Excavator
by DancZer
Excavator digs a three-block-wide tunnel for a minecart and places rails and torches as it goes, so a tunnel can be cut without digging by hand.
What it does
Excavator works from a hopper minecart fitted with digging functionality. Once it runs, it cuts a 1x3 tunnel, adds torches and rail behind it, and places a rail torch every six blocks. A hand minecart with a furnace can be moved by powered rail with a redstone torch. Before it digs, the excavator checks for hazards such as cliffs, lava and water, and stops when one is found. The mod needs Fabric API and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, for 1.19.2 and 1.20.4, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source is open.
Key features
Tunnel digging
The excavator cuts a 1x3 tunnel as it moves along the track.
Rail and torch placement
Rail and rail torches are placed behind the digger, with a torch every six blocks.
Hazard detection
The excavator checks for cliffs, lava and water and stops digging when one is found.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
In the catalog
Excavator is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
The mod digs a 1x3 tunnel by adding torches and rail. It works as a hopper minecart with the digging functionality to it. It places rail and torch (in every 6 block). You can move the minecart by hand, by minecart with furnace or by using power rail and redstone torch. If the excavator detects any hazards (cliff…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/excavator
- Owner
- DancZer
- Published
- 2022-12-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15