If you want to get into metalworking and get better equipment in7 Days To Die, you’ll need a Forge, but it doesn’t run on just any fuel – you’ll need Coal for it, specifically. This isn’t like other games where you can burn wood to make it either. If you want coal, you’ll need to find it.
Maybe you’ve only found a few pieces as you go looting through cities or none at all, but you want to get started on making iron tools and better armor. If you need a good stockpile of coal, we’ll tell you the best places to find some.
How To Get Coal
There arethree main waysyou can find coal, and it’s possible tostart gathering it soon after you startthe game so that you can have adecent amount savedby the time you get a Forge:
Your best bet is togo to the Burnt Forestfor it, which can be foundjust south of the Forest biomeyou spawn in if you’replaying on the map Navezgane.
If you’reon Random World Gen, you’ll need to search for it andkeep watchfor a horizon ofdead and charred treessince it has a different map.
You’ll want to have some food, water, anddecent armor and weapons, like a Stone Sledgehammer,before going into the Burnt Forest, as Charred Zombies are tougher than the normal ones you start off seeing.
In the Burnt Forest, you’ll havetons of spots where you can harvest Coal, as well as Wood at the same time, and thefairly flat terrainwill give yougood sightlines to keep watchfor any approaching zombies.
If youaren’t readyfor the Burnt Forest,look for Coal Oreon the surface, whichappears as large, black rocks, or findhouses with chimneys, as they have abetter chanceof having at leastone charred woodbreakable.
