Neosteel
the durable terran construction alloy
Neosteel was an exceptionally durable material used by the terrans for everything from battlecruiser hulls and CMC armor to bunkers and personal weapons. Its manufacture required catalytic elements, and to be "like neosteel" was a terran idiom for great strength of will.
Neosteel was an exceptionally durable material used by the terrans of the Koprulu sector. It served as a foundational construction alloy for a vast range of terran technology, from the hulls of battlecruisers to personal armor and weaponry, and its strength was woven so deeply into terran culture that to be "like neosteel" became an idiom for great strength of will.
Uses and production#
Neosteel formed part of the armor of battlecruisers and of CMC powered combat suits, and was thinly interwoven into jumpsuits to provide protection. It was used in bunkers, thors, goliaths, the interiors of drop pods, certain starships, Perdition turrets, hellions and hellbats, the C-10 rifle, widow mines, the fuselage of Ravens, the warhound, the treads of Crucio siege tanks, and in reinforcement bars and security doors. The material's reach across terran engineering made it one of the defining substances of the terran war machine.
Neosteel required catalytic elements to manufacture. The richest known source of these elements was New Folsom, though the much safer Sara system was used for the same purpose. The alloy's reputation for toughness passed into general terran language, where to be "like neosteel" meant to possess great strength of will.
Dominion research#
During the reign of Emperor Valerian Mengsk, considerable research went into improving neosteel construction processes. This work produced better liberators and thors and was used extensively by the Dominion Special Forces. Later advances in neosteel design came through study of xel'naga constructs recovered by the Dominion Special Forces, extending the material's development beyond its original terran metallurgy.
Frequently asked questions
- What is neosteel in StarCraft?
- Neosteel was an exceptionally durable material used by the terrans of the Koprulu sector. It served as a foundational construction alloy across a wide range of terran technology, from battlecruiser hulls to personal armor and weapons.
- What was neosteel used for?
- Neosteel formed part of the armor of battlecruisers and CMC powered combat suits, and was thinly interwoven into jumpsuits for protection. It was also used in bunkers, thors, goliaths, drop pod interiors, Perdition turrets, hellions and hellbats, the C-10 rifle, widow mines, Raven fuselages, the warhound, Crucio siege tank treads, and reinforcement bars and security doors.
- How was neosteel made?
- Neosteel required catalytic elements to manufacture. The richest known source of these elements was New Folsom, though the much safer Sara system was also used for the same purpose.
- What did it mean to be "like neosteel"?
- The alloy's reputation for toughness passed into general terran language, where to be "like neosteel" meant to possess great strength of will.
- How did the Dominion improve neosteel?
- During the reign of Emperor Valerian Mengsk, considerable research went into improving neosteel construction processes, producing better liberators and thors used extensively by the Dominion Special Forces. Later advances came through study of xel'naga constructs recovered by the Dominion Special Forces.
Sources
- WikiNeosteel — StarCraft Wiki entry
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