What is MoreThanAPickaxe?
Inventory clutter is a persistent problem in Minecraft survival. Carrying a separate pickaxe, axe, shovel, sword, and hoe eats up slots and forces constant hotbar switching. What is MoreThanAPickaxe? solves this by introducing a single multi-tool called the Adze. This one item performs the work of five standard tools, except shears. It automatically applies the correct tool behavior based on the block or mob you target: stone is mined like with a pickaxe, wood is chopped like with an axe, mobs take sword-level damage, and soil is tilled like with a hoe. The result is a streamlined early and mid-game experience with fewer inventory swaps and faster resource gathering.
Adze Variants and Material Tiers
The mod adds Adze versions for every vanilla material, each with distinct durability and speed stats:
- Wooden Adze: starter tool for the first minutes of a world.
- Stone Adze: a reliable upgrade for early mining trips.
- Iron Adze: balanced performance for general exploration.
- Golden Adze: extremely fast block breaking but low durability.
- Diamond Adze: high durability and speed for long expeditions.
- Netherite Adze: the strongest variant, immune to fire and lava.
Beyond vanilla materials, the mod integrates with third-party content. If you have mods that add bronze, titanium, steel, or other ingots, craftable Adze versions appear automatically. This makes What is MoreThanAPickaxe? for Minecraft a natural fit for tech-heavy or magic-heavy modpacks.
Cross-Mod Compatibility
Since version 0.1.6, the mod supports over 19 external mods. Each supported mod introduces its own Adze variants with unique properties. For Minecraft 1.19, notable integrations include:
- Gems and Crystals: adds Amethyst, Sapphire, Topaz, and Quartz Adze.
- Gobber: Gobber and Nether Adze can fell entire trees; the End Adze fires infinite arrows and places infinite torches.
- The Aether: adds Gravitite, Holystone, Skyroot, Valkyrie, and Zanite Adze with special abilities.
- Lumberjack: enables full-tree chopping without extra configuration.
- Better Combat: adds axe-style attack animations for the Adze.
Older versions, such as 1.12.2, support an even wider list including Galacticraft, ExtraPlanets, and Hammer Time. A Hammer Time Adze combines hammer, shovel, axe, and scythe functions. Pairing with Gobber grants night vision, water breathing, and fire resistance effects while the tool is equipped.
Requirements and How to Install
What is MoreThanAPickaxe? does not work standalone. It requires the SurvivalPlus mod as its core dependency. Without SurvivalPlus, no Adze items will spawn. For Fabric setups, you also need the Fabric Loader. To install, follow these steps:
- Install Forge or Fabric for your Minecraft version.
- Download SurvivalPlus and place it in the mods folder.
- Download What is MoreThanAPickaxe? and place it in the same mods folder.
- Launch the game and verify both mods appear in the mod list.
This straightforward process makes it easy to download What is MoreThanAPickaxe? and add it to any existing modpack. The mod supports English, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese (simplified and traditional), so interface text matches your game language automatically.
Supported Minecraft Versions and Loaders
The developer, coolsim, actively maintains builds for Minecraft 1.12.2 and 1.19. Versions 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, and 1.17.1-1.18.2 are considered legacy and receive no further updates. An update to 1.20 is planned once a stable Forge build is available. Backports to versions below 1.10 are not planned due to the effort involved. Both Forge and Fabric are supported for the current versions, so check your loader before downloading.
Licensing and Modpack Use
The mod is freely redistributable. You can include it in any client or server modpack as long as you credit coolsim. Redistributing the mod file separately from a modpack is not allowed without permission. This permissive license makes it a reliable component for curated packs and private servers.
Final Thoughts
What is MoreThanAPickaxe? for Minecraft removes the tedious tool-swapping routine and replaces it with one efficient instrument. The Adze saves inventory space, accelerates resource collection, and expands dramatically when combined with other mods. With clear installation steps and active support for two major game versions, this is a practical addition to any survival-oriented collection. Try it once, and you will likely never want to carry a separate pickaxe and axe again.