Natural Charcoal
🔥🌳 Burned out logs have a chance to generate charcoal, which are immune to fire.
About this Mod
Natural Charcoal makes wildfires useful! Whenever a log is destroyed via fire, it has a chance to drop charcoal. Charcoal is immune to fire, so it doesn't get destroyed by other fires nearby. By default it's a 2/3 chance for one to generate, though this can be changed in the config.
It is also possible to put logs next to a campfire to turn them into charcoal. This is slightly faster than using a furnace: Four pieces in 30 seconds instead of 40 when smelted.
All available config options:
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charcoalIsImmuneToFire default true
Whether the charcoal item should survive when being dropped inside fire.
burnedLogBecomesCharcoalChance default 0.67, min 0, max 1.0
The chance a log block that has been burned turns into charcoal.
charcoalDropAmount default 1, min 1, max 64
How much charcoal should be dropped from a burned log.
A fire passed through the area! Useful, as it generates charcoal :)
Charcoal has a chance to drop whenever a log is destroyed via fire:
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It is also possible to create charcoal via the campfire:
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You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Available Versions
How to Install Natural Charcoal 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 (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Natural Charcoal". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+11 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Natural Charcoal 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Natural Charcoal compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Natural Charcoal officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Natural Charcoal – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Natural Charcoal 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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