Split Up!

The splitting machine turns an axe into a tool for splitting logs and wood. A log or wood block counts only when it has a solid block of the same kind below it, so the player stands on the trunk and jumps up, then aims at the top side of the log while falling down. A left click on the block splits it, and the split block animates with a perspective texture that also applies to modded log and wood types.

Splitting gives more than chopping one block at a time. A split block drops four to five planks in most cases and sits with a 50 percent chance of one stick, a 30 percent chance of two sticks plus one experience point, and a 20 percent chance of one extra plank, three sticks and three experience points. A slight delay between splits keeps the maneuver quick enough to chop trees in a few strokes. The mod gives axes this ability for both vanilla and modded wood.