I'm at the FORGE...it says I need to get it to +150 C, But it stays at +45 C ??

[ElfQueen]

How do I get it warmer...I put in 3 col...do it just take a Loooong time ??

[SouthernMan1972]

I think it takes 7 pieces of coal to get it warm enough to use the forge after you get the fire going with wood. It shouldn't take very long for it to heat up with coal.

[ElfQueen]

And...I guess different things make different heat ?
First I use sticks and got to +45 C
Then I use "broken boxes" and only got +19 C
Now I use some Pine wood and its up to +27 C
Still Looog away from +80... Guess its time for 7 coal then

I think its hard to find coal...sticks you found million of...

[Romain]

Detailled explanation :
https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Fire?so=search

[ElfQueen]

Well, now I made my first arrow-heads...made 35 in one go....so I hope that's enough till I get more coal ;)

[ElfQueen]

OK....so coal re-spawn....OK that make it a lot easier...I fought ONLY animals re-spawn !!!

[PinchPeak5203]

Wood also respawns

[iwasa]

Wood has a maximum temperature of +80 C.

Sticks are +1 C per stick which is all I can recall at the moment.

Coal generates +20 C per piece with no upper limit.

Forge temperature would be reachable with ten sticks and seven pieces of coal. It takes a while for the heat to build up so make a recycled can of water or cook a kilo of meat. So ten sticks and seven coal is the minimum needed to be able to forge. Cedar, fir, reclaimed wood have higher delta for temperature per piece but you get the idea.

Keep in mind that 150 C is the minimum forge temperature. Any action, such as taking a torch from the furnace would reduce the temperature by 1 C putting the furnace at 149 C and no longer at forging temperature. The only way to build it back up would be to use coal.

Wood can maintain the temperature, since that would extend fire duration, so coal is not needed to sustain the forge temperature.

[Tex]

Originally posted by a Cat:

Originally posted by ElfQueen:

Well, now I made my first arrow-heads...made 35 in one go....so I hope that's enough till I get more coal ;)

35! RIP animals of great bear.

Typically I make 10-15 on my first forge run depending what I have.
You want to at least make your improvised knife on your first forge run as well (if you're on interloper and don't have access to other hunting knives)
Hatchet is a personal preference as far as I've seen.

Most runs I don't bother making my hatchet until day 40-50 when I'm getting ready to explore the remainder of great bear, but having it early can make gathering firemaking resources easier which can come in handy depending on what region you're in.

I made 75 my first run cause I didn't want to come back. XD

[PowerOn]

I forge - in FM, with just 4 pieces of coal, first use sticks for overcome the negative air temperature, so I can broken some boxes and use recycled wood for reach 70ºC, then use 4 pieces of coal for + 80ºC. This is more easy in BR, since you can broken boxes inside.