Many well-known mods make it easier to break blocks (hammers, quarries, veinminer), but not many focus on placing them. Even the most experienced players still often place blocks one by one. This mod makes building easier by providing tools like mirrors, arrays, build modes and a block randomizer.
- Mirror blocks in realtime
- Build repeated sections quickly using arrays
- Place random blocks using the Randomizer Bag
- Quickly replace existing blocks (toggle with a key press)
- All of the above works in synergy
- Works in survival and creative mode
Switch build modes by holding ALT.
Build Modes
Hold ALT to switch build modes. On the left side there are buttons for undo/redo, opening the modifier settings and toggling QuickReplace (see below). On the right side there are options for each build mode, like a filled vs hollow wall, or faster building in Normal+.
Build modes:
- Normal: vanilla placement
- Normal+: increased reach
- Line: place lines of blocks in any 3 axis
- Wall: place walls with locked x or z axis
- Floor: place 'walls' with locked y axis
- Diagonal Line: place freeform lines of blocks
- Diagonal Wall: place walls at any angle
- Slope Floor: place slopes at any angle
- Cube: place cubes with 3 clicks
- Circle: place blocks in a circle (ellipse)
- Cylinder: place a cylindrical shape like a tower
- Sphere: place a spheroid made of cubes
Holding ALT is compatible with the radial menu of Chisels and Bits; when a chisel or bit is held, it will open the Chisels and Bits menu, otherwise the build mode menu.
Build Modifiers
Open modifier settings with the + key on the numpad, or click the button in the ALT menu.
Build modifiers:
- Mirror
- Array
- Radial Mirror
Mirror
Mirror blocks in realtime, as you place them. Works with even and uneven builds (add .5 to the position). Rotates blocks like stairs, logs, slabs, pistons etc properly.
Set position, radius (size) and what axes to mirror by pressing the + key on the numpad.
Mirror settings:
- Position: where the mirror is situated in the world
- Direction: what axes to mirror, can mirror on all axes simultaneously
- Size (radius): how many blocks away from the position the mirror will still work. Limited by your reach.
- Set to current pos: set the mirror's position to the current player position
- Toggle odd/even: set position to center or corner of block, for odd or even numbered builds
- Show lines and area: helps visualize where the mirror is
Still not sure what's going on? Watch this tutorial by ScottoMotto: The Fastest Way to Build a House in Minecraft
Array
The array modifier copies your build in a certain direction a certain number of times. Very useful for nether tunnels but also useful for quickly building walls etc.
It is possible to add offset to multiple directions so diagonal builds are possible (e.g. a nether tunnel that goes upwards or sideways). And of course breaking blocks is also supported for if you make a mistake.
Set offset and count by pressing the + key on the numpad.
Array settings:
- Offset: in what direction to replicate your block. Example: with offset (2,1,0) and count 3, placing a block at (0,0,0) will also place blocks at (2,1,0), (4,2,0) and (6,3,0).
- Count: how many times to replicate your block
- Reach: limits how far away you can place blocks (highest offset * count)
Radial Mirror
The radial array lets you place blocks in a circle around a certain point. The circle can be divided into slices, and each slide will copy your block placements.
I heard you liked mirrors, so I put mirrors in your radial mirror. Mirror every other slice by enabling alternative mode.
Set position, slices, radius and alternative mode by pressing the + key on the numpad.
Radial mirror settings:
- Position: center of the radial mirror
- Slices: the amount of slices to cut the circle in. Each slice copies your block placements.
- Radius: how many blocks away from the position the radial mirror will still work. Limited by your reach.
- Alternate: mirrors every second slice
Randomizer Bag
Put blocks in the bag, then rightclick to place a random block from the bag. Adjust ratios by filling slots with the same block (e.g. 2 slots cobble + 1 slot stone makes for a 2:1 ratio). Handy for building walls and paths with variation. Combine with array and QuickReplace for super easy path building.
Crafting recipe:
Craft by surrounding any wooden planks with leather.
Survival-friendly
Playing this mod in survival mode is fully supported. When playing in survival mode:
- All actions consume the right amount of blocks.
- You have to use the appropriate tool to break blocks.
