adamjones353 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 So after a lot of work I final found saltpetre and sulfur and was so happy to make some bombs until I noticed that the recipe requires black coal. Now I am ok with black coal being used for it but if you look at real life you will find that most gunpowder is made using charcoal which is not an option in game. It would be nice if we can swap out black coal with charcoal as it would be in IRL. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) I concur, since sulfur tends to be pretty rare in my experience. Saltpeter tends to form fairly commonly in deeper caves making it a pain to gather, but not rare. In my two playthroughs I haven't found black coal yet, and sulfur once. Edited September 2, 2021 by Maelstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalius Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 I've found black coal, but not much. A decent amount. Saltpeter is plentiful if you go deep looking for it, adding an element of challenge I like. Sulfur though... I've found only trace amounts personally in all my playthroughs I've done. Others on the multiplayer servers I've been on seem to come across some, but it is very rare in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 I got really lucky. Had to jog out about 2,000 blocks to get bees and stumbled across a single sulfur nugget on the surface. Dug down and found a node of that provided almost 2.5 stacks of sulfur. Now I just need to find that black coal and do some caving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Shadow Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Well, temper your expectations a bit. The blasting bombs are not that good for mining unless your tool speed is set very low or you are mining quartz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 I like challenges, so don't like to modify the default settings. Only settings I have changed are in assisting me as I learn the game, or delete things that are just unfun (looking at you temporal storms). Only on my second playthrough (about 100 hours of playtime total) I finally built my windmill and helve hammer. Got my pulverizer connected but haven't done anything with it yet. Once I'm done learning the mechanics in this playthrough I'll start my "for real" game where my HP won't be boosted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Haxors Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Relevant meme: You can probably guess why I made this meme in the first place Edited September 6, 2021 by Omega Haxors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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