
Player Weight
Have you ever felt that being able to hold entire cubic meters of material in your inventory was just a smidge too unrealistic?
About this Mod
Player Weight
Player Weight is a Minecraft fabric mod that adds weight values to all items, along with configurable penalties for breaching weight thresholds.
Player Weight is required on the server, and optionally the client.
Configuration
Player Weight is config-driven; you can change all (reasonable) aspects of the mod using the config.
For example, you could make every item with 'dirt' in its name completely weightless, by adding an entry to the config.
The config has support for ModMenu, allowing in-game modification as well as being more user-friendly.
By default, the config adjusts the weight of some obvious items to a predetermined value to save you time setting the mod up, however you are free to remove the preset values if you like.
Below is the config entry that prevents air from adding weight to the user's inventory.
{
"text": "Air",
"modifier": 0.0,
"type": "PLAIN"
}
Note: setting the weightModifiersAreMultiplicative true/false value in the config to false will not prevent this entry, specifically, from having its weight set to zero.
In each config entry, there are three fields:
text: This is the text that the mod will use to determine if a given item should have its weight modifiedmodifier: By default, this value will multiply an item's weight by this amount. However, shouldweightModifiersAreMultiplicativebe false, this will add to the item's weight insteadtype: This specifies how the mod should use thetextfield in checking if an item is valid for the modifier. It has four possible values:PLAIN, where the mod will simply check iftextis contained within the item's ID,REGEX, where the mod will compiletextas a regular expression and check if the item's ID matches,ITEM, where the mod will check if the item's ID matches text exactly, and finally,TAG, where it will check if an item is contained within a given tag.
For example, if I wanted only another_mod:sludgeball to have 1/10th of the weight it normally would, I would create an entry like this:
{
"text": "another_mod:sludgeball",
"modifier": 0.1,
"type": "ITEM"
}
weightPunishments is another list of entries inside the config file.
A punishment entry looks something like this:
{
"type": "SPEED",
"value": 0.9,
"begin": 0.8,
"scaleWithWeight": true
}
This entry sets a player's speed to 90% of their original speed when their weight exceeds 80% of their maximum. The scaleWithWeight true/false value makes the effect become more and more pronounced the more weight the player tacks on.
Available Versions
How to Install Player Weight on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Player Weight". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2 (+6 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Player Weight server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.20.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Player Weight compatible with fabric and quilt?
Player Weight officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Player Weight – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Player Weight 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.
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