- This correctly damages the tool based on how many blocks are broken.
- Replacing only works on blocks that can be harvested by hand (changeable in config).
- Mining speed is increased for each additional block mined (change percentage in config).
Explanation video:
Recommended: use Magic Feather to get flight while building.
QuickReplace
Press the - (minus) key on the numpad to toggle QuickReplace (or click the button in the ALT menu). When on, new blocks you place won't be put on the block you are looking at, but replace it. Handy for swapping out floors or replacing materials in general.
Note: in survival mode QuickReplace only works with blocks that can be harvested by hand. You can change this setting in the config.
Reach
Your reach determines how far away you can place blocks. It also determines the maximum radius of the mirror and the reach of the array.
Increase your reach using craftable reach upgrades. They need to be used in order, it is not possible to skip straight to upgrade 3 without using 1 and 2.
Reach Upgrade 1
Block placing: 12 blocks
Mirror radius: 25 blocks
Array reach: 50 blocks
Reach Upgrade 2
Block placing: 25 blocks
Mirror radius: 50 blocks
Array reach: 100 blocks
Reach Upgrade 3
Block placing: 50 blocks
Mirror radius: 100 blocks
Array reach: 200 blocks
Miscellaneous
Toggle between creative and survival mode by pressing a key. By default not bound, I recommend binding it to F4 if you want to use it.
FAQ
"Can I add this mod to my modpack?"
Yes.
"Is this a client-side only mod?"
No, it needs to be installed on both server and client. The server part places all the blocks and verifies the players input.
"Am I allowed to make my own version of this mod?"
Yes, as long as you comply with the LGPL-3.0 license (usually this means: link to this page, license your modification under LGPL-3.0, make the code visible and state significant changes).
Mod Spotlights
ScottoMotto
Credits
Radial Menu from Chisels and Bits by AlgorithmX2
Would be awesome to have an optional config for placement to take XP to make it even more survival friendly, I play on 1.12 so I doubt you still support that version
para cuando la version 1.16.2 ??? gracias
Please do 1.16.1. It would make me really happy if you do.
1.16 soon? ^_^
So, I've have had some time to try out the β for 1.15.2.
You can't see the menu icons, but it's the same old layout and it has text hints, so it's not that big of a deal.
Where I expected and got problems, is when you do something „stupid“. I've tried to put down cube of samplings. And I had only 1. By accident. It did not crashed,
Another problem is when I try place torches (on wall), the others will be just floating in the air, not attached. If I break it, while having that array on, all of them break and drop where they are.
Glass panels, when on the end, should be only half block, but I've managed to have full block, when I placed them in array (again, all of this is probably not array specific), and one of them could not be placed because of that block being occupied, by torch. So the glass panel before that was full.
All of this is just minor bug stuff, I know what not to do.
Work on 1.15 is ongoing. Most of the rendering code has changed, and my mod uses quite a bit of custom rendering (mirror planes, lines, block previews, dissolve shader), so it takes some puzzling to figure out the new render system. I could bypass the render system and keep calling OpenGL directly but that will be unsupported in the future and is more performance heavy, so I'd rather take the time to do it properly now. Other than that it is functional.
1.14 is stable (mostly), other than some mac-related issues. If you're still experiencing crashing or game-breaking bugs, please report them in the issues section.
Update: the first 1.15 beta has been released. Some rendering bugs still left to fix, but it is fully functional.
In reply to Requioss:
I am pleasantly surprised with the progress. Looking forward to 1.15.2 version.
Although I'd put the updates in the main post.
In reply to Requioss:
Hi, I love your mod. Is the port to 1.16.1 any easier/faster ? And will it be available in 1.16.1 or only in 1.16.2 ?
In reply to Chimor1:
I have no clue, haven't looked into that yet. Expect it to take a while.
Can you add 1.15.2 pls ?
pls 1.16
1.15.2?????
pls, 1.16.1
1.15.2?
1.15.2 ETA? Few weeks? Few months?
Ummmmmm There r some problems with 1.14.4 version of the mod...❤
How it's goin' with bugfixex for 1.14.4? :-)
could you please make a 1.16.x version of this mod? i love it so much i want to use it on my 1.16 world
1.16.1 pls