StrataWorks 1.3.0 — Advanced Mining Tools Update

Mine faster. Mine smarter. Take control of your excavation.

StrataWorks 1.3.0 introduces three new mining tools, bringing improved manual mining and FE-powered area excavation to Minecraft 26.3!

New Features

Reinforced Pickaxe

• New durable pickaxe with improved mining speed.

• Diamond-equivalent mining capability.

• Greater durability than a standard diamond pickaxe.

• Supports normal mining drops and applicable vanilla enchantments.

• Craftable and repairable in Survival.

Powered Mining Drill

• New rechargeable FE-powered mining tool.

• Switch between 1×1 precision mining and 3×3 area mining.

• Diamond-equivalent mining capability.

• 100,000 FE internal energy capacity.

• Uses 100 FE per successfully mined block.

• Automatically orients 3×3 mining to the targeted block face.

Advanced Mining Drill

• Higher-performance mining tool for advanced industrial operations.

• Supports both 1×1 and 3×3 mining.

• Netherite-equivalent mining capability.

• 500,000 FE internal energy capacity.

• Uses 150 FE per successfully mined block.

• Faster mining than the standard Powered Drill.

Mining Improvements

• Face-oriented 3×3 mining works on floors, ceilings, and walls.

• Each additional block is independently checked for mining eligibility.

• Correct block drops and energy consumption.

• Protection-aware, server-authoritative mining.

• Unbreakable and unsupported blocks are safely skipped.

• Mining modes and stored energy persist across restarts.

• Multiplayer-compatible tool operation.

Compatibility & Stability

• Preserves the existing Digital Miner, Compact Quarry, and Industrial Framed Quarry.

• Maintains compatibility with existing StrataWorks saved worlds.

• Includes safeguards against item duplication, incorrect FE consumption, and unauthorized block breaking.

• Validated in production graphical clients, dedicated servers, and two-player multiplayer.

Testing

• 36 unit tests passed.

• 228 GameTests passed.

• 63 of 63 mandatory acceptance gates passed.

• All previous StrataWorks regression tests retained.

Requirements

• Minecraft 26.3

• NeoForge 26.3.0.92

• Java 25

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