Coal

Coal
Coal
Category
Use
Tool	Pickaxe
Stackable	Yes (99)

Coal is an ore and resource used in crafting.

Appearance

While in the ground, coal appears as black, squiggly ovals, similar to flint. As an item in the inventory, it appears as a round pentagonal shape.

Where Found

Deposits of coal are common underground, where stone is found. It is more common near the surface of the world. Prior to version 1.4, coal could be warped in from the portal.

Crafting

Coal is required to convert an iron ingot into a steel ingot in a furnace or electric furnace, taking two in a normal one and one in an electric one. Prior to version 1.4, crafting steel required five coal.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Lvl. 3 Furnace Iron Ingot Coal [[]] [[]] [[]] Steel Ingot Quantity 1 2 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Electric Furnace Iron Ingot Coal [[]] [[]] [[]] Steel Ingot Quantity 1 1 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Lvl. 3 Workbench Bronze Ingot Coal [[]] [[]] [[]] Metalwork Bench Quantity 5 2 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench Steel Ingot Copper Boiler Coal [[]] [[]] Steam Engine Quantity 5 1 10 {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 8 Double-Time 4

It is also a component in making a steam locomotive on a train yard.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output + + + + = Train Yard Train Wheel Steam Engine Iron Block Coal [[]] Steam Locomotive Quantity 6 1 1 10 {{{Qty5}}} 1

Rush Cost 16 Double-Time 8

Uses

Coal serves as fuel for a furnace, metalwork bench, steam generator, or steam locomotive.

Gallery

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  Coal in HD