BrokenPick
by Nightjar1111
BrokenPick makes mining a more strategic task by slowing tunneling through solid blocks, which pushes players toward explosives and other tools.
What it does
Instead of punching through a wall with a pick, the player has to plan the route. The mod assigns a hardness to each block based on the number of adjacent blocks that must be removed before it can be mined at normal speed. Some blocks take up to six times longer to break, while obsidian and similar blocks are only about twice as slow, a balance choice made by the author.
The hardness values come from the block hardness property in the config files, so modded blocks are affected as well. A separate config file for tuning is planned but not yet added. The mod is distributed for Forge only, across six game versions, 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under the BSD 2-Clause License and is not open source.
Key features
Strategic tunneling
Breaking into solid rock takes longer the more adjacent blocks must be cleared first, which rewards planning the route.
Niche explosives
Slow tunneling makes explosives such as TNT a practical option for clearing large volumes of stone.
Config-driven hardness
Hardness follows the block hardness value, so changes in config files also apply to modded blocks.
Balanced slowdowns
Blocks with high hardness are slowed about six times, while obsidian-class blocks are slowed about two times to keep them workable.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival tunneling
Players who dig long tunnels or clear large stone masses face slower progress and have to choose tools and routes.
Explosive mining
Players who want to use TNT and similar explosives for bulk mining gain a reason to use them in place of pick tunneling.
Who it’s for: Players who want mining to involve planning and server owners who want to change how fast blocks break through the config files.
How it compares
Homyatos' Explosives is a Forge mod for 1.19 – 1.20.1 that adds explosives and runs on client and server under the MIT License. Flint Tools in Roots Rituals is server-side required and client optional, licensed under the MIT License, and published for 1.20 – 1.20.1. Broken's Explosives covers 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 on client and server under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrokenPick | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-15 |
| Homyatos' Explosives | Forge | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-19 |
| Flint Tools in Roots Rituals | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-07-29 |
| Broken's Explosives | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-11 |
Questions
Does BrokenPick need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does BrokenPick support?
Does BrokenPick change modded blocks?
In the catalog
BrokenPick is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
other than it, this mod is all about making mining specifically tunneling harder, and giving use to tnt such explosives every block based on its hardness will have corresponding amount of adjecant blocks it before becoming real slow to mine (sometimes as uch as 6x slower, but for balancing reason obsidian 'n such…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/brokenpick
- Owner
- Nightjar1111
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15