Natural Charcoal
by Serilum
Natural Charcoal makes wildfires useful by letting burning logs sometimes leave charcoal behind, and the mod is server-side only.
What it does
When a log block burns in a fire, it has a chance to turn into charcoal, and a log destroyed by fire can also drop charcoal. The default chance is about two in three, and the amount dropped, along with the chance itself, is set in the config. Charcoal created this way is immune to fire by default, so a dropped piece is not consumed by nearby flames.
Campfires can also produce charcoal from logs placed on them, and furnace smelting of the charcoal recipe is slightly faster, with four pieces taking 30 seconds instead of 40. Natural Charcoal is server-side only, so players join without installing it. It requires Collective, is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Charcoal from burning logs
Logs that burn in fire can turn into charcoal, and logs destroyed by fire can drop it.
Fire-proof charcoal
By default, dropped charcoal survives fire and is not destroyed by other fires nearby.
Campfire charcoal
Logs placed next to a campfire can turn into charcoal, giving a second source.
Configurable drops
Chance, drop amount and fire immunity can be changed in the config file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Moar Charcoal is a server-required mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.21 – 26.2. Realistic Campfires runs on the client and server and covers 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge, under All rights reserved. Natural Charcoal differs by focusing on fire and campfire outcomes rather than charcoal supply.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Charcoal | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Moar Charcoal | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-13 |
| Realistic Campfires | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
Questions
Does Natural Charcoal need Collective?
Does Natural Charcoal have to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does Natural Charcoal support?
In the catalog
Natural Charcoal is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
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…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/natural-charcoal
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15