Chips

Chips

A simple mod that allows for a sub-grid of blocks for finer details in builds.

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Screenshots

weird wall i thought looked somewhat interesting
Text!
funny grass block :)

About this Mod

Chips

Chips is a mod that lets you build with smaller blocks in eighths!

Only full cube blocks can be divided
A block that can be divided

Some examples of blocks that cannot be divided:
Doors, trapdoors, fences, dragon egg, etc.

Chisel

The chisel is what allows you to chisel blocks.
it can be crafted like this!
chisel crafting

The chisel can be used by holding right click on a full cube block, it will start an animation, and eventually divide a block into eigths.

Once a block is divided into eigths, the chisel will be able to remove individual chips from the block.
divided block

To break a chipped block without individually removing every chip, you can simply break the block with anything besides the chisel.

Note: I intend to make the chiseled block require tools to mine, but for now you can break it with anything

Placing chips is simple, it works similar to how a normal block is placed, but on a smaller scale.

To put a block together from its constituent 8 chips, you can use this crafting recipe:
Putting a block back together

Quirks

Some blocks will not behave as expected when divided, this may be fixed in the future depending on the block and its issues

Each chips block also has a mode, this is because some blocks like the grass block behave differently from other blocks. To make this behavior look consistent, some changes to the textures are applied, which can make some blocks look weird.Block behavior

To fix this, simply shift right click the block with a chisel, and its texture will change!

As shown, the grass block will not have its side texture in the other mode
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Sodium

If you are sane, you likely use sodium, however there is a bug in older version of Sodium that will cause a crash when breaking a chips block, so make sure to update your version of Sodium!

Textures

The chisel texture was made by Autumnly, support her here:
https://ko-fi.com/autumnly

Available Versions

Chips 1.0.0-alphaalpha
MC 1.21.8fabric
September 12, 2025

How to Install Chips on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Chips". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Chips 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Chips compatible with fabric?

Chips officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Chips – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Chips 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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Details

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

Supported Versions

1.21.8