FallingTree — a mod for realistic and fast chopping of the entire tree as a single block in Minecraft

FallingTree — a mod for realistic and fast chopping of the entire tree as a single block in Minecraft

FallingTree adds the ability to chop down a tree in Minecraft in a few seconds. Vanilla forces you to chop each block separately — for large trees, this means long seconds of click-spamming. The mod does not affect generation, loot, or recipes — only the chopping process is changed. Any trees with the #minecraft:logs tag are processed automatically, so modded wood types generally work the same as vanilla ones.

How chopping works

After hitting a log, the mod scans adjacent blocks in all directions and collects the entire trunk along with the attached leaves. If the found structure passes the size check and there are enough leaves around the top log — the tree is considered valid and breaks according to the selected mode. In the default settings, there must be at least one leaf block around the highest block, and player-placed leaves also count.

The leaf check is the main protection against accidentally chopping down a log cabin. A wall of #minecraft:logs blocks without a cover above it is not perceived as a tree, so it breaks block by block as in vanilla.

Complete chopping of a birch tree using the mod

Chopping modes

The felling behavior is set by the breakMode parameter, which is configured via the config file. Five options are available:

SHIFT_DOWN differs from the rest by one more important point: it ignores maxSize, breakOrder, minimumLeavesAroundRequired and some other restrictions from the trees section, because it chops one block at a time, not the whole tree.

Demonstration of the FALL_BLOCK mode on a birch tree

How the mod defines a tree

The scanning direction is controlled by the detectionMode parameter in the config file:

Additionally, through detectionModeBiomeOverride you can set a different mode in specific biomes — for example, ABOVE_CUT in jungles and WHOLE_TREE everywhere else.

Config — basics

The file is located in config/. There are many parameters; below are the ones worth reviewing first.

The lists trees.allowedLogs, trees.deniedLogs, trees.allowedLeaves and tools.allowed accept values in the format modid:blockid (for example, minecraft:oak_log) or tags #modid:tagid (for example, #minecraft:logs). In the standard config they are empty — the mod works on vanilla tags, and any block with the tag #minecraft:logs is processed automatically without additional edits.

Conclusion

FallingTree removes the need to manually break each log. Five felling modes and automatic support for vanilla tags allow you to customize the behavior for survival, a farm, or a server. Suitable for survival, skyblock, and modpacks with a high need for wood; it makes no sense for pure PvP servers.