TC VeinGlow
TC VeinGlow is an advanced vein mining mod for Minecraft 1.21.1, supporting Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. It goes far beyond a standard vein miner — featuring a radial menu, RGB-customizable block outline highlighter, preset and custom mining shapes, and a full skill system.
## Features
Smart Vein Mining
Break an entire ore vein, fell a whole tree, or harvest a full field in a single action. The mod uses a server-side Block Action Queue to process blocks smoothly without causing server lag.
Radial Menu
Hold G to open the radial menu and instantly switch between mining modes — no need to memorize multiple keybinds.
RGB Block Outline Highlighter
All blocks about to be mined are highlighted with a smooth outline. Fully customizable: pick any RGB color, adjust thickness, transition speed, or enable rainbow mode.
Mining Shapes
Choose from built-in shapes or create your own:
| Menu Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard (Face) | Expands through the 6 directly adjacent block faces. |
| Standard V2 (Edges) | Expands through faces and edge-adjacent blocks (18 directions). |
| Standard V3 (Corners) | Expands through faces, edges, and 3D corners (26 directions), providing the widest coverage. |
| TreeCapitator | Cuts down an entire tree using the #logs tag and automatically replants saplings. |
| Tunnel 1×2 | Mines a tunnel 1 block wide and 2 blocks high, extending in the direction you are looking. |
| Tunnel 3×3 | Mines a 3×3 tunnel extending in the direction you are looking. |
| Stair Up | Creates an upward staircase, moving up one block for each step forward. |
| Stair Down | Creates a downward staircase, moving down one block for each step forward. |
| 3×3 Area | Mines a 3×3 area perpendicular to the face you are targeting. |
| 5×5 Area | Mines a 5×5 area perpendicular to the face you are targeting. |
Skill System
- Break Skill — standard block breaking
- Crop Harvest Skill — harvest crops across a wide area and auto-replant
- Bucket Skill — collect or place liquids (water, lava) in bulk
- Interact Skill — strip logs, till soil, create paths, and more in bulk
HUD Overlay
A compact on-screen display shows the current mode, active tool, and block count. Includes smooth toast notifications when you switch modes. Position, color, opacity, and style are fully customizable.
In-Game Config GUI
All settings are accessible from inside the game — no need to edit config files manually. Includes tabs for General, Colors, Filters, Skills, Shapes, and Dashboard.
Block Filter System
Manage a per-world blacklist/whitelist directly from the in-game menu. Supports Minecraft tag notation (e.g. #minecraft:logs, #forge:ores) for broad compatibility with other mods.
Multiplayer Support
Fully supported. The mod must be installed on both server and client. All mining logic runs server-side to prevent cheating and reduce client load.
Default Keybinds
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
V |
Activate Vein Mine (hold while breaking) |
G |
Open Radial Menu |
N |
Quick-cycle through shapes |
← / → |
Previous / Next shape |
1–9 |
Quick-select shape slot |
All keybinds can be rebound in Options > Controls.
Requirements
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Minecraft | 1.21.1 |
| Java | 21 |
| Fabric Loader | >= 0.15.11 |
| Fabric API | 0.102.0+1.21.1 |
| NeoForge | 21.1.x |
| Forge | 52.1.x |
Optional: ModMenu (Fabric only) — opens the config screen from the main menu. No other dependencies required.
