Lost and Fished

Items that would otherwise be lost in the Overworld, washed away, despawned or left on the ocean floor can be recovered with a fishing rod. Certain other items are preserved and recovered too. Named or enchanted items are treated the same way and are not lost during the process. Recovered items keep their remaining durability, and the amount lost per attempt is set by the odds and severity configured for each item.

The mod is configurable and lets server owners decide which kinds of items can be captured, the chance of recovering each one, and how many items are damaged per fishing attempt. A tag system controls protection: items with the lost and found:must save tag are always protected, and items with the lost and found:no save tag are excluded from protection even when renamed or enchanted. The default setup protects only items carrying a Name Tag. Selection commands help manage the inventory, and their functions are self-explanatory.

Lost and Fished is a Forge mod for 1.18.2 only, with the 1.2 file dated 2023-04-07. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.