CombatHelp
by McJty
CombatHelp lets players bind a hotkey that swaps the offhand to a configured shield, and saves two hotbar and offhand layouts to switch between with the numpad.
What it does
The first feature is a hotkey, bound to backslash by default, that quickly puts a shield into the offhand slot. The default shield is the vanilla one, and the mod can also use the shield from Tinkers Construct. The shield can be used from anywhere, including the inventory, which helps when a fast shield is needed in an emergency.
The second feature stores up to three configurations of the hotbar and offhand. A player might keep torches and mining tools in one layout and a sword, bow and shield for fighting in another. Ctrl-numpad7, ctrl-numpad8 and ctrl-numpad9 remember a setup, and numpad7 and numpad8 switch between two saved sets.
CombatHelp is a Forge mod for 1.11.2, published for 1.9 – 1.11.2 across six release versions. It requires CompatLayer, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Shield hotkey
A key puts the configured shield into the offhand slot in one press, with backslash as the default binding.
Shield from Tinkers Construct
The shield used by the hotkey can be the vanilla shield or a shield from Tinkers Construct.
Saved hotbar layouts
Up to three hotbar and offhand configurations can be stored and recalled, so each one suits a task.
Numpad switching
Two saved sets can be toggled quickly with numpad7 and numpad8, without opening any menu.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Emergency shield
A player who fights with a shield in the offhand can bring it up instantly from the inventory during combat.
Mining and building
A player can keep torches and building blocks on the hotbar and switch to a combat setup when needed.
Who it’s for: Players who fight with a shield or switch often between mining and combat gear on Forge 1.11.2 will find the hotkeys useful. Server owners need to install CompatLayer alongside the mod.
Questions
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In the catalog
CombatHelp is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 528 mods support Minecraft 1.11.2.
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What the author says
This is a simple mod with two main features: - The first feature is a hotkey to quickly get a shield (configured by default to the vanilla shield or the Tinkers Construct battlesign) anywhere out of your inventory and put it in your off hand. That way you can get the shield into that slot quickly in case of…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/combathelp
- Owner
- McJty
- Published
- 2023-01-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-01-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15