ABOUT

Ever played Half-Life, R.E.P.O, or physics-heavy Roblox games like Dead Rails and A Dusty Trip? If you have, you know how incredibly satisfying and fun that item grabbing and dragging mechanic is. It’s always felt like a missed opportunity that Minecraft never had this kind of immersive interaction built-in. Well, if you've been looking for a way to bring those same lively, dynamic physics straight into your blocky world—Drag Things is exactly what you need!

Main Features

• Interactive Drag Physics: Easily drag items/blocks by holding Right Click, then move them around smoothly by moving your camera.
• Kinetic Throwing: Want to throw an item? Just flick your mouse and release Right Click to launch it with velocity based on your movement.
• Dynamic Weight System: Heavy items like anvils or swords move slower with noticeable "drag lag", while lighter items like feathers are effortless to swing. Fully configurable via Cloth Config!
• Multi-Drag Chain: Manually chain up to 8 items together to move entire piles of loot at once!
• Smart Block Placement: Drag a placeable block onto a surface, hold, and release to automatically place it down in the world.

Automated Rituals & Block Functions

• Storage Ritual: Easily drag and drop items near any storage blocks (Chests, Barrels, etc.) to automatically deposit them.
• Crafting Ritual: Drag a Crafting Table near items to auto-craft on the go! (Currently supports all Shapeless Recipes).
• Enchanting Ritual: Drag an Enchanting Table near Lapis, an enchantable item, and XP orbs. The table automatically absorbs the orbs and enchants the item, complete with a dedicated HUD bar to track stored XP!
• Smithing Ritual: Drag a Smithing Table near a template, base item, and addition item to auto-craft your netherite or upgraded gear seamlessly.
• Grindstone Ritual: Drag a Grindstone near 2 identical items to repair and strip enchants (returns XP), or near 1 enchanted item to disenchant only.

Dynamic Tool & Weapon Interactions

• Weapon Swing Damage: Dragging a Sword, Axe, or Trident fast enough now slashes and damages nearby mobs. The faster you swing, the more damage it deals!
• On-the-go World Interaction: Interact with the environment dynamically by dragging tools over blocks. Hold Shift to trigger secondary actions:
  • Hoe: Tills farmland (Hold Shift)
  • Shovel: Creates dirt paths (Hold Shift)
  • Axe: Strips logs
  • Pickaxe: Progressively mines blocks (crack stages build up, resets after ~2s idle).

Fully respects Fortune and Silk Touch!

• Pick up / Move: Look at an item and hold Right Click. Move your camera to drag it.
• Throw: Flick your camera and release Right Click while moving to launch the item.
• Chain Items (Multi-Drag): While dragging an item, look at another item and press the G key (Default bind, can be changed in Controls) to chain them together (Up to 8 items).
• Place Block: Drag a block onto a solid surface, hold steady, and release to place it.

You can follow the clip in the gallery category for more information.

To run Drag Things smoothly, please ensure you have the following mods installed:

1. Fabric API: Core dependency. The mod will not launch without it.
2. Cloth Config API: Required to load and save your custom configuration (like item weights).
3. Mod Menu: (Highly Recommended) Allows you to open the configuration screen directly in-game to rebind keys and adjust settings.

You can definitely have other things to improve the visual:

1. Smooth Glowing Resource Pack: Enhances Minecraft's default glowing outline effect, making chained or targeted items look much cleaner and smoother.
2. Item Physic Lite: (Highly Recommended) Adds incredibly satisfying 3D physics to dropped items, making the dragging experience feel twice as immersive!

Known Issues

• OptiFine Incompatibility: Using OptiFine (Optifabric) might cause rendering glitches or visual desync when dragging items. I highly recommend switching to Sodium and Iris for a much smoother (and lag-free) experience.
• Server-Side Delay: On high-ping multiplayer servers, dragged items might stutter slightly due to network latency.
• Mod Conflicts: Certain mods that completely overhaul item physics or inventory behavior might cause unexpected item drops.

Found a bug that's not listed here? Feel free to open an issue on my Github page