[Solved] Bloomery problem

[MiaMia 21]

Have you read, understood, and followed all of the rules listed in large text at the top of the support forum? (Yes/No): Yes

 

TFC Version #: 0.79.20 Forge Version #: 10.13.3.1403 SSP/SMP (SinglePlayer/MultiPlayer): SSP Description: 

 

I built a bloomery (with highest possible chimney - 3 bricks above the bloomery door). I wanted to make bloom out of 24 hematite pieces. After I dropped 16, no more wanted to "melt" into the dark mass. I thought maybe I built smaller chimney after all, but whatever. I started to drop charcoal, but the bloomery only "ate" 4 pieces, the rest is not "melting" into the dark mass. I remembered from 0.79.15 that you just need to wait a few seconds sometimes for the items to "melt", but I waited a full minute - nothing happened. I tried to restart the game - didn't help. I'm putting here a screenshot of my half-filled bloomery.

Note: It was snowing when I started to drop stuff - but there was NO snow layer inside the chimney, I checked before dropping the first piece. Now it's not snowing anymore, but I cannot add anything to the chimney. I also tried to just start the bloomery, but it won't start. Have you deleted your config files or are using default configs and are still able to reproduce this bug? (Yes/No):  default Do you have any mods other than Forge and TFC installed? (Yes/No): If yes, which mods? 

 

Rei's minimap, JourneyMap, Nei+Waila, FastCraft (1.21), TFC Scales (I promise, we did not touch the bloomery ) If you have Optifine or Cauldron installed, can you still reproduce the bug after uninstalling them? (Yes/No): not using either  

[Bunsan 323]

You are not using the recommended forge version for the 0.79.20 build. Please update and see if that fixes the issue.

[MiaMia 21]

I was sure I had updated forge... 

 

I updated to forge to 10.13.4.1448. Still, my bloomery will not swallow more charcoal. Waila says "ore: 16, charcoal: 4" and I cannot do anything.

 

I guess I have to dig it out

Update:

 

I dug out the bloomery door, I dug out the charcoal and the molten blocks. I put the bloomery door in again. I put 8 charcoals on the bottom of the chimney. Went up, started dropping ore. Again, only 16 ore "sunk", the other 8 did not. I switched to charcoal, only 4 "sunk", the rest did not. So, it behaved exactly like last time. Only this time the forge is new and it's not snowing anymore.

 

Frontal view of my bloomery: http://snag.gy/YSBK6.jpg

Edited 19 Jul 2015 by MiaMia

[Bunsan 323]

Are you removing the iron that is loose before dropping charcoal in? Try this: throw all 24 iron in and immediately throw in 24 charcoal. This may be what you are doing, but since no one else has has complained at this point I have to assume user error. I'll test myself when I can get to my computer.

[MiaMia 21]

Yes, I removed the loose iron before I started to drop charcoal.

 

I tried it your way - drop everything very fast. It works, but only when I *really* hit Q fast and switch fast between charcoal and iron. If I hesitate for a second there - it's stuck

 

Soo... you kinda solved my problem, but I don't remember having to be so quick in 0.79.15.

[Necoxus 54]

Try instead of using the drop key just dragging it out of your inventory window and clicking.

[Kittychanley 1,002]

Both the ore and the charcoal have to be in the chimney at the same time. The problem is that you removed the loose ore before adding the charcoal. When the chimney sees 1 ore and 1 charcoal in at the same time, it will consume both. If the chimney sees 1 ore but no charcoal, it won't consume it. If it sees 1 charcoal but no ore, it won't consume it. You do not have to mash the Q button to alternate between the two. Open up your inventory, drag the entire stack of ore off to the side to drop it, then do the same with the charcoal. They will both be in the chimney at the same time, and therefore will be consumed. Also pay attention to where you are standing. As a precautionary measure, the bloomery will not accept any items if there is a player blocking the chimney.

[ChunkHunter 73]

Another alternative to "mashing" the Q button is to use <SHIFT-Q> - that will throw everything from your hand