Fuel Bits Mod / Addon

You come home from a cave with three pieces of raw iron, put them in a furnace, and reach for your coal. One lump will do the job, but it can smelt more than you need right now. Fuel Bits gives you a way to handle that small everyday problem: turn the coal into smaller pieces and use only what the furnace needs. The addon also introduces several other fuels, from peat to oil, so keeping a furnace running becomes a little less dependent on the same stack of coal. It is a practical addition to a survival world, especially if you like making the most of the materials you bring home.

One piece of coal can be crafted into eight Coal Bits, and each bit smelts one item. Charcoal works the same way: turn one piece into eight Charcoal Bits, then use them individually whenever you have a small amount of food or ore to cook. If you change your mind, eight matching bits can be crafted back into their original piece of coal or charcoal. The small pieces can also be used to make torches. This makes them useful on trips when you want to carry a little fuel without committing a whole piece to a single item. They do not give you extra smelting power overall; their advantage is that they let you divide it into smaller portions. For a large batch, regular coal is still convenient, while the bits are easy to keep for those times when you only need to cook a few things.

The other fuel options give you reasons to look beyond the mine. Tallow can drop from pigs and burns long enough to smelt one item. It is also used in recipes for candles, torches, and Black Oil. Peat is another option: it can be crafted using leaf litter and sticks, and one piece smelts four items. There is a Peat Box as well, which accepts organic materials and works in a way similar to a composter. Slimes can rarely drop Slime Oil, a fuel that smelts ten items. If you need something for a much larger job, Black Oil is made using Slime Oil, coal, and tallow and can smelt up to one hundred items. That makes it a better fit for a substantial batch than for the few pieces of food left in your inventory after a short trip.

Fuel Bits also adds blocks that make storing and using these materials easier. Peat can be made into blocks, and peat bricks offer another option for a build that calls for an earthy-looking material. You can also turn nine pieces of charcoal into a charcoal block and craft them back when you need the individual pieces. Together, the new fuels give you a few ways to organize work around your base: keep Coal Bits beside the furnace for small jobs, save peat for medium batches, and set aside longer-burning fuel until you have enough material to use it. If you are starting a fresh world, you may appreciate having another way to find fuel while you are still gathering resources. In an established world, the smaller pieces are handy when you return from exploring with an odd number of items to cook. Fuel Bits fits into routines Minecraft players already know, while giving you more control over what goes into the furnace.