Rele wrote:While this is a cool idea there is one thing that wrong. The time periods! Templar knights date back to 1119-1312 [url]en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar[/url], while the pilgrims settled america in 1620. Thats nearly 300 years apart! Black powder guns penetrated many metal chest pieces so it wouldn't provide much protection, but of course there were conquistadors that wore metal chest pieces to stop the blow, but not fully protect them. As for the creation of steel, and leather armor it could make a great addition, as steel tools could do the job faster then iron ones, and leather armor would be great for beginners and boost beginner trade with Leather (and maybe metal studdings) Overall the templar armor would be cool if the game was dated back in the medieval era.
yeah templars are not in the same time period,thats why i said like a templar.more metal gear would be great(craftable).dont matter if its just a metal chest piece or somthing like this
and the steel tools would be great,adding more choping, mining, and digging speed without slotting things. but becomes way better with full slotted worker gear+steel tools.also something like cooper buttons but made out of steel

but would add piercing power
make steel bars something like this(this model was found on google)
and you would need some sort of skill to make the building and to craft steel.the skill requirement would be based on what steel would be used for.