A tiny, server-side Paper/Spigot plugin that adds Vein Mining for ores – designed to be fast, safe (respects protection plugins), and simple to configure.
Default behavior: VeinMining is always ON. If a player sneaks, VeinMining is disabled for that break (invert control).

✨ Features

• Vein Mining for ores (configurable whitelist)
• Invert control: VeinMining on by default, hold Sneak to disable
• Tool check (limit to specific pickaxes; can be disabled)
• Safety/compatibility: For each additional block, a normal BlockBreakEvent is fired → WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, etc. can cancel as usual
• Natural breaking via breakNaturally(tool) → respects Fortune/Silk/Unbreaking, drops & XP as usual
• Performance guard with max-blocks (default 64)
• Optional diagonals (off by default)
• Works fine with Geyser/Floodgate (server-side only)

Tested with:

• Paper/Spigot 1.20–1.21
• Java 17+

⚙️ Configuration
plugins/SimpleVein/config.yml

# SimpleVein – default configuration (VeinMining ON; Sneak = OFF switch)
enabled-by-default: true # Player has VeinMining enabled unless they toggle it off via /vein
disable-when-sneaking: true # Holding Sneak disables VeinMining for that break
max-blocks: 64 # Safety limit per vein
diagonals: false # Use 6-neighbors (no diagonals)

allowed-tools: # Only these tools trigger VeinMining; leave list empty to allow any tool
- WOODEN_PICKAXE
- STONE_PICKAXE
- IRON_PICKAXE
- GOLDEN_PICKAXE
- DIAMOND_PICKAXE
- NETHERITE_PICKAXE

whitelist: # Blocks that vein-mine together (feel free to edit)
- COAL_ORE
- IRON_ORE
- COPPER_ORE
- GOLD_ORE
- LAPIS_ORE
- REDSTONE_ORE
- DIAMOND_ORE
- EMERALD_ORE
- NETHER_QUARTZ_ORE
- NETHER_GOLD_ORE
- ANCIENT_DEBRIS
- DEEPSLATE_COAL_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_IRON_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_COPPER_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_GOLD_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_LAPIS_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_REDSTONE_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_DIAMOND_ORE
- DEEPSLATE_EMERALD_ORE
Tips:

• To include logs/wood too, add e.g. OAK_LOG, BIRCH_LOG … to the whitelist (but be mindful if you already run a tree feller plugin).
• Increase max-blocks to 128 for very large veins, but 64 is a safe default for survival servers.

Commands & Permissions
Command

/vein [toggle|on|off|reload]

• /vein or /vein toggle – toggles VeinMining for yourself
• /vein on / /vein off – explicit enable/disable
• /vein reload – reloads the config (console or players with permission)

Permissions

simplevein.use: true # allow players to use /vein and the feature
simplevein.reload: op # allow /vein reload
simplevein.bypass-limit: op # ignore max-blocks
How it works (technical)

• When a player breaks a whitelisted block with an allowed tool, the plugin performs a fast BFS starting from the initial block and gathers adjacent blocks of the same type (optionally 26-neighborhood if diagonals: true).
• The first block is left to Minecraft itself (vanilla break). Every additional block is broken using breakNaturally(tool) after emitting a BlockBreakEvent – allowing other plugins to veto per block (claims/regions/anticheat).
• The loop stops once max-blocks is reached (unless the player has simplevein.bypass-limit).

✅ Compatibility Notes

• Protection plugins (WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, etc.): respected via BlockBreakEvent per block.
• Enchantments/Drops: handled by vanilla (breakNaturally) – Silk Touch, Fortune, Unbreaking work as expected.
• Geyser/Floodgate: fully server-side; Bedrock players benefit too.
• Performance: Keep max-blocks reasonable (64–128). The set/queue is short-lived and per action.