What it does
The first block you break goes off with a power of 1, a small pop. The next one is 3, then 5, and so on up to 15, where it stays. TNT is 4, so from your third block on, every blast is bigger than TNT.
Each player has their own count, so a friend who's just joined starts at 1 while you're at 15. Dying takes you back to 1, and so does closing the world, though it's still on when you open it again.
Details
- Your own blasts don't hurt you. Other players and mobs nearby take the damage.
- The block you broke still drops, and items lying on the ground aren't destroyed by the blasts.
- Blocks a blast destroys don't set off more blasts, so it never chains.
- The blasts don't start fires.
- On Bedrock, operators get a Breaking Blocks Explodes item the first time they join. Use it to turn it on, and again to turn it off. You keep it when you die.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/breakexplode start | Turn it on. Everyone starts at power 1. |
/breakexplode stop | Turn it off. |
Limits
- On Java, the commands need operator level 2. On Bedrock, they need operator permission, and cheats can stay off.
- The Bedrock add-on needs Minecraft 1.21.100 or newer.