Charcoal Kiln - how to make it work?

speedice · 2023-03-16T14:31:45.189Z

OK, I built the kiln, and I found the recipe for the coal on the Alchemy bench. It takes 1 coal and 1 tar to make the special fuel which is called…coal. But, it does have the exact same icon and description, so there’s no way to confuse the two.

COME ON PEOPLE! Call it charcoal at least.

DeaconElie · 2023-03-16T14:34:37.488Z

File a bug report on the misnomer.

speedice · 2023-03-16T14:38:41.767Z

Done. I don’t care about making a special fuel, but it does need a unique name.

speedice · 2023-03-16T14:39:45.449Z

They should at least put that in the step description. It worked just fine.

shadowwraith · 2023-03-16T15:33:39.255Z

that does not make sense, since charcoal in most games is made by burning wood, even in Ark.

if it was intended to be charcoal all fc has to do is add the recipe to the furnaces as a byproduct if wood is used as fuel.

stelagel · 2023-03-16T16:14:12.691Z

Infused coal would be better i guess!

EduMariano · 2023-03-16T16:16:22.600Z

what is it? new furnace and fuel? didint noticed it, is it from hte new jorney?

speedice · 2023-03-16T16:29:07.622Z

Master Chef gets you the new mini Kiln. It takes the place of a campfire, because you can cook meat or gruel. You can also smelt ore, but in smaller amounts. The fuel is made on the Alchemy Bench from coal and tar.

speedice · 2023-03-16T16:30:30.192Z

Charcoal, Coal Bricks, Briquettes, I don’t care. But you can’t tell them apart unless you put them in the small kiln

EduMariano · 2023-03-16T16:32:13.695Z

is it reward for journey step?

speedice · 2023-03-16T16:35:25.552Z

Master Chef. When you get to the last step, make the Exotic Feast, h/t @Wak4863

EduMariano · 2023-03-16T17:03:11.564Z

i will try today, thank you ; )

zebode · 2023-03-16T17:58:09.683Z

I made the charcoal fuel. It is called “charcoal” afterwards, but din’t test it yet. I will put a kiln in a foward base that can benefit of its small footprint and see how it goes

speedice · 2023-03-16T19:26:42.717Z

What platform are you on? This morning, at 6:30 am EDT, it was coal. I put in a bug report later in the morning.

KorgFoehammer · 2023-03-16T20:55:43.646Z

shadowwraith:

hat does not make sense, since charcoal in most games is made by burning wood

Charcoal IS made of wood. Charcoal is made by burning wood until the fire consume all the oxigen and extinguish for it, leaving almost only charred carbon. It is specially famous in Asia, in which people have used charcoal due to a large part of it not having coal mines during ancient times.

And yes, a IRL kiln would be a place to make charcoal, but actually it is made by using a normal furnace and using a metal drum with small roles inside another bigger metal drum closed. A “McGiver” Kiln.

But in game there is no asset “charcoal”. I looked for it before puting it in my mod.

Tephra · 2023-03-17T03:41:38.201Z

shadowwraith:

that does not make sense, since charcoal in most games is made by burning wood

KorgFoehammer:

Charcoal IS made of wood.

The in-game charcoal is not traditional wood charcoal, it is actually pressed charcoal briquettes. These are made by using a press to compact coal dust together with pitch as a binder to form a brick.

speedice · 2023-03-17T12:06:48.093Z

That was quick. It was indeed labelled charcoal on the PS5 last night.

The small kiln is a great space saver if you have a Large Campfire for cooking meat/making gruel.

KorgFoehammer · 2023-03-17T23:00:14.952Z

Tephra:

pressed charcoal briquettes

Dont take the word from someone who studied materials, components and production processes, but:

Charcoal is a porous and brittle material made by heating wood in the absence of air. While it has been used as a fuel source and for artistic purposes for thousands of years, its lack of plasticity presents some challenges. Because of its composition, charcoal cannot be shaped or molded into a specific form without adding a binding agent, such as clay or wax. This means that in order to create sculptures or other forms of art using charcoal, artists must combine it with another substance to give it structure and durability.

Despite the challenges of working with charcoal, many artists appreciate its unique properties. The texture and darkness of charcoal allows for expressive and dramatic effects in drawings, while its porosity allows it to absorb and blend with other materials such as pastels or paint. Charcoal is also a sustainable and environmentally-friendly choice, as it is made from renewable resources and produces less pollution than other fuel sources. With a little ingenuity and creativity, artists can turn this challenging material into stunning works of art.

So basically, a charcoal briquette REQUIRES CHARCOAL, is it is not a TYPE of charcoal, but a product that is PRODUCED WITH charcoal, the same way Orange Juice is not a type of orange, but a product made of Oranges. The same way you need oranges first to make the juice, you need CHARCOAL MADE OF WOOD FIRST to make charcoal briquettes.

But BRIQUETTES the word alone means something that can be made of charcoal or coal. The same way JUICE can be made of oranges or apples, but they dont require one to make the other.

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Tephra · 2023-03-17T23:07:56.101Z

You should read the text on the bottom of that image you posted where it mentions coal dust.

You mentioned historical briquettes made with clay, yes, those were the precursor to the Victorian development that used coal dust mixed with pitch as the binder.

Clay binder was pretty bad because it did not burn and produced a large amount of waste product, but coal dust with a pitch binder burned much more cleanly and was a great advancement over the older briquettes.

system · 2023-03-24T23:08:03.184Z

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