Archer's Offhand
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- 🏆 #149 of 302 equipment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# Archer's Offhand A powerful, highly configurable, and ethically-minded Minecraft Fabric mod that automates offhand inventory management for bow and crossbow users. Never scramble for arrows in the middle of a fight again. ## ✨ Features - **Smart Ammo Management**: Automatically fetches and equips arrows and fireworks to your offhand the moment you hold a bow or crossbow. - **Dynamic Restoration**: Instantly restores your previous offhand item (like a Shield or Totem of Undying) as soon as you put your bow away. - **Multiple Ammo Selection Modes**: - `REGULAR`: Grabs the first available stack of arrows or rockets. - `SHUFFLE`: Picks a random stack of special arrows or rockets to keep your enemies guessing. - `SERIAL`: Cycles methodically through your ammo types, one by one. - **Advanced Delay Presets**: Choose between 5 preset delay profiles designed to balance performance, feel, and anti-cheat compliance: - `PERFORMANCE`: Higher ticks to minimize server/client impact. - `SPEED`: Zero delay for maximum responsiveness. - `BALANCED`: The default, fine-tuned vanilla experience. - `ADAPTIVE`: Dynamically randomizes timings acting as a decoy for strict anti-cheat plugins. - `CUSTOM`: Complete control over individual delay values via sliders. - **Failsafe & Protection System**: Prevents replacing vital offhand items (Totems/Shields) without permission, and can automatically revert to a Totem if your health drops below a heavily configurable threshold. ## ⚙️ How It Works (Under the Hood) Archer's Offhand is powered by a robust **State Machine** architecture ensuring reliable, lag-free performance: - **Idle State**: Monitors your hands waiting for a ranged weapon. - **Tracking State**: Actively manages your ammo supply while a weapon is equipped, adhering to your chosen `AmmoStrategy` (Regular, Shuffle, Serial) and scanning delays. - **Cooldowns & Queues**: An advanced `InventoryManager` handles the actual item swapping. It utilizes a sophisticated click-queue system to deliberately space out inventory simulated clicks, defeating rapid-fire anti-cheat kicks while maintaining a smooth user experience. ## 📥 Installation 1. Install (https://fabricmc.net/use/installer/) (0.18.4+) 2. Install (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api) (0.141.2+ for 1.21.11) 3. Install (https://modrinth.com/mod/yet-another-config-lib) 4. _(Optional but recommended)_ Install (https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu) for an easy in-game configuration screen. 5. Drop the Archer's Offhand `.jar` into your Minecraft `mods` folder. ## 🔧 Configuration Archer's Offhand features a rich, structured configuration screen powered by YACL. Access it via ModMenu to tweak: - Master toggles and behavior types. - Specific Arrow/Rocket prioritization. - Failsafes and Low-Health threshold sliders. - Action Delays (Equipping, Unequipping, Swapping, Scanning, and Movement). ## 🐛 Support & Contributions Encounter an issue or have a suggestion? - Report bugs or request features on the (https://github.com/Carloplayz/ArchersOffhand/issues) page. - Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to fork, make your changes, and submit a PR. --- _Built with love for the Minecraft Fabric community._
# Archer's Offhand
A powerful, highly configurable, and ethically-minded Minecraft Fabric mod that automates offhand inventory management for bow and crossbow users. Never scramble for arrows in the middle of a fight again.
## ✨ Features
- Smart Ammo Management: Automatically fetches and equips arrows and fireworks to your offhand the moment you hold a bow or crossbow.
- Dynamic Restoration: Instantly restores your previous offhand item (like a Shield or Totem of Undying) as soon as you put your bow away.
- Multiple Ammo Selection Modes:
- - `REGULAR`: Grabs the first available stack of arrows or rockets.
- - `SHUFFLE`: Picks a random stack of special arrows or rockets to keep your enemies guessing.
- - `SERIAL`: Cycles methodically through your ammo types, one by one.
- Advanced Delay Presets: Choose between 5 preset delay profiles designed to balance performance, feel, and anti-cheat compliance:
- - `PERFORMANCE`: Higher ticks to minimize server/client impact.
- - `SPEED`: Zero delay for maximum responsiveness.
- - `BALANCED`: The default, fine-tuned vanilla experience.
- - `ADAPTIVE`: Dynamically randomizes timings acting as a decoy for strict anti-cheat plugins.
- - `CUSTOM`: Complete control over individual delay values via sliders.
- Failsafe & Protection System: Prevents replacing vital offhand items (Totems/Shields) without permission, and can automatically revert to a Totem if your health drops below a heavily configurable threshold.
## ⚙️ How It Works (Under the Hood)
Archer's Offhand is powered by a robust State Machine architecture ensuring reliable, lag-free performance:
- Idle State: Monitors your hands waiting for a ranged weapon.
- Tracking State: Actively manages your ammo supply while a weapon is equipped, adhering to your chosen `AmmoStrategy` (Regular, Shuffle, Serial) and scanning delays.
- Cooldowns & Queues: An advanced `InventoryManager` handles the actual item swapping. It utilizes a sophisticated click-queue system to deliberately space out inventory simulated clicks, defeating rapid-fire anti-cheat kicks while maintaining a smooth user experience.
## 📥 Installation
1. Install (https://fabricmc.net/use/installer/) (0. 18. 4+) 2. Install (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api) (0. 141. 2+ for 1. 21. 11) 3. Install (https://modrinth.com/mod/yet-another-config-lib) 4. _(Optional but recommended)_ Install (https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu) for an easy in-game configuration screen. 5. Drop the Archer's Offhand `.jar` into your Minecraft `mods` folder.
## 🔧 Configuration
Archer's Offhand features a rich, structured configuration screen powered by YACL. Access it via ModMenu to tweak:
- Master toggles and behavior types.
- Specific Arrow/Rocket prioritization.
- Failsafes and Low-Health threshold sliders.
- Action Delays (Equipping, Unequipping, Swapping, Scanning, and Movement).
## 🐛 Support & Contributions
Encounter an issue or have a suggestion?
- Report bugs or request features on the (https://github.com/Carloplayz/ArchersOffhand/issues) page.
- Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to fork, make your changes, and submit a PR.
_Built with love for the Minecraft Fabric community._
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Carloplayz
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 269
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- equipment
- Created
- 11/29/2025
- Updated
- 2/26/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.21.11
- Tags
- equipment, game-mechanics, utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Archer's Offhand support?
The author lists 1.21.11. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Archer's Offhand?
Version 1.0.0, published 2026-02-26 with 269 downloads recorded at the source.
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