Left Hand Forge

A Forge 1.8.9 mod that renders the left hand as the main hand in first-person view, just like newer Minecraft versions (1.9+).

Features

• Left Hand Rendering — Shows your left hand as the main hand in first-person view
• Keybind Toggle — Press L to instantly switch between left and right hand modes
• Settings GUI — Accessible via Options > Skin Customization with a "Main Hand: Right/Left" button
• Configurable Offsets — Fine-tune X/Y/Z position and rotation for both hand and item independently
• Configurable via Config File — All values stored in lefthand.cfg for easy editing

Installation

1. Install Forge 1.8.9 (11.15.1.2318 or later)
2. Install mixinbooter (required for Mixin support)
3. Place the JAR in your mods folder
4. Launch and press L to toggle!

Configuration

Edit config/lefthand.cfg or use the in-game settings:

Setting	Default	Description
itemOffsetX	0.88	Item horizontal position
itemOffsetY	-0.60	Item vertical position
itemOffsetZ	-0.10	Item depth position
itemRotationX	20.0	Item pitch rotation
itemRotationY	60.0	Item yaw rotation
itemRotationZ	-30.0	Item roll rotation
handOffsetX	2.48	Hand horizontal position
handOffsetY	-0.60	Hand vertical position
handOffsetZ	-1.40	Hand depth position
handRotationX	-70.0	Hand pitch rotation
handRotationY	30.0	Hand yaw rotation
handRotationZ	-100.0	Hand roll rotation

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.8.9
• Forge 11.15.1.2318+
• mixinbooter (for Mixin support)