
3x3 Pickaxes
Craft special pickaxes that mine a 3x3 area, collect drops into your inventory, and work without custom textures.
About this Mod
3x3 Pickaxes adds survival-friendly wide mining tools to Minecraft.
Craft special 3x3 versions of every vanilla pickaxe tier and mine a full 3x3 area with one block break. Drops are sent directly into your inventory, XP still drops normally, and enchantments like Fortune, Silk Touch, Unbreaking, Mending, and Efficiency work like you would expect.
The mod is designed to stay simple and server-friendly. Instead of adding custom textured items, the tools are based on vanilla pickaxes with a special green name and lore, making them easier to use on servers and crossplay setups.
Features
- 3x3 Wooden Pickaxe
- 3x3 Stone Pickaxe
- 3x3 Iron Pickaxe
- 3x3 Golden Pickaxe
- 3x3 Diamond Pickaxe
- 3x3 Netherite Pickaxe
- Mines a 3x3 area based on the direction you mine
- Drops go directly into your inventory
- Extra drops fall normally if your inventory is full
- XP from ores still drops
- Supports Fortune and Silk Touch
- Supports normal enchanting, repairing, renaming, Unbreaking, and Mending
- No commands
- No config needed
- No custom textures or resource pack required
Crafting
Each 3x3 pickaxe is crafted using the normal pickaxe shape, but with normal pickaxes as the ingredients.
Important
This mod changes mining behavior, so it must be installed on the server for multiplayer.
For singleplayer testing, install it in your client mods folder and open a singleplayer world.
Compatibility
This mod is made for Fabric and Minecraft 1.21.11.
Because it avoids custom item textures and uses vanilla pickaxe items with custom data, it is designed to be simple and server-friendly.
Available Versions
How to Install 3x3 Pickaxes on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "3x3 Pickaxes". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
3x3 Pickaxes server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is 3x3 Pickaxes compatible with fabric?
3x3 Pickaxes officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with 3x3 Pickaxes – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if 3x3 Pickaxes consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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