How to Mine and Excavate in a 3x3 Area

Standard vanilla pickaxes and shovels only break one block at a time, making large underground builds or strip-mining projects slow. The Hammer Time 2D Addon introduces specialized Hammers and Shovels designed for large-scale mining and rapid excavation.

Crafting Your Area Tools

1. Open a crafting table in your world.

2. Refer to the addon's crafting recipes to assemble a Hammer (for stone and ore) or an addon Shovel (for dirt, sand, and gravel).

3. Move the newly crafted tools to your active hotbar.

Digging a 3x3 Tunnel

1. Equip the Hammer when facing stone walls, or switch to the Shovel when clearing out soil and soft blocks.

2. Aim at the center block of the 3x3 section you want to clear.

3. Hold down the mine button to break the targeted block.

4. Once the center block breaks, the surrounding blocks in a 3x3 grid will break simultaneously, dramatically increasing your work speed.

Practical Tips for Large-Scale Mining

• Watch your footing: When digging straight down or clearing gravel and sand with the 3x3 Shovel, stand back so you do not fall into a sudden pit or lava pocket.
• Bring extra storage: Clearing nine blocks at once fills your inventory much faster than normal mining, so keep chests or shulker boxes nearby.