Better Mining

Better Mining adds a special mechanic for pickaxes: When you mine a block, there's a configurable chance of generating a controlled mini-explosion that breaks several surrounding blocks and releases all their drops.

Ideal for faster mining without turning the world into chaos.

Main features

Each time you break a block with a permitted pickaxe, there is a configurable chance to trigger a small explosion that breaks nearby blocks.

Configurable radius

Configurable probability

Compatible with any pickaxe

You can add or remove pickaxes from the configuration file:

Vanilla pickaxes

Pickaxes from other mods

Custom tools

Just add their itemId to the list.

Complete settings

The mod includes a configuration file where you can adjust:

AllowedPickaxes → list of pickaxes that trigger the explosion

ExplosionChance → explosion probability

ExplosionRadius → explosion size

More options will be added in future versions.

Upcoming (planned) improvements

Actual durability based on block type

Automatic protection for chests, tables, and machines

Advanced configuration of allowed blocks