Ping-a Thing

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

• ClientTimeCompat resolves the world tick method (getTime, method_8510, method_8430) via reflection, supporting multiple Minecraft versions without recompilation.