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 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 (1.21.11).

3

Install Mod

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

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

Mining & Placing Animations 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 Mining & Placing Animations compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Mining & Placing Animations officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Mining & Placing Animations – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mining & Placing Animations 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
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