Ping-a Thing
A Fabric mod for Minecraft that lets you ping dropped items on the ground to point them out to other players.
Features
Core
- Item Ping: Aim at a ground item and press middle mouse button (configurable) to place a 3D ping on it.
- In-world Rendering: Pings appear as floating icons showing the item sprite and optionally the pinging player's head.
- HUD List: Active pings are listed on-screen for quick reference.
- Auto-expiration: Pings disappear after a configurable duration (default: 20 seconds / 400 ticks).
Multiplayer
- Custom Network Packets: Uses Fabric networking for server-side sync when the mod is installed server-side.
- Chat Relay Fallback: If the server lacks the mod, pings are broadcast via a chat prefix (
[SM_PING]) and parsed by other clients.
Configuration
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
pingDurationSeconds |
20 |
How long a ping lasts |
maxPingDistance |
96 |
Max range to ping items |
maxPingsPerPlayer |
3 |
Ping limit per player |
pingCooldownMs |
350 |
Cooldown between pings |
playerHeadDisplayMode |
BOTH |
Show player head on pings |
showHudList |
true |
Toggle HUD ping list |
Version Compatibility
ClientTimeCompatresolves the world tick method (getTime,method_8510,method_8430) via reflection, supporting multiple Minecraft versions without recompilation.
