Ping-a Thing

A Fabric mod for Minecraft that lets you ping dropped items on the ground to point them out to other players.

!Items are pinged on the ground, showing: quantity, distance in meters and the icon head for the player that pinged it

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.