Coal

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   <label>Release</label>
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   |18 September 2015
   |18 September 2015
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   <label>Wintermute</label>
 
   
   <label>Renewable</label>
 
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     <label>Equipable</label>
   
   
     <label>Stackable</label>
   
   
     <label>Examine</label>
   
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 	<header>Values</header>
   
     <label>Calories</label>
     <format>{{{calories}}} kcal</format>
   
   
     <label>Hydration</label>
     <format>{{{hydration}}}%</format>
   
   
     <label>Vitamin C</label>
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     <label>Weight</label>
     <format>0.3 kg ({{#expr: 0.3*2.2 round 2}} lbs)</format>
   
   
     <label>Oil/Weight</label>
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 	<header>Decay Rate</header>
   
     <label>Inside</label>
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     <label>Outside</label>
     <format>{{{decay-outside}}}% per day</format>
   
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   <header>Actions</header>
   
     <label>Backpack</label>
   
   
     <label>Radial</label>
   
   
     <label>On ground</label>
   
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   <header>Advanced data</header>
   
     <label>Item key</label>
   
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Coal is a fuel item in The Long Dark.

Overview

Coal is a fuel source for fires, and the only fuel which can heat Forges hot enough for Forging (150°C) to craft items. Each piece of coal added to a fire grants 1 hour of fuel and 20°C to its temperature. This makes it the most efficient fuel both for temperature and weight efficiency. Coal cannot be used to start a fire. It may be added once a fire has been started with another fuel (e.g. a Stick).

Fire Starting info

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   <default> Coal</default>
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     <label>Type</label>

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   <header>Statistics</header>
   
     <label>Duration</label>
     <format> 60 minutes</format>
   
     <label>Start Chance</label>
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     <label>Heat</label>
     <format> +20°C (+{{#expr: 20*1.8 round 1 }}°F)</format>
   
   
     <label>Burn Density</label>
     <format>3.33 hr/kg ({{#expr:3.33/2.2 round 2}} hr/lb)</format>

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Obtaining

Coal is found on the floor abundantly inside mines, some caves, and rarely along streambeds. Finite amounts of Coal are present at Forges on Great Bear Island. The most abundant sources of coal are Langston Mine, Last Prospect, and Cinder Hills Coal Mine.

Coal is necessary for forging.
Coal respawns after 10 days (in-game) in caves, mines and streambeds.
Coal respawns on Interloper difficulty have roughly 85% reduced yields for the "3rd" respawn and all future ones.
Coal is crucial for staying warm in Stalker and Interloper modes, where fires do not overcome ambient temperature, or prevent freezing.
Due of the proximity of Abandoned Mine No. 3 to The Riken (and its forge), Desolation Point is usually easier to forge at and sustainable for re-stocking than forges located in the Maintenance Yard, Old Spence Family Homestead, or Hangar Basement.

Respawn statistics

Some caves and mines have more coal the first time that one visits the location. The following numbers are based on return visits, on Interloper.

Region	Location	Number of coal which respawn (Interloper)	Note
Blackrock	Last Prospect mine (interior)	17	7 on first floor, 5 on second floor, 5 on third floor
Blackrock	Last Prospect exterior	6
Blackrock	Cave below Last Prospect	2
Bleak Inlet	Behind the Cannery Worker Residences	6
Bleak Inlet	Connector cave to Forlorn Muskeg	7
Coastal Highway	Cinder Hills Coal Mine upper level	42
Coastal Highway	Cinder Hills Coal Mine aurora level	8
Desolation Point	No. 3 Coal Mine	26
Desolation Point	Abandoned Mine No. 5	15
Far Range Branch Line	Platelayer's Shortcut	8
Mountain Town	Connector cave to Mystery Lake	9
Mountain Town	Connector cave to Hushed River Valley	7
Timberwolf Mountain	Cave system from Andre's Peak to Chasm Cave	8
Timberwolf Mountain	Cave system from Secluded Shelf toward Summit	0	Coal appears first time and does not respawn
Winding River	Connector cave to Pleasant Valley	15

Update history

{{#switch:update|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 23 September 2016{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#.364| (Update)|}}:
- Fixed issue where players could add Coal to a fire at an invalid (too low) temperature
{{#switch:update|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 16 December 2015{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#.298| (Update)|}}:
- Fixed issue with Coal sometimes spawning in air.
{{#switch:update|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 18 September 2015{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#.264| (Update)|}}:
- Added to game.

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