Gadgets Against Grind
Gadgets Against Grind, shortened to GAG, is a utility mod that adds items and blocks meant to cut down the repetitive chores of everyday modded play.
What it does
Each item targets one kind of tedious work. The Escape Rope lets a player climb out of caves quickly, Hearthstones return the player to a personal spawn or the world spawn, and a bindable variant can be tied to any chosen location. Dynamite comes in several types for faster mining and fishing, and Sacred Salt, Balm and Salve temporarily keep mobs from spawning nearby so that mining can proceed undisturbed.
The mod keeps close to a vanilla feel and avoids the sense of cheating that commands can give. Most parameters are configurable by pack developers, who can change recipes or disable features. Placebo is required, and EMI or Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional for recipe viewing. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across six release versions, 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, and is not open source; the code is under All rights reserved.
Key features
Escape Rope
An item that moves the player out of caves, reducing time spent climbing back to the surface.
Hearthstones
Teleport items that return the player to a personal spawn point or the world spawn, plus a variant bound to any location.
No Soliciting Sign
A sign that keeps certain unwanted mobs from entering a base.
Labeling Tool
Renames items on the go without consuming much experience.
Pigment Jars
Give favourite tools custom colored names.
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
Optional 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want less repetitive travel and mining in a modded survival world, and pack developers who want a set of utility items they can tune.
Questions
Does Gadgets Against Grind need Placebo?
Do servers and players both need the mod?
Can EMI or JEI be used with it?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Gadgets Against Grind is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Most parameters of these items are configurable by pack developers, and I personally recommend changing the recipes and / or disable some of the features entirely if you do not deem them a good fit for your pack. The defaults are all done with something close-ish to Vanilla in mind, so your mileage may vary. More…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gag
- Owner
- MaxNeedsSnacks
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
