WHERE & HOW TO FARM Where to farm Coal patches on Nauvis.
Establish coal mining early and decide which consumers receive its output. As fuel and production compete for supply, use separate routes or deliberate priorities to keep essential equipment running.
Before you go A burner or electric mining drill. Fuel for burner drilling or reliable electricity. Belts or inserters to carry coal to consumers. Find a coal patch and start a burner drill with enough coal to keep it operating. Add drills across the patch and collect their output. Route coal to boilers, furnaces, or other intended fuel consumers. Keep a distinct supply for production uses that need coal. Replace or supplement burner drills with electric drills when power is stable. Check the output belt and consumer buffers for shortages. Increase mining or limit lower-priority use if supply falls behind. Farming tips Keep a small reserve accessible for restarting burner equipment after a power failure. Avoid sending every use through an unmonitored shared belt. Repeat, collect and use Continuous while the patch has coal; another patch is needed when local output is inadequate or depleted.
Common mistakes Letting burner drills consume all available coal; preserve fuel for the drill line. Treating coal only as fuel; reserve supply for production needs too. Adding consumers without checking extraction; prioritize users or increase mining. When to stop or switch Move to another patch or change allocation when the output no longer covers the consumers you intend to run.
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Farming route Coal patches on Nauvis.
A burner or electric mining drill. Fuel for burner drilling or reliable electricity. Belts or inserters to carry coal to consumers. Rate not listed
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