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Tunnel & Trench

by wendall911

Tunnel & Trench is an Equipment mod that gives pickaxes, shovels and hoes a 3x3 digging area in the vanilla style, for Fabric and NeoForge.

FabricNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source26.1 – 26.3

What it does

Hammers break a 3x3 area of blocks when used as a pickaxe, and Excavators dig a 3x3 area when used as a shovel. Crouching while breaking or digging limits the action to the single block, so normal one-block gathering stays available. The tools use vanilla materials, can be enchanted, and keep the familiar tool progression, so crafting recipes and progression are left unchanged.

The mod is aimed at lightly modded packs where players want faster gathering without losing the feel of true vanilla. It requires Fabric API on Fabric and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Builds are published for 26.1 – 26.3, with 26.3-1.0.0.0 as the latest file on both loaders. The code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. 3x3 pickaxe mining

    Hammers break a 3x3 area of blocks with a single pickaxe swing, in the vanilla tool style.

  2. 3x3 shovel digging

    Excavators clear a 3x3 area of dirt, sand and similar blocks with one shovel action.

  3. Crouch for single blocks

    Crouching while breaking or digging limits the action to the one block in front of the player.

  4. Enchantable vanilla materials

    The tools are made from vanilla materials and accept enchantments like their vanilla counterparts.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.326.3-1.0.0.0-FABRIC26.3-1.0.0.0-NEOFORGE
26.226.2-1.0.0.0-FABRIC26.2-1.0.0.0-NEOFORGE
26.1.21.0.0.01.0.0.0
26.1.11.0.0.01.0.0.0
26.11.0.0.01.0.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 10

Survivalist EssentialsAn early game survival concept for immersion into various mods. Enforces correct tool to be used for breaking blocks, so no tree punching!
Optional
Overlay: Compass Light Biome Season & MoreInformation overlay with time, foot level, biome, light level, season and hud compass.
Optional
Homeostatic SeasonsPerformance and realism-driven full-featured seasons mod, dynamically changing biomes and weather as you play.
Optional
Creeper Fireworks ModFine tuned creeper mob griefing that changes how creeper explosions are handled. Fireworks still work even if mob griefing is disabled. This is a mod, not a datapack, so all other mods are supported that modify or extend creepers.
Optional
Charged CharmsAdds several "Charged" Curios or Trinkets for balanced gameplay. Charms included are regeneration, absorption, speed, totem of undying and hit mob glow effect.
Optional
Mob ChampionsMob champions are special elite versions of regular mobs that spawn with armor, weapons, enhanced stats and effects. Legendary loot!
Optional
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Ready Player Fun, Better Days, Actually Harvest, Homeostatic

Use cases

Faster everyday gathering

Players who gather large amounts of stone, ore or dirt can clear wider areas without switching to a different tool.

Who it’s for: Players of lightly modded packs who want quicker gathering while keeping vanilla recipes and tool progression, and server owners who want the change applied to all players.

How it compares

Full comparison

Only Hammers And Excavators is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge option for 1.19 – 26.3 with All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Hammers and Excavators Miners dream covers Fabric and NeoForge for 26.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Simplest Excavators is open source under the MIT License, but it targets Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2 and does not run on Fabric.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Tunnel & TrenchFabric and NeoForge26.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-02
Only Hammers And ExcavatorsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-06
Hammers and Excavators Miners dreamFabric and NeoForge26.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-20
Simplest ExcavatorsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-06-28

Questions

Does Tunnel & Trench need Fabric API?

Yes. On Fabric, Fabric API is required and must be installed next to Tunnel & Trench. The NeoForge build does not list it as a requirement.

Does the server need Tunnel & Trench?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which game versions does Tunnel & Trench support?

Files are published for 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest file for both loaders is 26.3-1.0.0.0.

In the catalog

Tunnel & Trench is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

More from wendall911

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Better Days1.18.2 – 26.3Homeostatic1.18.2 – 26.3Actually Harvest1.20 – 26.3Survivalist Essentials1.18.2 – 26.3Tinkers' Integrations and Tweaks1.18.2 – 1.20.1Creeper Fireworks Mod1.20 – 26.3

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What the author says

Tunnel & Trench adds Vanilla-style 3x3 tools that speed up everyday mining and digging without altering the progression feel. Use Hammers for mining, Excavators for digging, and crouch to do normal single-block mining and digging. Great for Vanilla+ and lightly modded packs that want faster gathering with recipes and…
wendall911, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
wendall911
Published
2026-05-12
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Equipment
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