Chain Vein Mod FAQ

Press the V key (default) while looking at an ore block to instantly mine the entire connected vein. You can change the keybind in your mod settings if V conflicts with another mod.

Full Vein mines all connected ore blocks of the same type. 3×3 mines a 3×3 area in front of you. Staircase mines in a diagonal pattern going up or down, useful for creating mineshaft tunnels.

You can cycle through modes using a keybind (check your mod settings) or by holding sneak while pressing V to access a mode menu, depending on your configuration.

Yes, the mod fully respects both enchantments—Silk Touch will preserve ore blocks as items, and Fortune will apply its multiplier to all blocks mined in the vein.

Yes, Chain Vein Mod is compatible with most modded ores by default, though some mods with unusual ore definitions may need configuration adjustments.

Enable the sneak-disable option in the mod settings, and vein mining will be blocked whenever you hold sneak, letting you mine single blocks safely.

Yes, mining an entire vein at once uses more durability than single blocks, but the mod includes tool protection features—check your settings to see if durability scaling or protection is enabled.

Vein mining works in any environment where you can normally mine, including underwater and in lava, as long as you can see and target the ore block.

Mining large veins instantly can cause brief lag spikes depending on your hardware and vein size, but the mod is optimized for most systems—reduce vein size or use 3×3 mode if you experience problems.

Chain Vein Mod works in single-player and on servers that allow client-side mods, but server administrators may need to configure or whitelist it depending on their rules.