Gently Holds Mod FAQ

Make sure both your hands are completely empty—if you're holding anything, even in your offhand, the pickup won't work. Also check that the mob isn't too large; if it exceeds your configured max_width or max_height settings, you won't be able to grab it.

Right-click on the ground while holding the mob item to place it back into the world, or drag it to your helmet slot to wear it as a hat instead.

That depends on your entity_restriction setting—by default it's usually set to pick up only passive animals, but you can configure it to allow monsters, or use the entity_whitelist and entity_blacklist to control exactly which mobs you can grab.

If spawn_drop is enabled in your config, the mob will be released back into the world where you dropped it; if it's disabled, the item will just drop like a normal item.

Only mobs within your configured max_width and max_height limits can be worn as hats, and the can_wear_hat setting must be enabled; larger mobs will stay in your inventory but won't fit in the helmet slot.

It can work with modded mobs depending on how they're coded, but you may need to add them to your entity_whitelist in the config if they don't fall under your entity_restriction category.

Mobs are protected while held as items and won't take damage or die from being in your inventory.

Yes, you can carry mobs through portals as items, making it easy to move animals between dimensions without losing them.

The mob sits on your head as a cosmetic hat and doesn't block your view or interfere with your ability to play normally.

When enabled, the animated setting makes the 3D mob models inside your inventory move and animate; disable it if you want static icons or if you're experiencing performance issues.