How Tree Felling Works in TreeCapitator

To fell a tree, break one of its logs with a tool the mod recognizes for that tree type. The mod then traces the connected logs that make up the trunk and breaks them together, yielding the same drops you would normally get from harvesting each log.

To reduce the power this gives the player, the mod can make the first log of a tree take longer to break. This is controlled by the treeHeightDecidesBreakSpeed option: when enabled, taller trees take more time to start chopping, so cutting down a large tree is no longer instant. If you prefer the original fast behavior, you can turn this option off.

Felling is meant to feel like a faster version of normal harvesting rather than an instant-clear tool, so the trunk is what gets broken; leaf handling is treated separately (see Leaf Handling).