Modular Tools¶
Modular Field Tools are RNGTech's picks, hammers, shovels, diggers, axes, and treefellers. Each one is built at the Tool Bench from a separate Tool Head and Tool Rod, and each part keeps its own rarity and affixes. They are also how you mine the harder RNGTech ores; vanilla pickaxes only reach the first two ore-hardness levels by default.
Parts¶
A Modular Field Tool is made from:
- a Tool Head, which decides the tool type and material, such as a
Flint Pick Head. - a Tool Rod, which sets durability, speed adjustments, FE transfer, and which Battery Cells the tool supports, such as a
Wooden Tool Rod. - an optional Battery Cell, which pays the FE for tool features that use it.
Heads and rods are crafted at a crafting table, and each one rolls its own rarity and affixes. They roll 2 more Refinement Potential than other parts of the same stage, and land higher affix tiers a little more often. The assembled tool has no affixes of its own; it uses whatever its installed parts have.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Flint Pick Head Flint + Any Wooden Buttons |             |
| Wooden Tool Rod Stick + Any Wooden Buttons |  |
See Building a tool for putting the parts together.
Tool types¶
The head's type picks the tool:
| Head family | Tool | Breaks |
|---|---|---|
| Pick |  Modular Pick |
One pickaxe block. |
| Hammer |  Modular Hammer |
A 3×3 area of pickaxe blocks. Needs a Tiny Anvil to build. |
| Shovel |  Modular Shovel |
One shovel block. |
| Digger |  Modular Digger |
A 3×3 area of shovel blocks, such as dirt, gravel, and sand. Needs a Tiny Anvil to build. |
| Axe |  Modular Axe |
One axe block. |
| Treefeller |  Modular Treefeller |
A whole tree of connected logs, up to its limit. Needs a Tiny Anvil to build. |
Ore hardness¶
RNGTech ores have a hardness from 1 to 8, separate from vanilla mining tiers. A Modular Pick or Hammer mines ores up to its head's hardness, and a head reaches every hardness below its own. Ore that is too hard drops nothing. A Hammer skips any block in its area that is too hard for it, without spending durability or FE on it.
| Head material | Stage | Ore hardness | Opens up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | 0 | 1 | Iron, Copper |
| Iron | 1 | 1 | |
| Copper | 2 | 2 | Tin, Zinc, Gold |
| Bronze | 3 | 2 | |
| Steel | 4 | 3 | Nickel, Lead, Silver |
Steel with a  Diamond Tip |
4 | 4 | Aluminum, Osmium |
| Aluminum | 5 | 5 | Titanium |
| Titanium | 6 | 6 | Tungsten, Platinum |
| Tungstensteel | 7 | 7 | None by default |
| Nullite | 7 | 7 | None by default |
| Exotic | 8 | 8 | Naquadah |
Other mods' ores of the same metal share its hardness, so another mod's Tin Ore is hardness 2 like RNGTech's.
By default, a vanilla stone pickaxe reaches hardness 1 and an iron or better pickaxe reaches hardness 2. Other mods' pickaxes and drills follow the same rule by their tier. Beyond that you need Modular tools. Modpacks can change these rules and can weaken or disable vanilla tools; see Ore progression.
Tool behavior¶
- Durability and FE are spent per block actually broken, so a Hammer or Digger that hits fewer blocks costs less.
- Stability above 1.0 gives each broken block a chance to cost no durability and no FE. 1.10 Stability is a 10% chance.
- Control above 1.0 moves part of each durability point onto the installed Battery Cell as FE. 1.60 Control pays 60% of the wear in FE, up to 100% at 2.0. The full FE price per durability point is 16 FE for a Pick or Axe, 12 FE for a Shovel, 32 FE for a Hammer, and 28 FE for a Digger or Treefeller, scaled down by the share Control covers. If the cell cannot pay, the tool takes full durability wear for that block. Stability is checked first.
- Self Repair heads and rods restore 3 to 8 durability, depending on the affix tier, every 7.5 seconds while the tool sits idle in your hotbar or offhand. A head and rod that both have it add together. Mining pauses the repair.
- Battery Cells in your inventory recharge the tool's installed cell, first inventory slot first, up to the tool's FE transfer rate. Only cells within the rod's Battery Support count, the same limit that decides which cells you can install.
- Vein Miner, a rare Pick Head affix, breaks connected ore of the same type, up to the Vein Mine Limit. Each block after the first costs extra FE; when the cell cannot pay it, the rest of the vein stays. Sneak while mining to break only the block you aim at.
- Ore Burst speeds up mining on ore for Picks and Hammers. It needs the Ore Burst suffix on a part and an Ore Burst material: a Copper, Nullite, or Exotic head, or a
Copper Conduit Tool Rod, 
Sparksteel Routed Tool Rod, 
Nullite Phase Tool Rod, or 
Exotic Harmonic Tool Rod. Each ore it breaks costs extra FE, and without enough FE the ore mines at normal speed. - Luck can add extra drops from ores and logs broken by the tool. Each point, up to 5, gives every drop a 15% chance of one extra copy. It does nothing with Silk Touch, and nothing for machines, chests, or mobs.
