Ori's Hand Library
by ori_sky
Ori's Hand Library is a Fabric library that lets a mod change which blocks can be harvested by hand and which need a specific tool.
What it does
The library provides a way to modify the default harvesting rules for blocks. A block can be set to allow harvesting without the correct tool, or to forbid it, through the block tags hand:permitted and hand:forbidden. Stone can be made harvestable by hand, and logs and planks can be kept from being harvested without an axe.
It is aimed at mod authors and modpack makers who want to tweak how blocks break, and the author notes practical examples such as a resource file and ZenScript code that prevents a crafting bench from being used for progression. The library is lightweight and changes harvesting behavior only through those tags.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.18.2, with version 0.1.0 as the latest file from 2022-05-01. It is released under a custom license and is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Tag-based harvest rules
Blocks are assigned to the hand:permitted or hand:forbidden tag to decide whether a correct tool is required.
Stone harvested by hand
Stone can be set to break without a pickaxe, changing the default rule for that block.
Logs locked behind an axe
Logs and planks can be kept from being harvested without an axe, with the same tag mechanism.
Example files included
The author supplies an example resource file and ZenScript code showing how the tags are applied.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack progression
A pack maker can stop a crafting bench from being used early, as the ZenScript example shows.
Custom block rules
A mod author can set per-block harvest rules without writing custom mining code for each block.
Who it’s for: Mod authors and modpack makers who script or tune block harvesting on Fabric for Minecraft 1.18.2. Players who only want to play a finished pack do not need to interact with it directly.
Questions
Does Ori's Hand Library need Fabric API?
Does the server need Ori's Hand Library?
Which Minecraft versions does it support?
In the catalog
Ori's Hand Library is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
lib-hand is an extremely lightweight mod that provides a way of modifying the default behaviour when harvesting blocks without the correct tool. Prevent logs from being harvested without an axe.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ori-hand-lib
- Owner
- ori_sky
- Published
- 2022-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15