Boat Item View (Neoforge/Forge Version)
About
The Boat Item View Mod is a client-side only Minecraft Mod that allows the player to see the item held in their hand while riding in a boat.
This is functionality is normally not possible in the base game.
Note: Any items being displayed in the hand when the boat is moving still cannot be used. This mod only deals with rendering, it does not change vanilla serverside logic.
Features
- Toggle the ability to render hand items when sitting in a moving boat.
- Define the type of items to be rendered when sitting in a moving boat.
- Compatibility with Configured Mod
Installation
This mod is client-side only. Do not install this on dedicated servers.
Dependencies
- Configured Mod (Optional, generates a Config GUI)
Usage
Enabling this Mod
1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Config Button if you have Configured Mod Installed.
2. Set the Configuration Option "showHandsInMovingBoat" to True.
3. Hold the item in the player's main hand or offhand.
Adding an item to the display list
1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Config Button if you have Configured Mod Installed.
2. Add a new entry to the "itemsToShowInMovingBoat" option. This entry is the namespaced id of an item. E.g. "minecraft:carrot"
3. Click "Save" in the File Editor program if you have opened the client.toml file. If you are using the Configured Mod's Config GUI, click the "Save" button.
Video Demo
Screenshots
The Config GUI that is generated when Configured Mod is installed alongside this mod.
Terms of Use
General/distribution/mod packs:
You are free to use this mod for personal use.
You may use it for non-commercial public use as well, as long as you link back to this thread or CurseForge page and use official download links.
If you wish to put this mod in a modpack that is redistributed commercially, please contact the owner about it so we can discuss this further.
Modpacks
You can use this mod in your modpack. You don’t have to ask for permission as long as you credit the author.
You may not reupload this mod on other platforms.
Licensing
This project is licensed under GNU Lesser v3. More information about this license can be found in the License.MD file within the Github repository.
You may NOT redistribute this mod by itself in a way that allows you to earn money off of it.
These terms can be subject to change.
Issues
Please report any issues to the issue tracker linked at the top of this page.
Credits
- Treblero (Endorser), for the original idea
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Boat Item View (Forge/Neoforge) is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.8 and newer. Downloaded 17,727,732 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.
