Mods / Useful Shears

Tags:
QoL Tweak Simplification
Author:
Cheeki
Side:
Server
Created:
Dec 20th 2024 at 10:43 PM
Last modified:
Feb 6th at 11:18 PM
Downloads:
8179
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Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.19.8, 1.20.0-rc.5, 1.20.0, 1.20.12 - 1.21.6 and 1.22.0-pre.1):
UsefulShears-V.1.0.0.zip  1-click install

This mod increases the drop rate for tree seeds only when using shears.

Drop rates when using hands/other tools are unaffected.

Probably doesn't affect any modded trees.

Drop rate changes

Normal leaves:

Pine 5% >> 10%

Acacia 5% >> 10%

Larch 1% >> 5%

Crimson Maple 1% >> 5%

Redwood 0.2% >> 1.5%

Ebony 0.4% >> 2%

Purple Heart 0.4% >> 2%

Bamboo 8% >> 20%

All others 2% >> 5%

 

Branchy leaves:

Pine 12% >> 20%

Acacia 12% >> 20%

Larch 2.5% >> 10%

Crimson Maple 3.25% >> 10%

Redwood 0.4% >> 3%

Ebony 1% >> 4%

Purple Heart 1% >> 4%

All others 5% >> 10%

Mod Version Mod IdentifierFor Game version Downloads Released Changelog Download 1-click mod install*
1.0.0 usefulshears
1.20.12 - 1.21.6
8179 Dec 20th 2024 at 10:58 PM Empty UsefulShears-V.1.0.0.zip 1-click install

12 Comments (oldest first | newest first) (threaded | flat)

Cheeki , Feb 4th at 12:33 AM

joywire

yeah but i am not going through to patch them manually one by one.

maybe i'll rework this so it's a bit more universal some day

joywire, Feb 4th at 12:21 AM

Is it possible to add support for the Floral Zones mods?

Cheeki , Dec 16th 2025 at 2:52 PM

RagondinMan

yes

RagondinMan, Dec 16th 2025 at 9:51 AM

does this mod still work for 1.25.0?

Cheeki , Dec 2nd 2025 at 12:22 PM

SuicideSwifty needs to be on server

SuicideSwifty, Dec 2nd 2025 at 1:29 AM

Is this a client side mod I can run on a server or is it a server side tweak that would need to be added to the server to function?

Cheeki , Oct 12th 2025 at 8:16 AM (modified Oct 12th 2025 at 8:17 AM)

the * will modify any other type of leaves that are not specified in the file

since birch is not included it will take that value of 0.05 and apply it to it

if you want less birch you can use *-birch and add a value you see fit

if you just want to modify those specific trees, you can remove the * outright

stevej, Oct 12th 2025 at 5:48 AM

how do I modify this so it only affects redwood, ebony and purpleheart?

I tried modifying it like this but still get lots of birch seeds

 

Spoiler
[ 
{
      op: "add",
      path: "/drops/-",
      file: "game:blocktypes/plant/leaves/normal.json", 
      value:
{
            tool: "shears",
type: "item",
code: "treeseed-{wood}",
quantityByType: {
"*-crimsonkingmaple": { avg: 0.05, var: 0 },
"*-redwood": { avg: 0.015, var: 0 },
"*-ebony": { avg: 0.02, var: 0 },
"*-purpleheart": { avg: 0.02, var: 0 },
"*": { avg: 0.05, var: 0 }
}
},
    },
    {
      op: "add",
      path: "/drops/-",
      file: "game:blocktypes/plant/leaves/branchy.json", 
      value:
{
            tool: "shears",
type: "item",
code: "treeseed-{wood}",
quantityByType: {
"*-crimsonkingmaple": { avg: 0.1, var: 0 },
"*-redwood": { avg: 0.03, var: 0 },
"*-ebony": { avg: 0.04, var: 0 },
"*-purpleheart": { avg: 0.04, var: 0 },
"*": { avg: 0.1, var: 0 }
}
}
    },
    {
      op: "add",
      path: "/drops/-",
      file: "game:blocktypes/plant/leaves/bamboo.json", 
      value:
{
            tool: "shears",
            type: "block",
code: "sapling-{color}bamboo-free",
quantity: { avg: 0.2, var: 0 },
}
        }
]
Cheeki , Aug 29th 2025 at 1:54 PM

mod does not need to be updated, works fine.

ChimMAG, Aug 28th 2025 at 7:24 AM

Will you be updating to the new version of the game?

kunchboy, Jul 16th 2025 at 4:32 PM

thank you 🙏 i was going crazy breaking all the leaves by hand

VioletHeaven, Dec 21st 2024 at 5:40 AM

This is amazing thank you