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Gadgets Against Grind

by MaxNeedsSnacks

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.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.18.2 – 1.21.1

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

  1. Escape Rope

    An item that moves the player out of caves, reducing time spent climbing back to the surface.

  2. Hearthstones

    Teleport items that return the player to a personal spawn point or the world spawn, plus a variant bound to any location.

  3. No Soliciting Sign

    A sign that keeps certain unwanted mobs from entering a base.

  4. Labeling Tool

    Renames items on the go without consuming much experience.

  5. Pigment Jars

    Give favourite tools custom colored names.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not availableNot available1.21.1-5.2.0+neoforge
1.21Not availableNot available5.1.1
1.20.4Not availableNot available4.0.1b
1.20.13.0.0-build.13-fabric3.0.0-build.13-forgeNot available
1.19.22.1.0-build.27-fabric2.1.0-build.27-forgeNot available
1.18.21.2.1-build.16-fabric1.2.1-build.16-forgeNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

PlaceboPlacebo is a library used by most of my mods. It does not provide any game-relevant features on its own (save for maybe a couple debug commands).
Required

Optional 2

EMIA featureful and accessible item and recipe viewer
Optional
Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes
Optional

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?

Yes. Placebo is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod.

Do servers and players both need the mod?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Can EMI or JEI be used with it?

Both are optional dependencies. EMI or Just Enough Items (JEI) can be added to view recipes, and the mod works without them.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21 and 1.21.1, and the latest NeoForge file targets 1.21.1.

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.

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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…
MaxNeedsSnacks, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MaxNeedsSnacks
Published
2025-06-18
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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