Gouge Mod lets you dig your pickaxe into cliffs and walls mid-fall to stop fatal drops. Right-clicking a wall surface as you plunge slows your downward speed through friction. Hard blocks like stone let you lock completely in place, while softer blocks slow your descent to reduce impact damage. Better tool tiers last longer on the wall, giving you a reliable survival tool for deep cave exploration and sudden mountain falls.
Features:
Right-click walls with a pickaxe during a fall to grab the block face and slow down.
Friction eats downward fall speed based on the hardness of the grabbed block.
Hard blocks like stone and obsidian halt momentum completely and let you hang in place.
Soft blocks like dirt and sand let you slide smoothly downward while cutting fall damage in half.
Higher pickaxe tiers hold onto blocks for longer periods and consume less durability.
Double-tap Crouch within 0.7 seconds to kick yourself off the wall at any time.
Gouge Mod – Video Showcase
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Gouge Mod (26.2, 1.20.1) – Survive Fatal Mountain Falls By Grabbing Cliff Walls Video Showcase – Gouge Mod lets you dig your pickaxe into cliffs and walls mid-fall to stop fatal drops.
Enchantments:
Grip: increases the total time you can hang onto a wall before losing your hold.
Momentum: reduces the recovery cooldown period after you slip from a wall.
How to Use:
Hold any pickaxe in your main hand while falling alongside a solid cliff or wall.
Right-click the wall surface to catch yourself and slow your descent or hang in place.
Double-tap the Crouch key quickly to kick off the wall and leap away.
Screenshots:
A player holding a pickaxe while sliding down a steep mountain cliffDigging a pickaxe into a stone wall to halt mid-air momentumHanging securely against a cliff face using pickaxe friction mechanicsDescending a deep ravine safely by sliding along rough stone surfacesA player preparing to kick off a cliff ledge using crouchTesting wall grip mechanics on different types of cave stone blocksSliding down dirt blocks to cushion downward impact during a dropClinging to a high cliff wall during deep underground cave explorationEquipping an enchanted pickaxe with the Grip enchantment on a wallExecuting a mid-air recovery by latching onto an obsidian cave wallA player leaping away from a cliff wall after double-tapping crouchSafely reaching the bottom of a ravine using pickaxe wall grabs
Gouge Mod Download Links
Quick facts
Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
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: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
