AutoTools

AutoTools

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AutoTools looks through your whole inventory and finds the best tool to mine a block or attack a mob. The tool is determined by mining speed, mining level, enchantments, and the DPS. the Mod features a high level of customisation with many config options. For blocks where SilkTouch is preferred see silk_touch.json and for Fortune fortune.json. Shears will always pre preferred for shears.json.

All config options can conveniently be edited using the ClothConfig UI:

• #### Selection Config \[default]:
• toggle \[false]: AutoTools will always be active and try to get you the best tool. Can be toggled with the set

key.

• disableCreative \[true]: Disables AutoTools in creative-mode if toggle is enabled.
• keepSlot \[false]: Keeps the selected slot when swapping to a new tool instead of using the vanilla mechanics.
• hotbarOnly \[false]: AutoTools will only select tool from you hotbar
• preserveDurability \[true]: AutoTools will switch to an item with no durability if no suitable tool has been found
• hotbarOnly \[false]: AutoTools will only select tools from you hotbar
• preferHotBarTool \[true]: AutoTools will prefer the tool already in your hotbar if multiple tools have the same mining speed, regardless their durability.
• preferLowDurability \[false]: AutoTools will prefer the tool with the lower durability, instead of the higher one, if they have the same mining speed and enchantments.
• preserveDurability \[true]: AutoTools will switch to an item with no durability if no suitable tool has been found
• switchBack \[false]: AutoTools will switch back to the item you had in your hand before breaking the block
• showDPS \[true]: Displays the weapons Damage when hovering over it as a tooltip
• changeForEntities \[true]: AutoTools will change to the tool with the most DPS when looking at an entity
• keepAxe \[false]: AutoTools won't change to a better weapon(e.g. a sword) when holding an axe
• enabled \[always]:
• always: AutoTools will always be active
• tool: AutoTools will only be active while holding a tool
• no_tool: AutoTools will only be active while not holding a tool
• ignoredSlots \[\[]]: AutoTools won't do anything if the currently selected one of these
• targetSlots \[\[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]]: AutoTools only puts tools in these slots
• ignoredInventorySlots \[\[]]: AutoTools won't select tools from these slots in your inventory. See Inventory Slots
• minDurability \[0.0]: If < 1: Seen as a percentage: Tools below minDurability won't be selected

Else: Seen as durability: tools will be selected until at minDurability (e.g. set to 1 to never break a tool)

• durabilityCheck \[true]: Prevents mining when going under minDurability
• experimentalBreakDelay \[false]: Adds an experimental 1 Tick = 50ms delay if toggle is enabled before breaking

a block after a tool switch. Enable this if you are experiencing Desyncs like Ghost-Blocks when instant mining.

• #### Block Behaviour:
• onlySwitchIfNecessary \[false]: AutoTools only tries to get a new tool if it is needed to break the block
• alwaysPreferFortune \[false]: Autotools will use Fortune for Gravel and Leaves
• preferSilkTouch \[except_ores]:
• always:

Autotools additionally will use SilkTouch for: grass, stone, ores, leaves, snow

• ores:

AutoTools additionally will use SilkTouch for ores

• except_ores:

Autotools additionally will SilkTouch for: grass, stone, leaves, snow

• never: Autotools will only use SilkTouch if its required to mine a block.
• customTools
• Add custom tool-configurations in JSON format (e.g. customTools={"minecraft:block_id":"minecraft:tool_id"}

or customBlocks={"minecraft:block_id":["minecraft:tool_id_1", "minecraft:tool_id_2"]})

• Note: On Forge and NeoForge you have the use customTools="{\"minecraft:block_id\":\"minecraft:

tool_id\"}"

• When adding multiple tools, the first one has the highest priority

There are also pre-define lists for tool groups: autotools:pickaxe, autotools:axe, autotools:shovel, autotools:hoe, autotools:sword

• To completely disable AutoTools for a block use: "autotools:disabled"
• This works on both blocks and entities (e.g. "minecraft:stone" or "minecraft:sheep")

Compatability

There is a version available for the Forge, NeoForge and Fabric mod loader (ModMenu integration when using the Fabric version) AutoTools requires ClothConfig.

AutoTools is entirely client-side and works on servers and with many third-party mods.