Backhand
by louisxiv
Backhand gives Minecraft 1.7.10 a second hand slot, so a player can hold a second item and use it alongside the main hand.
What it does
Backhand backports the offhand slot of later vanilla versions to 1.7.10. An item held in the offhand can be placed, broken with, or used to attack while the main hand works separately. When an item in the main hand is a sword, the sword is always the one used for attacks, and arrows held in the offhand are fired first. The mod also has compatibility with Et Futurum Requiem.
The offhand behavior is meant to match the default of recent vanilla releases. Config options let a server owner blacklist specific items from the offhand, and separately decide whether offhand attacks and block breaking are enabled. The mod is a fork of the earlier TCLProject offhand mod, with fixes applied and an empty offhand slot that adds further behavior, plus a handful of extra items.
Backhand is published for Forge only, for 1.7.10. It is released under the MIT License and is open source. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The first file dates from 2022-08-03 and the latest, 1.4.1, from 2024-06-26.
Key features
Offhand slot
A second hand slot lets a player keep one item in the offhand while the main hand is used for something else.
Offhand placing and breaking
Blocks can be placed and broken with the item held in the offhand, as in later vanilla versions.
Simultaneous attacks
Attacks can be made with the offhand item while the main hand item is used at the same time.
Sword priority and arrows
A sword in the main hand is always used for attacks, and arrows in the offhand are shot first.
Configurable blacklist
Config options blacklist items from the offhand and switch offhand attacks and block breaking on or off.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Offhand Lights is a client-side only mod under the MIT License, open source, for 1.7.10, so it does not need to be on the server. Et Futurum Requiem is a client and server mod for 1.7.10 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and Backhand works with it. CombatHelp targets 1.9 – 1.11.2 and is also client and server under the MIT License, so it does not cover 1.7.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhand | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client and server | 2024-06-26 |
| Offhand Lights | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client-side only | 2024-12-14 |
| Et Futurum Requiem | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client and server | 2024-11-04 |
| CombatHelp | Forge | 1.9 – 1.11.2 | Client and server | 2023-01-26 |
Questions
Does Backhand need to be installed on the server?
Does Backhand work with Et Futurum Requiem?
Which game versions does Backhand support?
In the catalog
Backhand is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 1,013 mods support Minecraft 1.7.10.
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What the author says
A minimal fork of the offhand mod by tclproject, this mod implements a sole offhand slot - No extra items added! By default, the offhand behaves very much like the latest versions of vanilla Minecraft. Configs to blacklist items from being used in the offhand, enable attacking and breaking blocks with the offhand…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/backhand
- Owner
- louisxiv
- Published
- 2022-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15