Pepsi's Excavators
This mod was born from the classic "couldn't find it, so I made it" situation. If you've ever needed to clear large areas for construction or remove underground rock according to a schematic, excavators will become your indispensable assistant.
How to Create an Excavator
Main Features
Excavators can automatically dig specified areas of terrain. They effectively handle not only soil but also liquids - lava and water. All mined resources drop the same way as if they were mined by a player manually.
Operation Features
The device requires a pickaxe to function. Work speed depends on the tool quality - the better it is, the faster the process. If a block that the pickaxe cannot break is encountered in the path, the excavator stops until the obstacle is removed.
The maximum work volume is limited to a 64×64×64 block cube. This is a fixed limitation.
Control System
The control panel is an inventory system. Any items are used to select the digging area - only their stack count matters. For example, for a 1×2×3 area, items need to be placed in quantities of 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
Slot arrangement:
- First slot - length (forward movement)
- Second slot - height (downward movement)
- Third slot - width (left movement)
Important: clearing any of the first three slots will reset work progress. Area parameters can be changed during operation if you act quickly.
The pickaxe is placed in the center of the control panel (second row, second slot). The tool never breaks completely - remains with one durability point. For temporary stopping, simply remove the pickaxe - progress will be preserved.
Enchantment Compatibility
"Unbreaking" (up to level 10) and "Mending" enchantments are supported. Pickaxes with "Mending" never lose durability, and "Unbreaking" works the same as in vanilla gameplay.
Video Demonstration
