the wild picks
a mod that adds 5 new pickaxes with custom abilities
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About this Mod
🔨 The Wild Picks
⚠️ Requires Just Enough Items (JEI) to view crafting recipes in-game.
🧱 What is The Wild Picks?
The Wild Picks adds 5 powerful and chaotic pickaxes (and a hammer) to Minecraft — each with its own wild ability. Whether you want destruction, protection, or extra XP, there’s a tool here for every kind of miner.
🛠️ Tools & Abilities
🧨 Boomstrike Pickaxe
💣 Explodes every time you mine a block.
Chaos with every swing.
💥 Big Bang Hammer
⛏️ Breaks a 3×3 area of blocks at once.
Perfect for fast tunneling and huge digs.
🛡️ Guardian Pickaxe
🧱 Every block you mine gives you a little protection.
Stay safer deep underground.
✨ XPickaxe
🔮 Bonus XP from every block you break.
Level up faster than ever.
❤️ Safe Pickaxe
💖 Holding it gives you extra hearts.
The ultimate mining safety tool.
📦 Why Download?
- ✅ Fun and unique tool abilities
- ✅ Balanced survival gameplay
- ✅ Simple crafting with JEI support
- ✅ No mobs or dimensions — easy to add to modpacks
🔗 Required Mod
To see crafting recipes, make sure you also install:
➡️ Just Enough Items (JEI) on Modrinth
Available Versions
How to Install the wild picks on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "the wild picks". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
the wild picks server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is the wild picks compatible with forge?
the wild picks officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with the wild picks – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if the wild picks 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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