How do I install Critical Orientation?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Critical Orientation work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.17.1, 1.17, 1.16.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Critical Orientation

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by criticalkosh · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.17–1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.1

⬇ Download for 1.17–1.17.1 ⬇ Download for 1.16.1

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Critical Orientation (Minecraft 1.17.x)

Available to download from Curseforge.

Built using Fabric Example Mod Template and made with the Fabric modding toolchain for Minecraft.

A Minecraft Mod that enables the user to perfectly place ice boats, by snapping the player facing direction to their closest cardinal point:

HUD Features:
- Snap to closest N NW W SW S SE E NE

Images

In-game HUD Example

Installation

Install Fabric Loader on your Minecraft client
- Recommended to install with the MultiMC Minecraft client, which allows you to install Fabric in one click in the Minecraft instance settings
Download latest Mod .jar from Github or from Curseforge
Put the downloaded Mod .jar in the .minecraft/mods folder
- Or if you're using MultiMC, open the Minecraft instance settings you're using, and look for the option to add a Mod, then select the .jar file you downloaded
Done!

Building from source

Clone the project with git clone https://github.com/bshuler/critical-orientation.git
Cd into the project's directory cd critical-orientation
Run ./gradlew build to build the .jar
Built Mod .jar files will be located at build/libs
- Example: build/libs/critical-orientation-1.0.0.jar
- This will be the Mod .jar file you can put in your .minecraft/mods folder

Planned features

No additional

FAQ

Does this Mod work on versions below 1.15?
- No, it might work on 1.14 with some changes, but not anything below 1.14, since this Mod is made with Fabric, which only supports Minecraft 1.14 and above.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.17, 1.16.1
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as critical-orientation-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 127 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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