Charcoal?

[D. Edwards]

So how does one get Charcoal now? Do I really have to get Antlion gear just to be able to harvest charcoal? If so that's pretty lame as i was hoping to get my ovens up and start building my base with bricks instead of wood.

[Spy]

You don't need the Antlion Armor set to harvest charcoal but it is highly recommended. With Fresh Defense, healing and fast hands you can gather some charcoal. As it is not that hard t craft the Antlion, I would recommend you doing it. Here's a guide on the Barbecue Spill area: https://youtu.be/M6SnfVXF77c

[Padgey]

there is still the other charcoal bits in the normal place like before, depending on just how many ovens you want, they do respawn after a certain amount of ingame days

[D. Edwards]

Originally posted by Padgey:

there is still the other charcoal bits in the normal place like before, depending on just how many ovens you want, they do respawn after a certain amount of ingame days

Next to the stink bugs? Hmm I didn't see them over there, but I guess I may have overlooked the area.

[MeGa]

Originally posted by D. Edwards:

So how does one get Charcoal now? Do I really have to get Antlion gear just to be able to harvest charcoal? If so that's pretty lame as i was hoping to get my ovens up and start building my base with bricks instead of wood.

Yes, im also surprised.

Been wanting to build with mushrooms for long. What I dont get is, you could build with em pre patch, afaik, before bbq spill was added, no?

If it was a balance change, its a bad one, imo. The moment where you unlock its recipe, with haze lab burgl chip, is very distant of when you actually can build it, as the preparation for bbq spill is kinda long

[MeGa]

Originally posted by Padgey:

there is still the other charcoal bits in the normal place like before, depending on just how many ovens you want, they do respawn after a certain amount of ingame days

Ahh this. Remember its location? Interactive online map seems to only mark the bbq spill ones.

Edit: think its here now

"It’s important to note that the charcoal grill location has moved as of the Shroom and Doom update. It used to be located towards the fence on the western portion of the map but is now near the Koi Pond."

[D. Edwards]

Charcoal is no longer by the pond area near the stinkbugs. It used to be there, but I guess the only location to get them from is the BBQ pit, which means I'll need to get Antlion gear first...

Edit: I just did the method mentioned above, get fresh defense to max, and use a bunch of smoothies to keep health up as you burn through sizzling.