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Veinminer - Highly Configurable

Veinminer is a configurable mining mod that lets you break entire veins with a single block break. It keeps the grind down while giving server owners clear controls, limits, and permissions.

Description

⛏ Veinminer

Veinminer is a configurable mining mod that lets you break entire veins with a single block break. It keeps the grind down while giving server owners clear controls, limits, and permissions.

⚙️ Key Features

  • 🧱 Vein Mining — mines adjacent matching blocks with TPS-aware block caps.
  • 🛠️ Activation Choices — crouch or hotkey; hold or toggle modes per player.
  • 🙌 Empty-Hand Support — trigger without holding a tool (optional).
  • 🧰 Flexible Block Lists — global and per-tool lists can be whitelist or blacklist.
  • 🪓 Per-Tool Rules — different block sets per tool; seeded defaults.
  • ⚡ Fortune/Silk & Durability Safety — honors enchants; optional durability guard.
  • 🔁 Cooldown & Limits — optional cooldown; static or dynamic max blocks.
  • ✴️ Particles/Outline — server-driven outline with color + duration controls.
  • 🔐 LuckPerms Toggle — optional integration for permissions.
  • 🧪 /veinminer test — quick command to verify behavior and responses.
  • 🔄 Live Reloads — /veinminer reload with file/line reporting on errors.

Works server-side out of the box. Optional client mod adds the hotkey (default V).

🔧 Configuration & Commands

 Command quick reference

Command Description
/veinminer help List commands.
/veinminer reload Reload config without restart (errors show file/line).
/veinminer test Run a quick behavior check.
/veinminer toggle Toggle Veinminer for yourself.
/veinminer blocks add/remove/list <block> Manage global block list (whitelist/blacklist).
/veinminer tools add/remove/list <item> Manage allowed tools.
/veinminer settings blockpertool Toggle per-tool block logic.
`/veinminer settings cooldown enable disable`
/veinminer settings cooldown set <seconds> Set cooldown time.
/veinminer settings maxblocks <number> Set hard cap per activation.
`/veinminer settings luckperms enable disable`
/veinminer blockpertool blocks <tool> add/remove/list <block> Per-tool block lists.
/veinminer blockpertool tool add/remove/list <tool> Manage tools in per-tool mode.
`/veinminer particles enable disable`
/veinminer particles setcolor <r> <g> <b> RGB color for outline.
/veinminer particles setduration <ticks> Outline lifetime.
`/veinminer togglemessages permission disabled

 

Config files

Written to config/Veinminer/ (TOML) on first run.

GeneralConfig.toml

  • veinminerEnabled true
  • requireCrouch true
  • checkToolDurability true, durabilityCap 1, durabilityThreshold ABSOLUTE
  • cooldownEnabled false, cooldownSeconds 5
  • dynamicMaxBlocks false, maxBlocks 64, minBlocks 16, maxDynamicBlocks 64 (TPS-aware)
  • enableParticleOutline true, particleDurationTicks 60, particleRed 255, particleGreen 0, particleBlue 0
  • autoLuckPerms false
  • blocksPerTool false
  • whitelistMode true/false for global and per-tool lists
  • activationMode crouch/keybind with hold/toggle options
  • emptyHandEnabled false

AllowedTools.toml

  • Defaults: all pickaxes (wood → netherite).

AllowedBlocks.toml

  • Defaults: overworld ores, deepslate variants, nether gold/quartz/gilded blackstone/ancient debris.

AllowedBlocksPerTool.toml

  • Populated when per-tool mode is enabled, seeded from defaults.

🛡️ Permissions

General

  • veinminer.use
  • veinminer.reload
  • veinminer.settings.manage
  • veinminer.*

Blocks

  • veinminer.blocks.manage
  • veinminer.blocks.add
  • veinminer.blocks.remove
  • veinminer.blocks.list
  • veinminer.blocks.*

Tools

  • veinminer.tools.manage
  • veinminer.tools.add
  • veinminer.tools.remove
  • veinminer.tools.list
  • veinminer.tools.*

Per-Tool

  • veinminer.blockpertool.manage
  • veinminer.blockpertool.blocks.add|remove|list
  • veinminer.blockpertool.tools.add|remove|list
  • veinminer.blockpertool.blocks.*, veinminer.blockpertool.tools.*

Particles

  • veinminer.particles.manage
  • veinminer.particles.enable, veinminer.particles.disable
  • veinminer.particles.setcolor, veinminer.particles.setduration

🧱 Compatibility

  • ✅ Minecraft 1.20.x, 1.21.x
  • ✅ Fabric builds available
  • ✅ NeoForge builds available
  • ✅ Works on dedicated servers and single-player (integrated server)
  • ❌ No Forge builds planned.

🖥️ Client Optional

Installing the client build enables the hotkey and sends key state to the server. Default key: V. Without the client, crouch-to-activate is available via requireCrouch for a vanilla-only experience.

📌 Planned

  • 🌐 Translations
  • ✨ Veinminer enchantment

🤔 Considering

  • 🕹️ Client-side visual cues
  • 📊 Mining stats

📥 Installation

  1. Download the latest build for your platform.
  2. Drop the jar in /mods.
  3. Restart the server or client.
  4. Configure with commands or edit the TOML files.

 

💬 Support

Discord: https://discord.gg/43nu6wSWRC

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