Backhand

A backport of vanilla Minecraft's offhand for 1.7.10

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About this Mod

A minimal fork of the offhand mod by tclproject, this mod implements a sole offhand slot - No extra items added!

By default, the offhand behaves very much like the latest versions of vanilla Minecraft. Configs to blacklist items from being used in the offhand, enable attacking and breaking blocks with the offhand, and allow an empty offhand have all been added for additional functionality.

Features:

If your main hand item is not a sword and has a function, it will always be used over the offhand
Arrows held in the offhand will be used first (complete with Et Futurum compatibility!)
Placing and breaking blocks with the offhand
Attacking with the offhand item and main hand item at the same time
Fixes to the original offhand mod by tclproject

Incompatible with Battlegear 2 and The Offhand Mod. If experiencing crashes with the shoulder surfing mod, change the crosshair type to "Dynamic" in your configs.

Big thanks to TCLProject, the creator of the offhand mod. Another huge thanks to nerd-boy & GotoLink as well, the authors of Mine&Blade Battlegear 2.

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Available Versions

v1.4.1release

MC 1.7.10forge

June 26, 2024

v1.4.0release

MC 1.7.10forge

June 4, 2023

v.1.3.1release

MC 1.7.10forge

March 16, 2023

1.2.1release

MC 1.7.10forge

December 8, 2022

v1.2.0release

MC 1.7.10forge

August 11, 2022

How to Install Backhand on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.7.10).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Backhand". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.7.10

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Backhand server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.7.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Backhand compatible with forge?

Backhand officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.7.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Backhand – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Backhand consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.