Alchemy Factory Charcoal Powder Blueprint & Fuel Use

Quick answer

Charcoal powder is a high-heat fuel in Alchemy Factory's powder-and-potion tier, above refined charcoal and coke. A specific, named "charcoal powder blueprint" is 待确认 — the collected data documents coke powder from coal ore in a stone crusher, but not a standalone charcoal-powder blueprint layout.

Where charcoal powder sits in the tiers

Fuels climb from raw (logs, planks, coal ore) through refined (charcoal, coal, coke) to powders and potions (charcoal powder, coke powder, black powder, blast potion, panacea potion). Powders and potions give the highest heat per item, so charcoal powder is firmly in the top tier.

Refining a raw fuel roughly multiplies its heat, and guides agree refining is almost always worth it. Charcoal is the refined middle step; charcoal powder is the further-refined version.

What is confirmed about coke powder

The best-documented powder fuel is coke powder, made by running coal ore through a stone crusher (120 coal, then 1 coal to 1 coke powder) on three stone crushers. That route nets about 57 coke powder per minute with a tiny self-fuel burn and a small footprint.

Because coal ore unlocks around tier 6, coke powder becomes the reliable mid-game fuel. Charcoal powder is referenced as part of the same tier but without a matching layout in the source.

Why a blueprint is not confirmed

The collected material describes an Athanor route and a coal-ore route for coke powder, plus general powder-tier behaviour. It does not include a saved, reusable "charcoal powder blueprint" with machine counts, footprints, and belt routing. Publishing one would mean inventing those details, which this wiki does not do.

How to approach it

Until a blueprint is confirmed, treat charcoal powder as a fuel-tier concept: refine up to it when you need more heat per item than refined charcoal provides, and prefer the documented coke-powder stone-crusher route for a repeatable, low-footprint build.

What is still unconfirmed

A specific charcoal-powder blueprint (machine list, footprint, routing), its exact heat value, and how it compares to coke powder per item are 待确认. Verify against in-game tooltips and official patch notes before building one.