Utility Belt

Adds a wearable secondary hotbar to help manage your tools and clear inventory clutter

Utility Belt: Free your hotbar; adds an extra hotbar for storing your tools

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A GIF of a player using a Utility Belt

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Utility Belt will solve your inventory clutter issues. 9 hotbar slots are not enough, especially when playing with mods. Wearing a Utility Belt gives you a second hotbar where only tools and weapons can be stored.

🛠️ Getting Started

The recipe for the belt pouch

The recipe for the belt

  1. Craft two belt pouches using the recipe above.
  2. Craft a Utility Belt using the recipe above.
  3. Equip it in your belt slot.
  4. Fill it with your tools and weapons.

⬆️ Upgrading the Belt

By default, the belt has 4 slots and can be upgraded to have up to 6 slots (these values can be changed in the mod configuration). You can add a slot to a belt in a Smithing Table using the recipe below.

The recipe for the belt upgrade

🎮 Controls

Action Default Keybind Description
Open Belt Screen ' Opens the belt GUI to store items in the belt
Swap Hotbar B (toggle), N (hold) Switches between your main hotbar and the belt hotbar
Quick Transfer Sneak + Swap Swap the item in your hand between your main hotbar and the belt

⚙️ Configuration

You can customize Utility Belt's options using the in-game configuration screen:

  • Fabric: Accessible using ModMenu.
  • Forge/NeoForge: Accessible using the Mods screen.

To change which items are accepted in the belt, you can make a datapack and add items to the allowed_in_utility_belt tag.

🔗 Compatibility

  • LambDynamicLights: torches and lanterns in your belt will light up the world around you.

🐛 Bugs and Suggestions

You can report any issues and suggest changes on the GitHub issue tracker. Try out the /utilitybelt fixme command to see if it resolves the issue while you wait for a fix.

Always keep backups of your world, especially when playing versions marked as beta.

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