Connected Breaking
by KainzYT
Connected Breaking lets a single block break take the whole connected cluster of the same type with it, such as an entire log tree or vein of ore.
What it does
When a player breaks one block, the mod flood-fills outward through touching blocks of the exact same type, including diagonal contacts, and breaks the full cluster in one action. Chopping one log brings down a whole tree, tapping one diamond ore takes an entire vein, and digging one netherrack lets a wall crumble. The live crack overlay spreads across the chain so a player can see the blast radius before the break is committed.
Drops follow the vanilla mining path, so Silk Touch and Fortune behave as they normally would. Correct-tool requirements, XP and block-break statistics also work as in vanilla, and tool durability is spent once per block. A single command sets a safety limit on how many blocks one chain can break, and a master on/off switch disables the mod. The mod runs on the server and speaks vanilla packets, so players connect without installing anything. Connected Breaking is for Fabric only, is not open source, is published under All rights reserved, and is a server-side only mod for 1.21.1.
Key features
Chain breaking
Breaking one block also breaks every connected block of the same type, covering logs, ores, stone, dirt, glass and wool.
Diagonal connections
Connections are checked across all 26 neighboring directions, so twisting branches and scattered ore veins are included.
Vanilla-faithful drops
Every block in the chain goes through the game's standard mining routine, so Silk Touch, Fortune and tool requirements take effect just as they would for a hand-mined block.
Chain limit command
One command sets how many blocks a single chain can break, which prevents an accidental level of a mountain.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want chain breaking on a multiplayer server, with players connecting unmodified. The mod is useful for survival worlds where manual mining of trees and veins takes a long time.
How it compares
Chunk Break is a Fabric server-side only mod for 1.21.6 – 1.21.11, under All rights reserved. OreFeller is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that runs on client and server under the MIT License. Collateral is open source under the MIT License, with a Fabric file for 1.21.4 that runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connected Breaking | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Chunk Break | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-08-30 |
| OreFeller | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Collateral | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-16 |
Questions
Does Connected Breaking need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Connected Breaking?
Does the chain limit apply to the whole chain?
In the catalog
Connected Breaking is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Break one block — and every connected block of the same type breaks with it. Chop a single log and the whole tree comes down. Tap one diamond ore and the entire vein pops. Dig one block of netherrack and watch the wall crumble. It works on every block in the game, and a live crack-overlay shows you exactly what's…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/connected-breaking
- Owner
- KainzYT
- Published
- 2026-07-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15