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Crafting Mechanic: Charcoal burning
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Charcoal burning
Coal. Synonymous to the industrial revolution.
Charcoal is the first source of fuel used to achieve temperatures high enough to smelt metal ores. Charcoal requires a lot of firewood to produce and might require you to chop down a forest or two.
Once you think you have gathered enough firewood, dig a pit. Your charcoal pit can be any dimension up to 11x11x11 blocks, though 2x2x2 should be fine to start with, and it should be made entirely of airtight, noncombustible blocks. Fill your pit with complete stacks of firewood and make sure you leave no empty blocks. Any air pockets will light on fire and your firewood will burn to ash. Cover the filled pit completely with noncombustible blocks, but leave the top of a single stack of firewood exposed to air.
Using dried grass and 4 more firewood, build a firepit on the top of the exposed stack of firewood and light the firepit. Quickly (you have 30 in-game minutes) cover it up with solid blocks to seal the pit. If the pit begins smoking peacefully, you will be rewarded with charcoal in less than an in-game day! If you hear burning sounds, you should open up the pit and quickly extinguish the fire - you must have missed a spot or built a wall out of something that will burn.
Once you have the materials to craft them, the kiln door and iron trapdoor will also work as a solid wall when closed, allowing you to build a more permanent charcoal burning structure with easy access. Just remember to build it out of something that won't burn down!
Coal. Synonymous to the industrial revolution.
Charcoal is the first source of fuel used to achieve temperatures high enough to smelt metal ores. Charcoal requires a lot of firewood to produce and might require you to chop down a forest or two.
Once you think you have gathered enough firewood, dig a pit. Your charcoal pit can be any dimension up to 11x11x11 blocks, though 2x2x2 should be fine to start with, and it should be made entirely of airtight, noncombustible blocks. Fill your pit with complete stacks of firewood and make sure you leave no empty blocks. Any air pockets will light on fire and your firewood will burn to ash. Cover the filled pit completely with noncombustible blocks, but leave the top of a single stack of firewood exposed to air.
Using dried grass and 4 more firewood, build a firepit on the top of the exposed stack of firewood and light the firepit. Quickly (you have 30 in-game minutes) cover it up with solid blocks to seal the pit. If the pit begins smoking peacefully, you will be rewarded with charcoal in less than an in-game day! If you hear burning sounds, you should open up the pit and quickly extinguish the fire - you must have missed a spot or built a wall out of something that will burn.
Once you have the materials to craft them, the kiln door and iron trapdoor will also work as a solid wall when closed, allowing you to build a more permanent charcoal burning structure with easy access. Just remember to build it out of something that won't burn down!