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Minecraft furnace fuels all smelt things at the same speed, which is boring. Let’s fix that

In Minecraft, there is currently only one variable distinguishing each of the various fuels available: the length of time that it lasts. This is a very uninteresting mechanic.

To address this, I propose switching to a system where each fuel has its own burning time and smelting speed. The exact numbers could be based off of properties of the real world. From what I’ve read, actual birch wood gives off a lot of heat but burns out quickly, while oak wood lasts longer, but produces less heat. Coal and charcoal have different burning times and speeds, too. Lava, of course, tends to rapidly incinerate everything it touches.

If these differences were implemented into Minecraft, it would give survival players interesting incentives to pick some fuels over others depending on their needs.

Thank you very much for reading my idea!

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• July 01, 2019 19:42
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  • June 06, 2018 21:21
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  In your idea, how would lava as a fuel source change?  Lava is my fuel of choice, as it’s basically free and can smelt a lot of items.  It almost sounds like you are suggesting that it also smelt items quickly, which would make it an ultimate fuel.  If so, I approve.  After all, it does have the downside of needing to be collected in buckets and not stacking.

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  • June 06, 2018 21:51
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  @ClayGoddessSari ......exactly what I was thinking. On every point you mentioned, it's like you read my mind. Lava would burn longest and fastest, but would be the least convenient to use.

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  • February 14, 2019 19:05
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  This idea hasn't gotten any attention in about six months, and I'd like to get some fresh feedback on it ^^

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  • October 20, 2019 01:45
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  Well, this is a interesting concept to take in and would give the game a change that would actually change how early game is, (Cooked Porkchop, Steak (why is it call Cooked Beef? It used to be called Steak.), etc.) It would make people use the type of fuel they want for the process. And, honestly, I would dig this if it was added....... Now if they allowed us to smelt Cobble in blast furnaces... and cut wood in the stone cutter.

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  • October 20, 2019 01:51
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  DaffodilOne5782 Thank you for your kind words!

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  • February 28, 2021 05:17
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  my minecraft is Get help Fixing is Please mojang Help me mojang im harry

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  • October 29, 2021 23:45
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  I would love this! I really love the look of furnaces when they're lit up, so I'd really enjoy a feul that would burn suuuuper long and slow, to keep that glow going longer.