PassThrough
by halkait7
With PassThrough, a held whitelisted item lets right-click and block placement pass through entities, so blocks behind them can be reached.
What it does
PassThrough ignores entity hitboxes during raytracing for items on a whitelist. Holding a whitelisted item and right-clicking acts as if the entities were not there, so a block placed behind a player or mob can be targeted. The whitelist can be edited in a screen that accepts registry names such as minecraft:web, numeric IDs such as 30, and bulk lists separated by commas or newlines, either typed or pasted from the clipboard through an Import button.
The mod is a client-side tool for Forge 1.8.9 and covers minigame and utility uses, such as building in cobweb-heavy arenas. It can be switched on and off, a Smart Attack option suspends passthrough while the player is attacking so combat works normally, and left-click still registers hits. Settings open through the OneConfig menu, and a chat command toggles the mode. Server owners who run a community server can ban players who break its rules, since the mod itself makes no server-side change.
Only the client needs the mod, and servers run without it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source is published alongside the release. Files exist for 1.8.9 only, and the latest build, 1.0.1, was released on 2026-01-16 after a first publication on 2026-01-01. The mod is Forge-only and does not support other loaders or versions.
Key features
Whitelist hitbox passthrough
Entities are skipped by raytracing only for items on the whitelist, so other items interact normally.
Click-through block placement
Blocks can be placed behind entities while the whitelisted item is held, without moving around them.
Whitelist editor
Item IDs can be typed, pasted in bulk, or imported from comma or newline separated lists.
Smart Attack
Passthrough pauses while the player attacks, and left-click hits register as usual.
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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.
Use cases
Building in cobweb arenas
Players in minigame arenas full of cobwebs can place blocks behind other players without clearing the webs first.
Competitive server play
Server owners running minigame servers can enforce their rules with bans, while players keep the mod on their side.
Who it’s for: Players of Forge 1.8.9 minigames who need to place blocks behind other players or mobs, and server owners of such minigame communities.
Questions
Does PassThrough need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does PassThrough support?
Does Smart Attack stop passthrough from interfering with combat?
In the catalog
PassThrough is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 955 mods support Minecraft 1.8.9.
Similar mods
What the author says
Click through players to place blocks. Cobwebs, F&S, whatever you add to the whitelist. Hold a whitelisted item, right-click through entities like they're not there. The mod ignores their hitboxes during raytrace so you can place blocks behind them.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/passthrough
- Owner
- halkait7
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
