TheTidengFarstMod_ChainMining
by tideng
TheTidengFarstMod_ChainMining is a Fabric client-side mod that adds vein mining, chain tilling, chain planting and chain harvesting, triggered by holding a key while acting on a block.
What it does
Holding the chain mining key while breaking a block removes every connected block of the same group in one action. Blocks are highlighted with a wireframe outline before they are broken, and a left click still breaks a single block as normal. Ores, logs, leaves, stone varieties, dirt, grass, flowers and crops all fall under the mod's coverage, and a Smart HUD overlay reports whether chain mining is on, the number of blocks in the target group and if the held tool is capable of breaking them.
Farming gets the same treatment. Holding the key with a hoe and right-clicking tills dirt and grass in a wide radius around the crosshair target, while holding seeds and right-clicking plants crops on the farmland nearby. Chain harvesting with a hoe harvests connected mature crops of one type and replants them automatically from the inventory. The default key is the backtick (grave accent), and it can be rebound in the Controls menu.
The mod needs Fabric API and runs on Fabric Loader 0.19.3 with Minecraft 1.21.6, on Java 21. It is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players can join without installing it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source; source code is public.
Key features
Vein mining
Breaks connected ores, logs, leaves, stone types and similar blocks in one action while the key is held.
Chain tilling and planting
A hoe tills a wide area of dirt or grass, and seeds plant crops across the nearby farmland.
Chain harvesting with auto-replant
Mature crops that connect to one another and share a type are gathered in a single pass, then planted again using seeds pulled from the player's inventory.
Block outline preview
Connected blocks in the same group are highlighted with a wireframe outline before they are broken.
Smart HUD overlay
The overlay indicates whether chain mining is on, how many blocks are in the target group and whether the held tool can break them.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Right Click Plants is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Crop Harvest MC is also Fabric and client-side only, for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8, under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Chain Mining Reforged is the only alternative with both client and server environments, built for 1.21.4 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TheTidengFarstMod_ChainMining | Fabric | 1.21.6 | Client-side only | 2026-07-12 |
| Right Click Plants | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-05 |
| Crop Harvest MC | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2026-02-26 |
| Chain Mining Reforged | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-11-27 |
Questions
Does TheTidengFarstMod_ChainMining need Fabric API?
Does the server need this mod?
Which key starts chain mining?
In the catalog
TheTidengFarstMod_ChainMining is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,625 mods support Minecraft 1.21.6.
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What the author says
TheTidengFrastMod - Chain Mining is a Fabric client-side quality-of-life mod that adds vein-mining and smart farming utilities, all triggered by holding down the key (the key below ESC, above Tab). Chain Mining Hold and look at any supported block. Connected blocks of the same group will be highlighted with a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thetidengfarstmod_chainmining
- Owner
- tideng
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15