Dungeon Defenders - Announcement - Limited Time Radioactive Coal

Radioactive Coal FAQ written by Invalid.
What is Radioactive Coal?
Limited-time Event drop from enemies, chests and map-completions starting from Nightmare difficulty

What are they used for?
When you have 44 of them you can go to the Diamond forge on the 1st floor of the tavern to combine them into a Big Coal

If it's an enemy drop, why can't I see it?
It is a Supreme quality drop so you have to lower your Minimum Displayed Item Quality filter in your settings to include Supreme items

Will they be picked up automatically into my item box at the end of the round?
No. You have to pick them up manually (whether that be by walking around or by playing hide-and-seek on summoner's Overlord mode

Will they be staying for good?
No. This is a Limited-Time item, they'll be here until February

So do I lose my items after February?
No, any items earned or forged will stay in the game, but you won't be able to earn any more as drops afterwards

Big Coal FAQ
What is a Big Coal?
Limited-time builder pet equivalent to a Diamond stat-wise

How do I forge a Big Coal?
Once you've collected 44 Radioactive Coal in your item box, go to the forge on the first floor of the tavern and interact where you'd forge a normal diamond, it will exchange the

Why can't I forge more Big Coals?
You can forge as many as you can farm before the end of February, but the current forge is bugged and you have to relaunch your tavern (remake lobby or enter level then exit to tavern) each time you forge a Big Coal

Are they good?
Their 1.415x player movement speed multiplier and high 800 stat cap potential make it an accessible and fantastic option for builder heroes

How do I farm Big Coals?
A good way to acquire a lot of Radioactive Coal is to get them from enemy drops on nmhc survival maps, many players will use armor-farm survival builds to take advantage of the high mob count and grind gear in the process

Will they be staying for good?
No. This is a Limited-Time item, they'll be here until February.

So do I lose my items after February?
No, any items earned or forged will stay in the game, but you won't be able to earn any more as drops afterwards.