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PlaneMiner

A lightweight Forge 1.20.1 mod that mines a 3x3 plane based on the block face you break.

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Updated 6 months ago
Latest stable file planeminer-0.1.0.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge

planeminer-0.1.0.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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  2. 02

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About this project

What does PlaneMiner add?

Overview

PlaneMiner extends the standard pickaxe behavior so that when you sneak and break a block, all matching blocks in the 3x3 plane around the hit face are broken at the same time. No configuration files, no new items — it simply works with any vanilla pickaxe.

Features

  • 3x3 plane mining — breaks up to 8 additional blocks surrounding the one you destroy
  • Face-based plane detection — the mining plane aligns to the face you hit (top/bottom → horizontal plane, side → vertical plane)
  • Same-block filter — only blocks of the same type as the clicked block are affected
  • Vanilla-compatible drops — uses the game's standard destroy logic, so Fortune, Silk Touch, Unbreaking, and XP work exactly as normal
  • Safe targeting — bedrock, fluids, tile entities (chests, furnaces, etc.), and air are never affected
  • No client-side dependency conflicts — no custom items, GUIs, or packets added

Requirements

Component Version
Minecraft 1.20.1
Forge 47.4.0 or later (1.20.1)
Java 17

Usage

  1. Hold any pickaxe in your main hand.
  2. Hold Shift (sneak).
  3. Break a block as normal.
  4. All matching blocks in the 3x3 plane around the hit face are destroyed simultaneously.

Example: Hit the top face of a stone block while sneaking → all stone blocks in a 3x3 horizontal grid at that Y level are mined.

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

Project description from CurseForge.

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