Drone Works
by xen0r-star
Drone Works adds crafted drones that harvest mature carrots, wheat, potatoes and beets within a 10-block radius of a linked station.
What it does
A drone is crafted with a Box Block and linked to a station. Once active, it works the crops inside its 10-block radius and sends what it gathers into the station's inventory, so harvested produce is stored in one place without manual collection. Owners can recolor drones using Paint Bombs, which offer 16 colors, to tell groups of drones apart.
The mod suits players who want farming to run in the background while they build, explore or trade, and it fits an automated base where stations feed storage. A station works with hoppers, so items can move on to chests and other containers. Drone Works is published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.8, and is open source under the MIT License, with its source code and a wiki available.
Key features
Automated crop harvesting
Drones harvest mature carrots, wheat, potatoes and beets without the player picking them.
Station-linked radius
Each drone works crops within a 10-block radius around the station it is linked to.
Crafted Box Block
The Box Block is a craftable component used to build each drone, so setup needs no special items.
Recolorable drones
Paint Bombs let players choose one of 16 colors for a drone, making drones simple to tell apart at a glance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Background farming
A player builds a field of crops, links a drone to a station and keeps working elsewhere while the harvest collects.
Hopper-fed storage
Hoppers attached to a station move harvested crops into chests, keeping an automated base running with no manual sorting.
Who it’s for: Players building automated bases on Fabric who want crop harvesting handled by drones, and server owners who run farming setups for their community.
How it compares
AutoFarmCarrot is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4 that is client-side only and released under the Apache License 2.0, so it changes nothing on servers. Ez Crops covers 1.21 – 1.21.11 and is installed on both client and server under the MIT License. Crop Harvester Server is server-side only and open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, covering 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone Works | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Not published | 2025-10-02 |
| AutoFarmCarrot | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-05-13 |
| Ez Crops | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-09 |
| Crop Harvester Server | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-02-14 |
Questions
Which loader does Drone Works need?
Does Drone Works have to be installed on the server?
Can drones harvest crops outside the station radius?
In the catalog
Drone Works is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Drone Works is a Minecraft Fabric 1.21.8 mod that adds smart agricultural drones to automate your farming. Farming is relaxing... but repetitive. With Drone Works, you can craft drones that automatically harvest your carrots, wheat, potatoes, and beets, letting you focus on building, exploring, or trading instead.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/drone-works
- Owner
- xen0r-star
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15