:
  • Micro Anvil
• Can be applied to:
  • Any Dark Steel Item
• 2 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Pocket Anvil"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Dark Steel Anvil, 2 Sticks, and a Dark Steel Block
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Provides full anvil functionality and allows editing upgrades of any items in the field.
  • Activate with a hotkey or by shift-right-clicking any upgradeable item that doesn't do anything else when doing that.
• Depends on:
  • Mini Anvil
• Can be applied to:
  • Any Dark Steel Item
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Carpeting"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Carpet
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Flatens the explosive force into a carpet.
• Depends on:
  • Explosive I
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender and Stellar Pickaxes
• 8 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Depth"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Creeper Head
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Directs the explosive force away from the player.
• Depends on:
  • Explosive I
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Pickaxes
• 8 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Direct"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, an Ender Pearl, 3 Vibrant Alloy Ingots, and 4 Vibrant Alloy Nuggets
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Teleports mined things directly into your inventory
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Weapons
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Tools
• 8 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Elytra"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and an Elytra
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Makes armor work as elytra
  • (That means flying as if an Elytra was equipped, NOT "creative" flight!)
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
  • Incompatible with Glider
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Chestplates
• 10 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Empowered"

• There are 5 levels of Empowered:
  • Empowered I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Vibrant Crystal
  • Empowered II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Basic Capacitor
  • Empowered III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Double-Layer Capacitor
  • Empowered IV: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and an Octadic Capacitor
  • Empowered V: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Tormented Enderman Head
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
• Empowered II-V depend on the previous level
• Can be applied to:
  • Any Dark, Ender or Stellar Item (Empowered I-IV)
  • Any Ender or Stellar Item (Empowered V)
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Empowered I: 4 levels
  • Empowered II: 8 levels
  • Empowered III: 12 levels
  • Empowered IV: 16 levels
  • Empowered V: 20 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Glider"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and Glider Wings
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Enables Gliding
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
  • Incompatible with Elytra
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Chestplates
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Fork"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Diamond Hoe
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Who needs a hoe when you have a fork...
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Axes
  • Dark Crooks
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Inventory"

• There are 3 levels of Inventory:
  • Inventory I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Chest, and a Wooden Gear
  • Inventory II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Chest, and an Energized Bimetal Gear
  • Inventory III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Chest, and a Vibrant Bimetal Gear
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Inventory I
    • Adds an inventory to you armor
    • The size depends on the armor type
    • Set the hotkey to open it in the game options
  • Inventory II-III
    • Increase the size of your armor's inventory
    • Set the hotkey to open it in the game options
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
  • Inventory II-III depend on the previous level
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Armor Pieces
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Inventory I: 12 levels
  • Inventory II: 20 levels
  • Inventory III: 32 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Jump"

• There are 3 levels of Jump:
  • Jump I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Piston, and a Wooden Gear
  • Jump II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Piston, and an Energized Bimetal Gear
  • Jump III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Piston, and a Vibrant Bimetal Gear
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Increases step and jump height
  • Jump II allows double jumps
  • Jump III allows triple jumps
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
  • Jump II-III depend on the previous level
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Boots
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Jump I: 4 levels
  • Jump II: 6 levels
  • Jump III: 8 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Night Vision"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Potion of Night Vision
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Gives you the Night Vision Effect indefinitely(you can activate/deactivate it)
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Padding"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a piece of Wool
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Muffles nearby sound
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Solar"

• There are 4 levels of Solar:
  • Simple Solar: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Simple Photovoltaic Cell
  • Solar I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Photovoltaic Cell
  • Solar II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and an Advanced Photovoltaic Cell
  • Solar III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Vibrant Photovoltaic Cell
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Generates power from the sun
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
  • Solar I-III depend on the previous level
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Simple Solar: 4 levels
  • Solar I: 8 levels
  • Solar II: 16 levels
  • Solar III: 24 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Sound Locator"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Note Block
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Displays the Location of nearby sounds nearby sound
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Speed"

