Solid Ground
by Ineart
Solid Ground changes how fast blocks come out of the world by adding a mining fatigue that depends on depth, for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1.
What it does
Mining fatigue builds up as a player breaks blocks and hardness grows with depth, so deeper digging slows down. Fatigue decays over time when the player stops. Blocks placed by the player are recognized and exempt from fatigue and depth penalties, which keeps building fun and free of extra cost.
The mod moves the game away from instant strip mining and toward a slower, more deliberate pace of gathering, in the spirit of survival games such as Valheim and TerraFirmaCraft. Mechanical drills become a practical way to dig, and mining spells from Iron's Spells n Spellbooks become a valued asset. The values can be tuned in a simple config file, and the mod is compatible with pre-generated worlds.
Solid Ground is a Forge mod for client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, and the code is released under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Depth-based mining fatigue
Hardness of blocks rises with depth, and a fatigue meter builds up while the player mines and slowly recovers.
Builder-friendly bypass
Blocks the player places are recognized automatically and skip fatigue and depth penalties.
Tunable config file
Server owners can set how fast fatigue builds and decays and the exact hardness scaling for each depth.
Encourages mechanical drills
Slower hand mining makes automated drills a sensible alternative for large excavations.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want slower resource gathering, and server owners who want to tune mining pace through a config file in a Forge 1.20.1 world.
Questions
Does Solid Ground need to be installed on the server?
Does Solid Ground work with existing worlds?
Which mining spells are affected by the change?
In the catalog
Solid Ground is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Solid Ground is a lightweight, immersive gameplay overhaul for Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge that fundamentally changes how you interact with the world. Inspired by the survival mechanics of games like Valheim and TerraFirmaCraft, this mod moves away from "instant-strip-mining" and encourages a slower, more deliberate…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/solid-ground
- Owner
- Ineart
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15