Out of my Way
Out of my Way is a Fabric mob mod that keeps tamed wolves, cats and parrots from crowding a player's view when they stand too close.
What it does
When a tamed animal gets too close to the player, the mod can move it behind the player so it stops blocking the view. Relocation can be limited to animals inside the player's field of view, which keeps animals that are already behind the player where they are. The behavior is set separately for each animal type in the config.
A player can hold the taming item for an animal, such as a bone for a wolf, to pause the relocation for that animal. This lets the player interact with it normally. After a configured delay, the animal goes back to the usual relocation. The config screen is reached through Mod Menu, or by running the mod's config chat command.
Out of my Way needs Cloth Config API and Fabric API. Mod Menu is optional and only provides the config screen entry. The mod runs on the server and needs nothing on the client, though a client can install it too. It is published for Fabric only, for 26.2, with 1.0.1+26.2 as the latest file, released under the MIT License. The source code is public and the mod is open source.
Key features
Per-animal relocation
Each tamed animal type, including wolves, cats and parrots, has its own setting for whether and how it is moved away from the player.
Field-of-view check
Relocation can be restricted to animals inside the player's view, so animals behind the player are left alone.
Taming-item pause
Holding the taming item for an animal, such as a bone for a wolf, temporarily stops its relocation so it can be interacted with.
Configurable resume delay
After the pause, normal behavior returns once the configured delay has passed.
Config screen access
The settings can be opened through Mod Menu or by running the mod's config chat command.
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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 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Immortal Pets is server-side only and published for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Animal Info is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 26.2, so it changes the client rather than the server. Wild Behavior is server-side only for 26.2 alone and is released under All rights reserved, so its license does not allow redistribution the way Out of my Way's does.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of my Way | Fabric | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-07 |
| Immortal Pets | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-26 |
| Animal Info | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-06 |
| Wild Behavior | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Out of my Way need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod to join a server running it?
How is the config changed without a file edit?
In the catalog
Out of my Way is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Hold the animal's taming item (e.g. a bone for wolves) to temporarily pause functionality, so you can interact with the animal. Normal behaviour will resume after a set delay (can be configured). Open the config screen via Mod Menu or by running /out-of-my-way config in chat.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/out-of-my-way
- Owner
- medicalwhiskey
- Published
- 2026-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15