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Mining Hammers and Excavators

Mining Hammers and Excavators

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Mining hammers and excavators that somewhat mine a 3x3 in front of you

About Mining Hammers and Excavators

Mining Hammers and Excavators

New Update with New Dependency

https://www.curseforge.com/hytale/mods/daniels-interactions-library

Ensure it is enabled in your world!

This mod adds two new tool types to Hytale: Excavators and Hammers. These powerful tools allow you to mine blocks in a 3x3 area, making resource gathering much faster and more efficient.

Features

Hammers - Mine stone, ores, and rock-type blocks in a 3x3 area (pickaxe equivalent)

Excavators - Dig dirt, grass, sand, and soil-type blocks in a 3x3 area (shovel equivalent)

Smart mining plane detection - mines in the correct orientation based on which face you're hitting

Proper item drops for all broken blocks

Tools

Hammers (3x3 and 5x5 Pickaxe)

Tier Durability Quality Recipe

Crude 300 Common 10 Rubble, 2 Fiber, 2 Sticks

Copper 400 Common 12 Copper Bars, 6 Wood trunk, 1 Fiber

Iron 500 Uncommon 22 Iron Bars, 2 Light Leather, 2 Linen Scraps

Cobalt 600 Rare 25 Cobalt Bars, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Wool Scraps

Thorium 700 Rare 26 Thorium Bars, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Wool Scraps

Adamantite 5x5 800 Rare 28 Adamantite Bars, 3 Heavy Leather, 3 Cindercloth Scraps

Mithril 5x5 800 Epic 30 Mithril Bars, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Shadoweave Scraps

Onyxium 5x5 900 Epic 32 Onyite Bars, 3 Heavy Leather, 2 Shadoweave Scraps

Excavators (3x3 and 5x5 Shovel)

Tier Durability Quality Recipe

Crude 300 Common 10 Rubble, 2 Fiber, 2 Sticks

Copper 400 Common 12 Copper Bars, 6 Wood Trunk, 1 Fiber

Iron 500 Uncommon 15 Iron Bars, 2 Light Leather, 2 Sticks

Cobalt 600 Rare 22 Cobalt Bars, 2 Light Leather, 2 Wool Scraps

Thorium 700 Rare 24 Thorium Bars, 2 Medium Leather, 2 Linen Scraps

Adamantite 5x5 800 Rare 28 Adamantite Bars, 3 Heavy Leather, 3 Cindercloth Scraps

Mithril 5x5 800 Epic 30 Mithril Bars, 2 Heavy Leather, 2 Shadoweave Scraps

Onyxium 5x5 900 Epic 32 Onyite Bars, 3 Heavy Leather, 2 Shadoweave Scraps

Crafting

All tools are crafted at a Workbench in the Tools category.

All tools have salvage recipe that results in half their primary in ore state and half their parts each.

Config

Config is temporarily unavailable until I can write a config based Interaction.

found at `\worldname\mods\ExcavatorsAndHammers\config.json`

Config Option Description Default

enableLargeAreaMining

enables 5x5 mining of higher tier hammers and excavators true

disableMinabilityCheck

disables the check that prevents the hammer/excavator from destroying any block false

Any Issues Found?

Comment section or the Issues feature.

Downloads
30.6K
Created
Jan 14, 2026
Updated
Jan 27, 2026
Version
Early Access

Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mining Hammers and Excavators?

Mining hammers and excavators that somewhat mine a 3x3 in front of you

How do I download Mining Hammers and Excavators?

You can download Mining Hammers and Excavators for free from CurseForge. Click the "Download on CurseForge" button on this page to go directly to the download page.

Who created Mining Hammers and Excavators?

Mining Hammers and Excavators was created by DanielBelmes. The mod has been downloaded 30.6K times.

Is Mining Hammers and Excavators compatible with Hytale servers?

Mining Hammers and Excavators is designed for Hytale and can be used on both single-player and multiplayer servers. Check the mod page on CurseForge for specific compatibility information.

How do I install Mining Hammers and Excavators?

To install Mining Hammers and Excavators: 1) Download the mod from CurseForge, 2) Place the file in your Hytale mods folder, 3) Restart the game. The mod should load automatically.