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Better Building Tools

Adds useful building tools to help streamline building in Minecraft

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Latest stable file betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar
Game version 26.1.2
Loader NeoForge

Better Building Tools betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar targets 26.1.2 with NeoForge. 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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Is Better Building Tools required on the client, server, or both?

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What else does Better Building Tools betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar need?

betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

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Before you install it

Add Better Building Tools without breaking your instance.

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    Stick to this file

    Use betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar. It targets 26.1.2 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

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    Put it on the correct side

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    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside betterbuildingtools-0.0.5-26.1.2.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Better Building Tools add?

Better Building Tools adds multiple unique tools to Minecraft that allow for easier building.

Extendo Grip: gives the player +4 block interaction range, allowing the player to reach higher when placing blocks or breaking blocks. This could also be helpful when mining to reach ore in the ceiling.

Steel Toed Boots: prevent fall damage from up to 25 blocks, very helpful for building pillars and columns and not taking fall damage every time you jump off.

Building Hammers: allow you to place up to 256 blocks at a time in any direction as well as create circles from 5 to 51 blocks in diameter.

Gradient Tool: let's you create custom gradients with blocks or put in a start and end block and it will generate a list of gradients for you between those blocks. This tool can also be held in the off hand after selecting a gradient and paired with the building hammer to create your own gradient wall or floor.

Invisible Light: Places an invisible light block that gives off a light level of 15. Destroyed when broken unless a tool with silk touch is used.

Measuring Tape: Right click on the starting block and then right click on the ending block to measure the distance of those blocks. Can go in a straight line, diagonal, or even random. If measuring in random, it will measure the shortest path to the 2 blocks.

Laser Pointer: Right click to point at a block up to 128 blocks away to get the distance to that block. Useful for planning out corners of builds.

Weathering Chisel: Applies 1 stage of weathering to a block when right clicked. Can also be used in a crafting grid to mass weather.

Trowel: Randomly places blocks from your hotbar.

Flip Tool: Makes placing stairs, slabs, and trapdoors easy by forcing them to be right side up / bottom slab only or upside down / top slab only regardless of where you are looking.

Basic / Advanced Magnet: Pulls items to the player from up to 5 blocks away for the basic magnet and 10 blocks away for the advanced magnet.

Mod Compatibility:

  • Chipped
  • Rechiseled
  • Oh the Biomes We've Gone / Oh the Trees You'll Grow
  • Biomes O' Plenty
  • Regions Unexplored
  • Curios

Disclaimer:

This is a fork of Construction Sticks that has been modified and added on. I've taken a lot of inspiration from things I've seen over the years as a player and tried to combine them into one useful mod for everyone.

Project description from CurseForge.

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Better Building Tools versions and loaders

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