Falling tree

Falling Trees Datapack

A realistic tree-cutting datapack with physics-based falling animations for Minecraft!

Features

🌲 Realistic Tree Physics

Trees fall with realistic physics when you break the bottom log! Watch as the tree rotates and falls in the direction away from you, with leaves deforming on impact.

🍃 Natural Leaf Drops

Leaves drop realistic items just like vanilla Minecraft:

• Saplings (5% chance for most trees, 2.5% for jungle)
• Sticks (2% chance)
• Apples from oak and dark oak trees (0.5% chance)
• Mangrove Propagules from mangrove trees

⚙️ Fully Configurable

Easy-to-use settings menu with clickable options:

Available Settings:

• Break Leaves – Toggle automatic leaf breaking (ON/OFF)
• Sneak to Cut – Require sneaking to cut trees (ON/OFF, default: ON)
• Physics – Enable realistic falling animation (ON/OFF, default: ON)
• Logs Limit – Maximum logs to break (50/100/200)
• Leaves Limit – Maximum leaves to break (100/200/500)

Access settings with: /function falling_tree:settings/menu

🎯 Smart Detection

• Automatically detects all tree types
• Handles big trees (2×2 trunks)
• Validates tree structure (requires leaves nearby)
• Only works when using an axe

How to Use

Default Mode (Sneak to Cut: ON)

1. Hold any axe
2. Sneak (Shift) while breaking the bottom log of a tree
3. Watch the tree fall with physics!

Always Cut Mode (Sneak to Cut: OFF)

1. Hold any axe
2. Break the bottom log of a tree
3. Tree automatically falls

Performance

• Optimized for multiplayer servers
• Configurable limits to prevent lag
• Efficient block scanning algorithm
• No constant tick overhead (only runs when trees are cut)

Compatibility

• Minecraft Version: 1.21+
• Multiplayer: ✅ Fully compatible
• Other Datapacks: ✅ Should work with most datapacks
• Vanilla Friendly: ✅ No resource pack required

Credits

The Physics of Falling Trees Inspired by Physical Falling Trees