RechargeableTools
Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia9xGDNCbmo
Vein Miner, Timber, 3x3 Mining, Tree Felling, Excavator, Auto Harvest - All in one lightweight plugin with a unique charge-based economy system.
Why RechargeableTools?
Most "super tools" plugins give players unlimited power. RechargeableTools adds resource cost to every ability use, creating an engaging economy loop where players must farm rare materials to fuel their powerful tools.
Your existing tools become upgradeable - no custom items, no recipe conflicts, just upgrade your Netherite pickaxe and keep mining.
Features
🔨 Pickaxe - Vein Miner + 3x3 Mining
- 3x3 Mode: Mine a 3x3 area based on the face you're looking at
- Vein Mode: Mine entire ore veins (up to 64 connected blocks)
- Toggle between modes with
/rt
🪓 Axe - Timber / Tree Felling
- Chop entire trees instantly (up to 128 blocks)
- Breaks leaves automatically
- Auto-replants saplings on the original stump
⛏️ Shovel - Excavator + Flatten
- 3x3 Mode: Excavate dirt, sand, gravel in a 3x3 pattern
- Flatten Mode: Level terrain to your Y-level (fills holes, removes hills)
🌾 Hoe - Mass Harvest + Till
- Harvest Mode: Harvest 5x5 area of mature crops with auto-replant
- Till Mode: Till 5x5 area of dirt into farmland
🏗️ Architect's Totem (Bonus Tool)
Convert a Totem of Undying into a builder's tool:
- Extended Reach: Place blocks up to 12 blocks away
- Block Replace: Swap all blocks of one type in a 7x7x7 area
- ⚠️ Trade-off: No longer saves you from death
Vanilla-Friendly Design
| Feature |
Behavior |
| Durability |
Tools take damage normally - Unbreaking helps |
| Enchantments |
Fortune, Silk Touch, Efficiency all work |
| Drops |
Uses vanilla drop tables and loot |
| Combat |
Tools work normally in combat |
| Death |
Configurable: drop tool, lose 25% charges, or both |
Your upgraded Netherite pickaxe is still a Netherite pickaxe. It just has extra abilities.
Charge Economy System
Upgrading
Upgrade any Netherite tool with 1 Netherite Ingot via the /rt GUI.
Recharging (Configurable)
| Material |
Charges |
Notes |
| Amethyst Shard |
500 |
Renewable, easy to farm |
| Heart of the Sea |
3,000 |
Treasure hunting reward |
| Echo Shard |
6,000 |
Ancient City exploration |
| Nether Star |
12,000 |
Boss reward, high value |
Why these materials? They're non-minable, preventing infinite charge exploit loops. Players must actually gather resources.
Charge Usage
- 1 charge per block broken with abilities
- 50,000 max charges per tool (configurable)
- 25% charge loss on death (configurable)
Configuration Options
General Settings (settings:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
show-particles |
Show particles when abilities activate |
true |
play-sounds |
Play sounds when abilities activate |
true |
drop-on-death |
Drop upgraded tool on death (true) or keep it (false) |
true |
lose-charges-on-death |
Lose 25% of charges on death |
true |
prefix |
Message prefix for all plugin messages |
&6[Tools] &r |
Charge Tiers (charge-tiers:)
| Tier |
Material |
Charges |
Display Name |
| tier0 |
AMETHYST_SHARD |
500 |
Amethyst Shard |
| tier1 |
HEART_OF_THE_SEA |
3,000 |
Heart of the Sea |
| tier2 |
ECHO_SHARD |
6,000 |
Echo Shard |
| tier3 |
NETHER_STAR |
12,000 |
Nether Star |
Tool Abilities (abilities:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
enabled |
Enable/disable this tool ability |
true |
ability-name |
Display name of the ability |
Varies by tool |
upgrade-material |
Material required to upgrade |
NETHERITE_INGOT |
upgrade-amount |
Amount of material needed |
1 |
charges-per-use |
Charges consumed per use |
1 |
max-charges |
Maximum charges the tool can hold |
50000 |
initial-charges |
Starting charges when upgraded |
3000 |
Pickaxe-Specific (abilities.pickaxe:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
max-blocks |
Max blocks for vein mining |
64 |
mining.size |
3x3 mining area size (must be odd) |
3 |
mining.same-block-only |
Only break matching blocks |
false |
mining.blacklist |
Blocks that won't trigger 3x3 |
BEDROCK, OBSIDIAN, SPAWNER, etc. |
mining.whitelist |
Only break these (empty = all) |
[] |
Axe-Specific (abilities.axe:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
timber.max-blocks |
Max blocks per chop |
128 |
timber.break-leaves |
Break leaves too |
true |
timber.auto-replant |
Replant saplings automatically |
true |
timber.log-types |
Log types that trigger timber |
All vanilla logs |
Shovel-Specific (abilities.shovel:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
excavate.size |
Excavation area size |
3 |
excavate.shovel-blocks-only |
Only break shovel-appropriate blocks |
true |
Hoe-Specific (abilities.hoe:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
harvest.size |
Harvest/till area size |
5 |
harvest.auto-replant |
Auto replant crops |
true |
harvest.crop-types |
Harvestable crops |
WHEAT, CARROTS, POTATOES, BEETROOTS, NETHER_WART |
Totem-Specific (abilities.totem:)
| Option |
Description |
Default |
architect.reach-distance |
Extended reach distance |
12 |
architect.replace-radius |
Block replace radius |
3 |
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Permission |
/rt |
Open the upgrade/recharge GUI |
rechargeabletools.use |
/rt help |
Show command help |
None |
/rt info |
Show info about held tool |
rechargeabletools.use |
/rt on |
Enable abilities on held tool |
rechargeabletools.use |
/rt off |
Disable abilities on held tool |
rechargeabletools.use |
/rt toggle |
Toggle abilities on held tool |
rechargeabletools.use |
/rt reload |
Reload plugin configuration |
rechargeabletools.admin |
/rt give <player> <tool> [charges] |
Give an upgraded tool to a player |
rechargeabletools.admin |
Command Aliases: /rechargetools, /rtools
Tool types for give command: pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, totem
Permissions
| Permission |
Description |
Default |
rechargeabletools.use |
Allows using rechargeable tool abilities |
true (all players) |
rechargeabletools.upgrade |
Allows upgrading tools via GUI |
true (all players) |
rechargeabletools.recharge |
Allows recharging tools via GUI |
true (all players) |
rechargeabletools.admin |
Admin commands (reload, give, etc.) |
op (operators only) |
