Coke Oven

Overview

The Coke Oven is a Railcraft multi-block structure used for the dry distillation of wood and coal. It produces creosote oil and coke as outputs.

Structure

The coke oven is a 3×3×3 multi-block structure:

  • Sandy brick variant (COKE_OVEN)
  • Red brick variant (COKE_OVEN_RED)

Components

Position Block Type
Frame Sandy Brick or Red Brick
Interior Air (during operation)
Input Top or side openings
Output Creosote fluid + Coke item

Supported Input Materials

Based on recipes defined in TileCokeOven:

Wood Variants

  • Wooden logs (various types)
  • Wooden planks
  • Wooden slabs

Coal Variants

  • Coal (standard)
  • Charcoal
  • Coal blocks

Processing Times

Processing time varies by input type:

  • Standard coke oven recipes: Controlled by CokeOvenLogic
  • Processing tick time: Defined in recipe system

Output Products

Creosote Oil

  • Fluid output stored in internal tank
  • 100 mB per log (approximately)
  • Used as:
    • Wood preservation
    • Fuel
    • Railcraft track lubricant

Coke

  • Solid item output
  • Used as:
    • High-efficiency fuel
    • Blast Furnace input
    • Steel production ingredient

Structure Pattern

The structure pattern is defined with these markers:

  • O - Empty/air space
  • B - Brick frame block
  • M - Master block position (controller)

Brick Themes

Two visual variants are available:

Sandy Brick (COKE_OVEN)

  • Sandy-colored brick blocks
  • Sandy brick stairs
  • Standard brick texture

Red Brick (COKE_OVEN_RED)

  • Red-colored brick blocks
  • Red brick stairs
  • Brick texture with red tint

Usage

  1. Build the 3×3×3 brick structure
  2. Place input material in top/side opening
  3. Wait for processing to complete
  4. Collect coke from output slot
  5. Extract creosote via fluid connection

GUI

Accessed via EnumGui.COKE_OVEN:

  • Input slot for raw materials
  • Output slot for coke
  • Creosote tank display
  • Progress indicator

Relationship to Blast Furnace

Coke produced by the Coke Oven is a primary input for the Blast Furnace:

Coal/Log → Coke Oven → Coke → Blast Furnace → Steel Ingot

See Also