Trowel Continued

Trowel Continued 1.0.0+26.2

Initial release of Trowel Continued, an unofficial maintained fork of the original Trowel mod.

Porting and Technical Changes

• Ported the mod from Minecraft 1.20.1 to Minecraft 26.2.
• Updated the project from Java 17 to Java 25.
• Updated the Gradle wrapper and modernized the Gradle build configuration.
• Updated Fabric Loom and Kotlin Gradle plugins for the current Minecraft toolchain.
• Updated Fabric Loader and Fabric API dependencies for Minecraft 26.2.
• Ported item registration to the current Fabric and Minecraft registry APIs.
• Reworked the trowel’s block-selection and placement logic for current Minecraft APIs.
• Updated Survival-mode inventory handling so placed blocks are consumed correctly.
• Updated Creative-mode behavior to allow placement without consuming items.
• Added compatibility for both singleplayer and dedicated multiplayer servers.
• Added updated fabric.mod.json metadata and dependency declarations.
• Added new item model, texture, translation, recipe, and crafting resources.
• Added a custom first-person and third-person handheld item model.
• Added explicit incompatibility handling for the legacy trowel mod to prevent both versions from loading together.
• Updated the GitHub Actions build workflow to use Java 25.
• Rebranded the project as Trowel Continued with updated package names, metadata, credits, and attribution.

Gameplay

• Right-click a block face with the Trowel to select and place a random compatible block from the player’s hotbar.
• Supports Survival and Creative mode.
• Uses a recipe consisting of one stick and two ingots.

Requirements

• Minecraft 26.2
• Fabric Loader 0.19.3 or newer
• Java 25 or newer
• Fabric API
• Fabric Language Kotlin
• Required on both the client and server

Credits

• Original Trowel mod created by TheEnderCore.
• Original concept inspired by Quark.
• Minecraft 26.2 port and continued maintenance by SwornHero.