Data values¶
| Name | Resource location | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modular Pick | rngtech:modular_pick | Item | item.rngtech.modular_pick |
| Modular Hammer | rngtech:modular_hammer | Item | item.rngtech.modular_hammer |
| Modular Shovel | rngtech:modular_shovel | Item | item.rngtech.modular_shovel |
| Modular Digger | rngtech:modular_digger | Item | item.rngtech.modular_digger |
| Modular Axe | rngtech:modular_axe | Item | item.rngtech.modular_axe |
| Modular Treefeller | rngtech:modular_treefeller | Item | item.rngtech.modular_treefeller |
| Flint Pick Head | rngtech:flint_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_pick_head |
 Iron Pick Head | rngtech:iron_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_pick_head |
 Copper Pick Head | rngtech:copper_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_pick_head |
 Bronze Pick Head | rngtech:bronze_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_pick_head |
 Steel Pick Head | rngtech:steel_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_pick_head |
 Aluminum Pick Head | rngtech:aluminum_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_pick_head |
 Titanium Pick Head | rngtech:titanium_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_pick_head |
 Tungstensteel Pick Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_pick_head |
 Nullite Pick Head | rngtech:nullite_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_pick_head |
 Exotic Pick Head | rngtech:exotic_pick_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_pick_head |
 Flint Hammer Head | rngtech:flint_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_hammer_head |
 Iron Hammer Head | rngtech:iron_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_hammer_head |
 Copper Hammer Head | rngtech:copper_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_hammer_head |
 Bronze Hammer Head | rngtech:bronze_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_hammer_head |
 Steel Hammer Head | rngtech:steel_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_hammer_head |
 Aluminum Hammer Head | rngtech:aluminum_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_hammer_head |
 Titanium Hammer Head | rngtech:titanium_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_hammer_head |
 Tungstensteel Hammer Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_hammer_head |
 Nullite Hammer Head | rngtech:nullite_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_hammer_head |
 Exotic Hammer Head | rngtech:exotic_hammer_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_hammer_head |
 Flint Shovel Head | rngtech:flint_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_shovel_head |
 Iron Shovel Head | rngtech:iron_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_shovel_head |
 Copper Shovel Head | rngtech:copper_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_shovel_head |
 Bronze Shovel Head | rngtech:bronze_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_shovel_head |
 Steel Shovel Head | rngtech:steel_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_shovel_head |
 Aluminum Shovel Head | rngtech:aluminum_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_shovel_head |
 Titanium Shovel Head | rngtech:titanium_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_shovel_head |
 Tungstensteel Shovel Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_shovel_head |
 Nullite Shovel Head | rngtech:nullite_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_shovel_head |
 Exotic Shovel Head | rngtech:exotic_shovel_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_shovel_head |
 Flint Digger Head | rngtech:flint_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_digger_head |
 Iron Digger Head | rngtech:iron_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_digger_head |
 Copper Digger Head | rngtech:copper_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_digger_head |
 Bronze Digger Head | rngtech:bronze_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_digger_head |
 Steel Digger Head | rngtech:steel_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_digger_head |
 Aluminum Digger Head | rngtech:aluminum_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_digger_head |
 Titanium Digger Head | rngtech:titanium_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_digger_head |
 Tungstensteel Digger Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_digger_head |
 Nullite Digger Head | rngtech:nullite_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_digger_head |
 Exotic Digger Head | rngtech:exotic_digger_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_digger_head |
 Flint Axe Head | rngtech:flint_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_axe_head |
 Iron Axe Head | rngtech:iron_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_axe_head |
 Copper Axe Head | rngtech:copper_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_axe_head |
 Bronze Axe Head | rngtech:bronze_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_axe_head |
 Steel Axe Head | rngtech:steel_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_axe_head |
 Aluminum Axe Head | rngtech:aluminum_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_axe_head |
 Titanium Axe Head | rngtech:titanium_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_axe_head |
 Tungstensteel Axe Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_axe_head |
 Nullite Axe Head | rngtech:nullite_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_axe_head |
 Exotic Axe Head | rngtech:exotic_axe_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_axe_head |
 Flint Treefeller Head | rngtech:flint_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.flint_treefeller_head |
 Iron Treefeller Head | rngtech:iron_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.iron_treefeller_head |
 Copper Treefeller Head | rngtech:copper_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.copper_treefeller_head |
 Bronze Treefeller Head | rngtech:bronze_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_treefeller_head |
 Steel Treefeller Head | rngtech:steel_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.steel_treefeller_head |
 Aluminum Treefeller Head | rngtech:aluminum_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_treefeller_head |
 Titanium Treefeller Head | rngtech:titanium_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_treefeller_head |
 Tungstensteel Treefeller Head | rngtech:tungstensteel_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_treefeller_head |
 Nullite Treefeller Head | rngtech:nullite_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_treefeller_head |
 Exotic Treefeller Head | rngtech:exotic_treefeller_head | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_treefeller_head |
| Wooden Tool Rod | rngtech:wooden_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.wooden_tool_rod |
 Iron Tool Rod | rngtech:iron_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.iron_tool_rod |
| Copper Conduit Tool Rod | rngtech:copper_conduit_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.copper_conduit_tool_rod |
 Bronze Tool Rod | rngtech:bronze_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.bronze_tool_rod |
 Steel Reinforced Tool Rod | rngtech:steel_reinforced_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.steel_reinforced_tool_rod |
 Aluminum Tool Rod | rngtech:aluminum_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.aluminum_tool_rod |
| Sparksteel Routed Tool Rod | rngtech:sparksteel_routed_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.sparksteel_routed_tool_rod |
 Titanium Stabilized Tool Rod | rngtech:titanium_stabilized_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.titanium_stabilized_tool_rod |
 Tungstensteel Heavy Tool Rod | rngtech:tungstensteel_heavy_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.tungstensteel_heavy_tool_rod |
| Nullite Phase Tool Rod | rngtech:nullite_phase_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.nullite_phase_tool_rod |
| Exotic Harmonic Tool Rod | rngtech:exotic_harmonic_tool_rod | Item | item.rngtech.exotic_harmonic_tool_rod |
See also¶
- Tool Bench, which builds, changes, repairs, and refines modular tools.
- Battery Cells
- Forestry Cart Station, whose cart uses a modular Axe or Treefeller.
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