Tons Of Tunnels
by Litleo7
Tons Of Tunnels adds six tiers of tunnel blocks to the game, each one digging a larger cleared passage through stone and ore.
What it does
The tunnels work in a similar way to the Orespawn-style digging behind the author's design, clearing a long straight path through the common rock types. The six tunnel types match the six tool tiers of vanilla Minecraft: wood, stone, iron, gold, diamond and netherite. Tiers one to four dig a 3x3 tunnel, while the diamond and netherite tiers dig a wider 7x5 tunnel. Tools lose durability at a rate divided by 9 for the smaller tiers and by 35 for the larger ones, rounded up.
The mod runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. It is released for Forge on the game versions 1.16.5 and 1.18.2, with 1.2.0 for 1.16.5 as the latest file, and is licensed under the MIT License. The author recommends using gamma with the mod, since it does not grant night vision for the first three seconds after use. Recipes are shown with images in a dedicated tab of the recipe viewer.
Key features
Six tunnel tiers
One tunnel type exists for each vanilla tool tier, from wood up to netherite, so the size of the tunnel matches the tool used.
Wider tunnels at the top tiers
Diamond and netherite tunnels clear a 7x5 passage, while lower tiers clear a 3x3 one.
Durability by tier
Tools lose durability at a reduced rate when digging a tunnel, with a different divisor for the smaller and larger tiers.
Long diorite tunnel
Diorite is cleared along the same long path as the other tunnel stones, using the same tunnel mechanics.
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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
Mining through stone
A player digs a long straight passage through stone and ore layers in a single action, instead of breaking blocks one at a time.
Server-side mining
Because only the server needs the mod, a multiplayer server can add tunnel mining while players keep their vanilla clients.
Who it’s for: The mod suits survival players who dig large areas and server owners who want tunnel mining without a client install. It is built for Forge 1.16.5 and 1.18.2 only.
How it compares
More Energy Tunnels is a Forge mod for 1.18.2 – 1.19.2, open source under the MIT License, and runs on client and server. Miners Dreamed is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21 that is not open source and needs both client and server. Tons Of Tunnels stays on the server side alone, and its game versions are 1.16.5 and 1.18.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons Of Tunnels | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.18.2 | Server-side only | 2023-09-10 |
| More Energy Tunnels | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-12-30 |
| Miners Dreamed | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-12-06 |
Questions
Does Tons Of Tunnels need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Tons Of Tunnels use?
Are the tunnels based on another mod?
In the catalog
Tons Of Tunnels is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
Tons Of Tunnels is a mod based on the miner's dream from popular mod Orespawn It Behaves vary similarly to the miner's dream by deleting stone, dirt, gravel, netherrack, andesite, granite, and diorite in a long tunnel
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tons-of-tunnels
- Owner
- Litleo7
- Published
- 2023-02-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15