Aristodikos 13 Posted May 6, 2017 Anyone else having problem finding coal or Ylandium crystals? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A3_Melle 150 Posted May 6, 2017 Just did a recon yesterday with a boat and found Coal, it was on a "normal temprature" Yland with alot of rocks, snow top mountains. Also found 1 Ylandium in a cave on that Yland really was worried about the coal but final found some (800 units) after a long search. My 1st Yland had alot (12 pieces) of Ylandium, been on 3 other islands with caves and only found 1 piece so far (besides the mutated bones). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigblockhead 17 Posted May 6, 2017 I have been on 9 ylands now, coal on one, copper on one, ylandium crystals in one cave only so far. You should try to kill all the mutated kitty cats for their bones. The coal was right under an iron deposit, barely visible, be sure to dig around a bit. After nothing at all on 8 Ylands, found one almost made of copper, keep sailing and don't die! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gracekain 86 Posted May 6, 2017 You guys are making me nervous! I plan on setting sail today after work to go exploring and look for some coal! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A3_Melle 150 Posted May 6, 2017 25 minutes ago, Gracekain said: You guys are making me nervous! I plan on setting sail today after work to go exploring and look for some coal! Once you set sail i would fast fowerd that part for youtube viewers it could take some time before you find a new Yland, but remember to look for birds, birds in the sky means land is near Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gracekain 86 Posted May 6, 2017 36 minutes ago, A3_Melle said: Once you set sail i would fast fowerd that part for youtube viewers it could take some time before you find a new Yland, but remember to look for birds, birds in the sky means land is near haha! I will. thanks for the tip on birds, I didn't know that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aristodikos 13 Posted May 8, 2017 Still didnt find any coal in game. I started new game but still didnt find. Even the darkest collored veins that i found, they gave me stone, stone chuns etc. Searched to any type of island even to the deepest cave and nothing. Any screen shot about how it looks like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A3_Melle 150 Posted May 8, 2017 Maybe this helps a bit: the Yland type where i found Coal (forgot to take a screenshot of the coal itself). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aristodikos 13 Posted May 8, 2017 i believe that in every new game we made after the .3 patch, no coal spawn vein at all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelis 38 Posted May 8, 2017 i started a new game a couple of days ago. not only, but also because i couldnt find coal. i started on a yland with oaks and conifers and a rather mountainous one. it has lots of coal veins on the surface, at least one of them paired with iron. i'll drop a closer pic later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gracekain 86 Posted May 8, 2017 I am starting to wonder if I should start over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Preguisa 443 Posted May 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, Gracekain said: I am starting to wonder if I should start over. Why? Coal is sure there somewhere... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gracekain 86 Posted May 8, 2017 Just now, Miguel Preguisa said: Why? Coal is sure there somewhere... I have seen it in the game back when I played a few months ago but I have started a new game and I hope there isn't some bug preventing people from finding it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Preguisa 443 Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Gracekain said: I have seen it in the game back when I played a few months ago but I have started a new game and I hope there isn't some bug preventing people from finding it. I'm watching your new series and I'm sure you will be able to locate some coal. To summarize what I know about coal: A really black vein Located mostly on hills Only Looks like just mostly (because of the screenshot by Aethelis) at the "conifers + birch" Ylands (never recently found it anywhere else) There shouldn't be any bug with it, I found a new vein yesterday on a world generated after the 0.3 update PS: What is Coal even needed for? Anything more than the Steel blocks? Edited May 8, 2017 by Miguel Preguisa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gracekain 86 Posted May 8, 2017 Gotcha, that is what I was afraid of. So if you found some in the 0.3 update then I should be good. Isn't coal used in gunpowder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Preguisa 443 Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) I think only Charcoal is needed for Gunpowder. Edited May 8, 2017 by Miguel Preguisa 200th post! :P 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelis 38 Posted May 8, 2017 afaik charcoal is for gunpowder and coal for steel. and i found it just once in all the games i started so far. so i cant say if the type of island is important. but as my new yland is rather steep, height might be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Preguisa 443 Posted May 8, 2017 Those "conifer + spruce" Ylands are full of mountains so maybe the coal is really just in big heights. If devs are not tired of our conversation all about a coal and they're reading it all, here's a little suggestion: Lower the height needed for coal appearing. I don't see any reason why should coal be that much rare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A3_Melle 150 Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Miguel Preguisa said: Those "conifer + spruce" Ylands are full of mountains so maybe the coal is really just in big heights. If devs are not tired of our conversation all about a coal and they're reading it all, here's a little suggestion: Lower the height needed for coal appearing. I don't see any reason why should coal be that much rare. I am sure they are not tired of reading this, don't forget we are the early acces "testers" what they read now on feedback (negative or positive) will help them create a even better Ylands that's the point of early acces And if you think this is a busy forum with "feedback, suggestions, compliments and complaints" check out the ARMA3 forums The stuff the A3 BI team needs to read their is a lot wurse than here...... trust me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h2stipandav 21 Posted May 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Miguel Preguisa said: Those "conifer + spruce" Ylands are full of mountains so maybe the coal is really just in big heights. If devs are not tired of our conversation all about a coal and they're reading it all, here's a little suggestion: Lower the height needed for coal appearing. I don't see any reason why should coal be that much rare. I found a coal vein that reached below the sea level, was worried to flood my hole in ground and get frozen. Savegame was created before 0.3 though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelis 38 Posted May 9, 2017 i have two pics now.. all three "veins" are rather high above the sealevel. i dug into almost black rock in the past, even if it looked almost like the first pic. the brownish sprinkles in the black are a best way to identivy coal imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apexmoon 2 Posted May 11, 2017 I've been having trouble finding coal as well. Been to about 8 ylands and have not found it yet. Although I searched some of them rather quickly. Looks like I'll be heading back to the mountain yland with spruce trees based on these replies. Thanks for the screen shots! Also good to hear I'm not the only one going crazy trying to find coal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aleš Ulm 1725 Posted May 12, 2017 Thanks for the feedback, guys. We're looking into it - distributing resources the right way is a bit tricky and it's possible that there's actually some issue there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigblockhead 17 Posted May 12, 2017 I could not find coal until i built the propeller pack- ores are much easier to spot from the air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilcojohn 2 Posted May 24, 2017 Why not use charcoal, it works the same, at least for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
