Axe To The Max!

Axe To The Max is a tree-chopper mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 that brings smart, fair, and fully configurable vein-chopping to your game. Works on every tree, including modded ones (probably, it's still work-in-progress), with full multiplayer support and per-player settings.

FEATURES ARE STILL WIP, SOME OF THEM DO NOT WORK PERFECTLY!

How It Works

Hold Sneak + break any log and the entire tree comes down at once.

The chopper uses a BFS flood-fill through #minecraft:logs, meaning it works on every vanilla and modded tree without any extra configuration.

Player-Placed Log Protection

Logs you place yourself are permanently tagged as player-placed. The chopper will never vein-chop through them.

This works globally in multiplayer. If player 1 placed the log, player 2 can't bypass it either.

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Fairness Settings

Two optional fairness mechanics keep the mod balanced on survival servers:

Durability Per Log - the axe loses 1 durability per log chopped, not just 1 total. A 14-log tree costs 14 durability, same as breaking manually.

Break Time Per Log - chopping takes as long as it would to break each log manually with your current axe tier. A wooden axe on a 14-log tree takes 14× the normal break time. Switching to iron speeds it up proportionally.

float RequiredTicks = LogCount / BreakSpeed * 20f;
if (ElapsedTicks < RequiredTicks) event.setCanceled(true);

Trying to break a log halfway and then shift to trigger the chopper won't work, the timer starts from your very first hit.

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Per-Player Config

Run /config to open the settings screen in-game. Every setting is saved per-player and persists across restarts and sessions.

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All Config Options

General

Setting	Default	Description
Tree Chopper	ON	Master toggle for all chopper features
Require Axe	OFF	Only trigger when holding an axe
Protect Player Logs	ON	Skip logs tagged as player-placed
Multiple Tree Support	ON	Works on modded trees via tags

Gameplay

Setting	Default	Description
Auto Replant	ON	Replants a sapling at the base after chopping
Break Leaves	ON	Instantly breaks all nearby leaves
Drop Saplings	ON	Leaves drop saplings when broken
Drop Apples	ON	Leaves drop apples when broken

Fairness

Setting	Default	Description
Durability Per Log	ON	Axe loses 1 durability per log, not 1 total
Break Time Per Log	OFF	Chopping takes proportional time based on log count and axe tier

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Multiplayer

• All data stored server-side via SavedData, no client mod required for servers
• Player-placed log tags are shared globally across all players
• Config syncs to client on login and on every save
• No race conditions, all block operations run on the server thread

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Compatibility

All vanilla trees
Modded trees using #minecraft:logs and #minecraft:leaves (nearly universal)
Dead trees with no leaves
Multiplayer servers