Anti-grief friendly: inside locked zones, normal breaking pops rubble back in—optionally progressing through visual stages before finally clearing.

Performance conscious: chunk-safe motor scanning, lightweight events, and no forced chunk loads.

Plug-and-play: works on dedicated servers and singleplayer. Clients don’t need the mod for basic protection effects if the server enforces them (but textures/visuals require the client).

A server config is generated on first run:

config/rubbletrouble-server.toml

You can tune (names may vary slightly by release):

lockedZone.enabled – enable/disable protected behavior

lockedZone.creativeBypass – allow true creative players to break

rubble.stageCount & visuals – number of visual stages (if enabled)

motor.radius, motor.pokesPerTick – effect range & strength

compat.create.enableContraptionSupport – toggle Create hooks

debug.logging – quiet or verbose

Forge: 1.20.1 (47.x)

Create: optional; detected at runtime (no hard dep)

Works alongside most claim/protection mods; point your “locked zone” hook at their region checks.

Designed to ignore fake players unless explicitly allowed in config.

Rubble — the sturdy, re-forming block (with optional stage visuals).

Loose Rubble — decorative block; servers can allow it to always drop itself.

Vibration Motor — boosts nearby rubble breaking speed; chunk-reload safe.

🧭 Intended gameplay

Builders/admins: keep spawn, museums, and vaults tidy without turning off fun entirely.

Adventure servers: gates, ruins, and dungeons that feel “lived in” and recover after raids.

Create enjoyers: bring a motor along to chew through debris—without drilling through claims.

Scope & perms: Most commands are server-side and require OP (permission level 2+) or a compatible perms plugin.
Help: /rubbletrouble help [page]

Zone management

Manage locked/protected zones that control rubble behavior.

/rubbletrouble zone list
/rubbletrouble zone info
/rubbletrouble zone lock
/rubbletrouble zone unlock ← e.g. /rubbletrouble zone unlock test2

(Some builds may also include create/delete/member commands; check /rubbletrouble help for your version.)

Admin tools

Quick controls for operators.

/rubbletrouble bypass <on|off> # Temporarily ignore locked-zone checks for yourself
/rubbletrouble debug <on|off> # Toggle verbose logging
/rubbletrouble reload # Reload server config (if supported in your build)

Utilities (if present)

Handy helpers that may be included depending on the build.

/rubbletrouble stage set <0-3> # Force rubble visual stage at your crosshair
/rubbletrouble give <loose_rubble|...> # Give registered items (admin testing)

Tip: if a subcommand isn’t recognized in your build, use /rubbletrouble help (or /help rubbletrouble) to see the exact commands that shipped with this version.

Q: Why does rubble “come back” in certain areas?
A: You’re in a locked/protected zone. That’s intended—motors and manual effort can still help, but drills won’t grief protected builds.

Q: My creative player can’t break rubble!
A: Ensure lockedZone.creativeBypass = true (server config). Only real players (not fake/deployer) qualify.

Q: Do I need Create installed?
A: Nope. If present, contraptions near motors will still “poke” rubble. Without Create, everything else works the same.

Q: Can I use the rubble textures/stages purely for aesthetics?
A: Yes—enable stage visuals and place rubble/loose rubble anywhere for ambience.

Drops vanish in protected areas: your drop-cleanup plugin/mod may be too aggressive. Whitelist loose_rubble or use the provided “allowed drops” tag if included in your pack.

Motor doesn’t work after relog: fixed in recent versions; make sure you’re on the latest build so motors re-register on chunk load.

Textures purple/black: verify your blockstate property (stage or crumble) matches the blockstate JSON and texture names.