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Coal for Refined Ingots
Coal is a component in refined ingots and later equipment. A base Coal Mine supports recurring supply when unlocked; field…
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Coal for Refined Ingots
A Coal Mine at your base or coal deposits in field resource clusters; process coal with the required materials at a furnace.
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Before you go
- An unlocked Coal Mine, or a pickaxe for field deposits.
- A Mining Pal with the required suitability; field coal nodes require Mining level 3 or higher.
- A Transporting Pal and chest for base mine output.
- A furnace and the current refined ingot recipe.
Farming steps
- Check whether Coal Mine construction is available and choose a clear spot with worker access.
- Assign a qualified Mining Pal and confirm the mine is active.
- Assign a Transporting Pal and make sure it can reach both the mine output and a chest.
- For a field run, prepare a Mining level 3 or higher Pal and travel to a reachable coal cluster.
- Mine exposed coal with your pickaxe, leaving enough inventory space for the haul home.
- Store coal beside ore and keep any coal needed for other recipes separate.
- Open the furnace interface and confirm the refined ingot recipe and its other ingredients.
- Queue the batch, then collect and store the finished refined ingots for your intended equipment or build.
- Separate raw coal from ore so you can see which ingredient limits the next furnace batch.
- If a field node is not being worked, check the Pal’s Mining level before changing your route.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeatable: staffed base production continues while workers have access and storage has room; revisit field deposits for supplemental supply. Refined ingots are made in consuming furnace batches.
Common mistakes
- Using a miner below the field requirement: bring Mining level 3 or higher for coal nodes.
- Treating coal as a finished refined material: check and run the furnace recipe.
- Using all coal in unrelated crafting: reserve the amount needed for the next planned batch.
When to stop or switch
Switch to another ingredient once stored coal covers your next refined ingot batch and any other recipe you are pursuing.
Sources & fact checks
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