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xPickaxes

Create 3x3, 5x5, and more peaks

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Minecraft: Java Edition

26.1.x
1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x

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Licensed Apache-2.0
Published 2 months ago

โ›๏ธ xPickaxes

xPickaxes is a professional Spigot/Paper plugin that adds fully customizable pickaxes with area mining, an intuitive GUI, permission-based access, and special effects โ€” all configurable without touching a single line of Java.

Compatible with Minecraft 1.19 โ€“ 1.21+ (Paper & Spigot)

โœจ Features

  • Area Mining โ€” Mine 3ร—3, 5ร—5, 7ร—7, or 9ร—9 areas with a single block break
  • In-game GUI โ€” Right-click any custom pickaxe to open a clean configuration menu
  • Special Effects
    • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Auto-Smelting โ€” Ores are smelted directly into ingots
    • โœจ Fortune Boost โ€” Increased drops on all mined blocks
    • โ› Vein Miner โ€” Mines entire connected ore veins at once (up to 64 blocks)
    • ๐Ÿ” Ore Highlight โ€” Visual glow effect on nearby ores (framework ready)
  • Per-player Settings โ€” Each player can toggle area mining and effects individually
  • Permission System โ€” Fine-grained control over which players access which pickaxes and effects
  • Custom Area Sizes โ€” Players can choose their preferred area size from the GUI
  • Blacklist Support โ€” Prevent area mining on specific blocks (bedrock, command blocks, etc.)
  • WorldGuard Compatible โ€” Respects protected regions
  • Sound & Particle Effects โ€” Satisfying feedback on area mines (toggleable)
  • Fully Config-Driven โ€” Add or edit pickaxe types entirely from config.yml

๐Ÿ“ฆ Pickaxe Tiers

Tier Area Material Effects Permission
Novice 3ร—3 Iron Pickaxe โ€” xpickaxes.pickaxe.novice
Adept 5ร—5 Golden Pickaxe Fortune Boost xpickaxes.pickaxe.adept
Master 7ร—7 Diamond Pickaxe Fortune + Auto-Smelting xpickaxes.pickaxe.master
Titan 9ร—9 Netherite Pickaxe Fortune + Auto-Smelting + Vein Miner xpickaxes.pickaxe.titan

All tiers are fully editable or removable in config.yml. You can also add your own!

๐ŸŽฎ Commands

Command Description Permission
/xpickaxe give <type> [player] Give a custom pickaxe xpickaxes.give
/xpickaxe list List all available pickaxe types xpickaxes.use
/xpickaxe menu Open the GUI for your held pickaxe xpickaxes.use
/xpickaxe reload Reload the plugin config xpickaxes.reload
/xpickaxe help Show help โ€”

Aliases: /xpick, /xp

๐Ÿ”‘ Permissions

Permission Default Description
xpickaxes.use Everyone Use custom pickaxes
xpickaxes.give OP Give custom pickaxes
xpickaxes.reload OP Reload the plugin
xpickaxes.admin OP Full admin access (includes give + reload)
xpickaxes.pickaxe.novice Everyone Access to Novice pickaxe
xpickaxes.pickaxe.adept OP Access to Adept pickaxe
xpickaxes.pickaxe.master OP Access to Master pickaxe
xpickaxes.pickaxe.titan OP Access to Titan pickaxe
xpickaxes.effect.autosmelting OP Use Auto-Smelting effect
xpickaxes.effect.veinminer OP Use Vein Miner effect
xpickaxes.effect.fortune OP Use Fortune Boost effect
xpickaxes.effect.xray OP Use Ore Highlight effect

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ GUI Overview

Right-click any xPickaxes custom pickaxe (or run /xpickaxe menu) to open the configuration panel:

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โ”‚   [Pickaxe]      [Pickaxe Configuration]            โ”‚
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โ”‚  [Toggle Area]   [Compass]  [3x3][5x5][7x7][9x9][โœ—]โ”‚
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โ”‚  [โ˜…]  [Effect1] [Effect2] [Effect3] [Effect4]       โ”‚
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โ”‚               [โ„น Info]                              โ”‚
โ”‚                          [โœ– Close]                  โ”‚
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  • Toggle Area Mining โ€” Enable/disable area mining for this session
  • Area Size โ€” Select 3ร—3, 5ร—5, 7ร—7, or 9ร—9 (or reset to pickaxe default)
  • Effects โ€” Toggle each special effect independently (respects permissions)

โš™๏ธ Configuration

All pickaxe types, effects, messages, and behavior is defined in config.yml. Here's an example of adding a custom pickaxe:

pickaxes:
  my_custom_pick:
    enabled: true
    display-name: "&5โœฆ Void Pickaxe"
    lore:
      - "&7Area Mining: &e11x11"
      - ""
      - "&8โ–ธ Right-click to configure"
    material: NETHERITE_PICKAXE
    area-size: 11
    durability-multiplier: 4.0
    enchantments:
      EFFICIENCY: 5
      UNBREAKING: 3
      FORTUNE: 3
    effects:
      - FORTUNE
      - AUTOSMELTING
      - VEINMINER
    permission: myplugin.voidpickaxe
    give-command-enabled: true
    custom-model-data: 0

Auto-Smelt Mappings

Add custom smelting recipes in config.yml:

smelt-map:
  IRON_ORE: IRON_INGOT
  GOLD_ORE: GOLD_INGOT
  SAND: GLASS
  # Add your own!

๐Ÿ”ง Installation

  1. Download xPickaxes-1.0.0.jar
  2. Drop it into your plugins/ folder
  3. Restart or reload your server
  4. Edit plugins/xPickaxes/config.yml to customize
  5. Run /xpickaxe reload to apply changes live

Requirements:

  • Java 17+
  • Paper or Spigot 1.19+