Mining & Placing Animations

Mining & Placing Animations

Adds customizable animations to blocks when mining and placing! (Mining Quakes successor)

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Animated Blocks

Blocks will now have an animation when mined and placed!

Mining Animation Placing Animation (only in 2.0.0+)
Mining Animation Placing Animation

Customization

The animations are fully customizable via resource packs.

example

Resource Pack Tree

animations_config.json:

{
  "global": {                 // all the blocks will have these animations by default
    "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_mining_animation",
    "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/global_placing_animation"
  },
  "specific": [               // you can set a specific animation for certain block(s)
    {
      "blocks": [
        "minecraft:dirt",
        "minecraft:stone",
        "#minecraft:slabs"    // you can use tags
      ],
      "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_mining_animation",
      "placing_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/dirt_placing_animation"
    },
    {
      "blocks": [
        "minecraft:cobblestone"
      ],
      "mining_animation": "mining_and_placing_animations:animations/cobblestone"  // if you don't put a 'placing_animation', it will take the global placing animation, same for the mining animation
    }
  ],
  "mining_blacklist": [
    "#minecraft:beds",        // you can use tags
    "#minecraft:doors",
    "minecraft:oak_planks",
  ],
  "placing_blacklist": [
    "#minecraft:pressure_plates",
    "minecraft:rail",
    "minecraft:snow_block"
  ]
}

The animation files have to be under the directory 'animations'.

dirt_mining_animation.json (example of a possible mining animation, same for the placing animation):

{
  "duration": 0.15,           // length of the animation in seconds
  "pivot_point": [0.5, 1.0, 0.5],
  "keyframes": [
    {
      "time": 0.0,
      "translation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
      "rotation": [-22.5, 0.0, 45.0],
      "scale": [0.5, 0.5, 0.5]
    },
    {
      "time": 0.05,
      "translation": [20.0, 0.0, -20.0],
      "rotation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
      "scale": [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
    },
    {
      "time": 0.10,
      "translation": [0.0, -15.0, 0.0],
      "rotation": [0.0, -90.0, 0.0],
      "scale": [1.5, 1.5, 1.5]
    },
    {
      "time": 0.15,
      "translation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
      "rotation": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
      "scale": [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
    }
  ]
}

You can have as many animations as you want!

Available Versions

Mining & Placing Animations 2.0.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 2, 2026
Mining & Placing Animations 2.0.0release
MC 1.20.1fabric
May 2, 2026
Mining & Placing Animations 2.0.0release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1neoforge
April 23, 2026
Mining & Placing Animations 2.0.0release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
April 23, 2026
Mining & Placing Animations 2.0.0release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
April 23, 2026

How to Install Mining & Placing Animations on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the Mining & Placing Animations file for fabric and Minecraft 1.21.11.

3

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+8 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Mining & Placing Animations need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Mining & Placing Animations as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Mining & Placing Animations require?

Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Mining & Placing Animations is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.

Minecraft Server for Your Group

Mining & Placing Animations stays on your client. Host a compatible world for your group.

Recommended RAM
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Minimum 3 GB | per 8 players
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NVMe SSD Storage
DDoS Protection included

Details

License
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.11.21+1 more