How do I install RailMiner?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does RailMiner work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.10, 1.11, 1.12. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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RailMiner

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Introduction

RailMiner is based on an old bukkit plugin RailDriver. It allows players to creat e a automated mining machine that will mine tunnels and gather resources for them. By default it consumes coal and all the required materials to make the road and rails, This can be disabled in the config.

Building

The Miners require the following materials:

18-19 Iron blocks
9 Diamond blocks
9 Sticky pistons
4 Redstone dust
2 Dispensers
2 Furnaces
2 Repeaters
1-3 Chest
1 Sign
1 Lever

Layer One

Layer Two

The sign must contain the following lines:

[RailMiner]
Start

Layer Three
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Fuel

If you have fuel enabled both furnaces will require coal to run. If you have recipes enabled the chest must contain the following items:

Stone brick
Iron ingot
Sticks
Redstone
Coal
Gold ingots

Protection System

To enable protection on your miner add [Protected] to the third line of the sign as shown below.

This will protect the miner from other people stopping it while it is mining. You can manage who can access your protected miners by using these commands:
- /railminer friend add <player> - Add a player to your miners
- /railminer friend del <player> - Remove a player from your miners
- /railminer friend list - Show who has access to your miners

Alias: /rm f
Permission: railminer.friends

Upgrades

Upgrades are placed in the center chest in the top layer between the pistons, they are used to improve the performance of the miner. Each recipe has a different crafting recipe that can be changed in the config, the default recipes are shown below.

Speed

Increases how fast it mines/moves

Fortune

Applies the fortune enchantment to a miner
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Silk Touch

Applies the silk touch enchantment to a miner
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Fuel Efficiency

Decreases the usage of fuel
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Liquid Protection

Protect the miner from lava and water
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Extra Storage

Allows for extra storage rather then throw the items on the ground
[IMG]

Extra Storage II

When your storage chests are full a miner is spawned with their contents
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NOTE:
For extra storage the back two dispensers must be replaced with chests and for storage II storage minecarts must be placed in the back chest

How it works

When the miner first begins it places down two pillars that contain a torch and a redstone torch, a road, and a powered rail. It continues making the road until after 8 blocks it places two more pillars and a powered rail. You are also able to blacklist certain blocks so it does not break them, As well as this you can change it so that certain blocks drop different items/amounts. When a user logs out all of their miners are stopped to prevent easy resource gathering.

Commands and Permissions

railminer.use - Allows user to use miners
railminer.reload - Allows user to do /railminer reload

Configuration

Spoiler: config.yml

Code (Text):

#Disable if you don't want Miners to consume coal
enable-fuel: true

#Disable if you don't want Miners to use materials inside chests
enable-recipes: true

#List of blocks that cannot be broken (IDs)
block-blacklist:
- "7"

#Should miners stop at the empty spaces
empty-spaces: true

#Change mined blocks to a certain item e.g "16=263" changes coalore(16) to coal(263)
#You can also define the amount of items it drops e.g lapisore drops multiable lapis, "21=351:4x5"
#Ignored if miner has silktouch
change-drops:
- "16=263" #Coalore to coal
- "15=265" #Ironore to ironingot
- "21=351:4x5" #Lapisore to lapis (drops 5)
- "73=331" #Redstone ore to redstone dust
- "129=388" #Emerald ore to emerald
- "14=266" #Goldore to gold
- "56=264" #Diamond ore to diamond
- "153=406" #Quartz ore to quartz

debug: false

Spoiler: upgrades.yml

Code (Text):

#Maxiumum amount of upgrades a miner can have (Odd numbers are better)
upgrade-limit: 5

#Upgrade recipes
recipes:
speed: #Increases how fast the miner mines
recipe:
- "SXS"
- "XNX"
- "SAS"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
S: SUGAR
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cSpeed Upgrade"
fortune: #Applies fortune enchantment to the miner
recipe:
- "DXD"
- "XNX"
- "DAD"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
D: DIAMOND
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cFortune Upgrade"
storage: #More storage
recipe:
- "CXC"
- "XNX"
- "CAC"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
C: CHEST
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cStorage Upgrade"
silk: #Applies silk touch to the miner
recipe:
- "DXD"
- "XNX"
- "DAD"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
D: DIAMOND_PICKAXE
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cSilk Upgrade"
efficiency: #Decreases fuel usage
recipe:
- "CXC"
- "XNX"
- "CAC"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
C: COAL_BLOCK
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cEfficiency Upgrade"
protection: #This protects the miner from water/lava
recipe:
- "GXG"
- "XNX"
- "GAG"
ingredients:
#MUST contain AIR if you have empty slots
A: AIR
X: REDSTONE_BLOCK
G: GLASS
N: NETHER_STAR
result: "&cProtection Upgrade"

Spoiler: messages.yml

Code (Text):

prefix: '&e[&5RailMiner&e]'
invalidArguments: '&cInvalid arguments!'
noPermissions: '&cYou do not have the required permissions!'
minerIsProtected: '&cYou cannot use this miner!'
reloadSuccess: '&aSuccessfully reloaded config!'
alreadyRunning: '&cThat Miner is already running!'
incorrectShape: '&cIncorrect shape!'
foundEmptySpace: '&cFound an empty space! Stopping..'
outOfFuel: '&cOut of fuel! Stopping..'
requiresItem: '&cInsufficient items! Missing %item%'
failedToMine: '&cMiner has encountered a problem! Stopping..'
storageChestsFull: '&cYour miners chest is full! Stopping..'
minerProtected: '&aMiner successfully protected!'
failedToProtect: '&cFailed to protect Miner! Is it the right shape?'
blockLimitReached: '&cYou have reached your block limit of %limit%. Stopping miner..'
minerLimitReached: '&cYou have reached your miner limit of %limit%!'
upgradeWhileRunning: '&cYou cannot access upgrades while the miner is running!'
upgradeLimitReached: '&cYou can only have %amount% of upgrades!'
invalidUpgrade: '&cMiner contains invalid upgrade!'
noFriends: '&cNo one else has access to your miners.'
alreadyFriends: '&c%name% already has access to your miners!'
notOnline: '&c%name% is not online!'
friendAdded: '&a%name% can now access your miners!'
friendRemoved: '&a%name% no longer has access to your miners!'
notFriends: '&c%name% does not have access to your miners!'
friendsWith: '&aThe people that have access to your miners are: %list%'

Note: Currently the only protection plugins supported are:

- WorldGuard
- GriefPrevention
- Kingdoms
- RedProtect
- Towny
- Factions (MassiveCore

Need help with the plugin? Click here to join my discord channel or post in the discussion section!

Commands

/railminer — Main command

Plugin details

Plugin version 1.4
Author BumbleBeee_
Works with Kingdoms, WorldGuard, RedProtect, Towny, Factions

Read from the plugin's own plugin.yml.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.10, 1.11, 1.12
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

RailMiner is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.10, 1.11, 1.12. Downloaded 1,256 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.

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