Useless Items

Breaking discs with a pickaxe or other tools can yield broken discs, which are then traded with the Wandering Trader for a trident. Rotten flesh, wet sponges and dead bushes also gain roles: a dead bush can be used on a placed dirt block to turn it into a sapling, and a wet sponge is part of the crafting chain. Eating some of the items gives timed effects, such as strength, a health boost or hunger effects lasting five minutes.

Bones can be converted, a brewing stand can produce a zombification potion, and a paralysation potion is among the brewed results. Left-clicking a villager with a potion transforms it into a zombie. Right-clicking a cursed item removes its curse, and right-clicking reveals the location of nearby mobs. Dogs and cats have their maximum health restored, and elytra can be repaired.

The mod is aimed at players who want some dropped or rare items to matter, and it works in survival and multiplayer. Its settings include a crafting immunity option that protects against negative effects for 10 minutes. Useless Items is installed on Forge or NeoForge, and it runs on the client and the server, so both need it. Builds exist for 1.16.5 – 1.21.8, with 0.10 as the latest file for Forge and NeoForge.