• There are 3 levels of Speed:
  • Speed I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Potion of Swiftness, and a Wooden Gear
  • Speed II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Potion of Swiftness, and an Energized Bimetal Gear
  • Speed III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a Potion of Swiftness, and a Vibrant Bimetal Gear
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Increases movement speed
  • Set the hotkey to activate/deactivate it in the game options
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
  • Speed II-III depend on the previous level
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Leggings
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Speed I: 4 levels
  • Speed II: 6 levels
  • Speed III: 8 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Spoon"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Diamond Shovel
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Who needs a shovel when you have a spoon...
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Pickaxes
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Step Assist"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and 5 Bricks
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Allows you to walk up blocks as if they were stairs.
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
  • Jump
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Boots
• 2 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Flippers"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and a Lily Pad
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Increases swimming speed
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Boots
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Explosive"

• There are 5 levels of Explosive:
  • Explosive I: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a piece of TNT, and a Wooden Gear
  • Explosive II: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a piece of TNT, and a Stone Compound Gear
  • Explosive III: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a piece of TNT, and an Infinity Bimetal Gear
  • Explosive IV: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a piece of TNT, and an Energized Bimetal Gear
  • Explosive V: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade, a piece of TNT, and a Vibrant Bimetal Gear
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Explosive I:
    • Adds explosive power to the pickaxe, damaging surrounding blocks while mining.
    • For problems that look like nails.
  • Explosive II:
    • Adds more explosive power to the pickaxe, damaging surrounding blocks while mining.
    • For problems that look like nails.
  • Explosive III:
    • Adds even more explosive power to the pickaxe, damaging surrounding blocks while mining.
    • For problems that look like nails.
  • Explosive IV:
    • Adds ridiculous explosive power to the pickaxe, damaging surrounding blocks while mining.
    • For problems that look like combs.
  • Explosive V:

    • Adds ludicrous explosive power to the pickaxe, damaging surrounding blocks while mining.

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• Depends on:
  • Empowered
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Pickaxes
• Needed levels to activate these upgrades
  • Explosive I: 8 levels
  • Explosive II: 12 levels
  • Explosive III: 18 levels
  • Explosive IV: 26 levels
  • Explosive V: 36 levels
• (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Travel"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and an Ender Crystal
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Hold Shift and Right-Click to teleport or activate a travel anchor
• Depends on:
  • Empowered
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Swords
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Pickaxes
• 16 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

The One Probe Integration

Dark Steel Upgrade "The One Probe"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and (TOP)The One Probe
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Adds TOP functionality to the Helmets
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Forestry Integration

Dark Steel Upgrade "Naturalist's Eye"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and (Forestry)Spectacles
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Shows pollinated tree leaves
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrades "Apiarist's Clothes/Armor"

• There are 4 upgrades corresponding to the 4 pieces:
  • Apiarist's Hat: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the Apiarist's Hat
  • Apiarist's Shirt: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the Apiarist's Shirt
  • Apiarist's Pants: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the Apiarist's Pants
  • Apiarist's Shoes: Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the Apiarist's Shoes
• Upgrades for Dark Steel Items
  • Protection against bees
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets (Apiarist's Hat)
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Chestplates (Apiarist's Shirt)
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Leggings (Apiarist's Pants)
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Boots (Apiarist's Shoes)
• 4 levels needed to activate these upgrades
  • (Activate these items by right-clicking)

Thaumcraft Integration

Dark Steel Upgrade "Revealing"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the (Thaumcraft)Goggles of Revealing
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Vis Discount 5%
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Helmets
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Thaumaturge's Robe"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the (Thaumcraft)Thaumaturge's Robe
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Vis Discount 3%
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Chestplates
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Thaumaturge's Leggings"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the (Thaumcraft)Thaumaturge's Leggings
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Vis Discount 3%
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Leggings
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)

Dark Steel Upgrade "Thaumaturge's Boots"

• Crafted with a Blank Upgrade and the (Thaumcraft)Thaumaturge's Boots
• Upgrade for Dark Steel Items
  • Vis Discount 2%
• Can be applied to:
  • Dark, Ender, and Stellar Boots
• 4 levels needed to activate this upgrade
  • (Activate this item by right-clicking)