Activated Coal
Spend your excess redstone to upgrade your coal into Activated Coal, which burns twice as long.
About this Mod
Spend your excess redstone to upgrade your coal into Activated Coal, which burns twice as long.
The recipe is 8 redstone dust and 1 coal in the middle for 1 Activated Coal.
Activated Coal can smelt 16 items per coal. It does not have a block form.
Available Versions
How to Install Activated Coal on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Activated Coal". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Activated Coal server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Activated Coal compatible with fabric?
Activated Coal officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Activated Coal – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Activated Coal consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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