Please Chop

Please Chop

Please Chop is a NeoForge mod that adds a lumberjack workstation and a LUMBERJACK villager profession.

The mod stays close to vanilla where it can:

• workstation blocks are normal villager job sites
• villagers keep normal profession levels and trading
• the workstation block entity owns the custom forestry runtime instead of replacing the villager AI with a generic framework

Features

• One lumberjack workstation variant per overworld wood family:
  • oak
  • spruce
  • birch
  • jungle
  • acacia
  • dark oak
  • mangrove
  • cherry
• A LUMBERJACK villager profession tied to those workstations.
• Manual and autonomous tree chopping.
• Tree detection for:
  • normal single-trunk trees
  • large spruce
  • large jungle
  • dark oak
• Replant tracking:
  • trees are queued for replanting as soon as chopping finishes
  • successful immediate planting during lingering removes the queued site
  • queued sites are retried later when the villager has the right saplings
• Site scavenging for leftover tree drops.
• Workstation-specific trade specialization:
  • the villager’s trade wood type follows the workstation it is currently assigned to
  • chopping and replanting still work for any supported tree type
• Debug chat and debug world overlays, disabled by default.

Recipe

Current Behavior

The workstation block entity is the main runtime owner.

At a high level:

• it finds or keeps one assigned lumberjack
• scans for eligible nearby trees
• reserves a tree so another workstation cannot claim it at the same time
• sends the villager to chop it
• lingers briefly for drops and possible immediate replanting
• remembers leftover drop sites and queued replant sites for later recovery

The villager stays a normal villager:

• trade level controls chop speed and daily tree quota
• normal villager restocking still applies
• job-site specialization only changes what the villager sells

Trades

Lumberjack trades are specialization-aware and level-based.

Examples:

• level 1:
  • sells matching logs
  • sells matching saplings
  • oak lumberjacks also sell apples
  • buys stone axes
  • buys bread
• level 2:
  • sells stripped logs
  • sells leaves
  • buys carrots and baked potatoes
• level 3:
  • sells sticks
  • sells species extras where applicable
  • buys iron axes
• level 4-5:
  • very low chance of selling enchanted axes

The specialization is reset from the villager’s current workstation, not from the last item it chopped.

Config

The mod uses NeoForge’s built-in config screen.

Current common config options:

• debug.chat = false
• debug.render = false

Open Mods -> Please Chop -> Config to change them.

Development

./gradlew runClient
./gradlew build

Notes

• Tree detection is intentionally conservative. The mod prefers rejecting ambiguous shapes over harvesting player builds.
• Replanting is queue-based. If the villager does not have the right sapling yet, the site stays queued.

AI Usage

Unless otherwise noted, please expect that:

• Graphical assets are AI generated slop.
• Code is AI generated slop.
• Algorithms and ideas are mine.