Check the New Shield Look While Holding and Blocking

The pack changes the shield in two states: idle holding and active blocking. It's worth checking both once the pack is enabled, so you know what to expect mid-fight.

First-person check

1. Put a shield in your off-hand. Press F to swap items between hands, or drag the shield into the off-hand slot in your inventory.

2. Look at the bottom of your screen with nothing in use. This is the idle view, and the shield should show the rounded shape.

3. Hold right-click (use item) to raise the shield. The pack includes its own visuals for the blocking pose, so the raised shield should stay sleek and rounded rather than turning into the vanilla slab.

4. Release and raise it a few times to see the switch between idle and blocking.

Third-person check

1. Press F5 to cycle into third-person view. Press it again for the front-facing view.

2. Repeat the idle and block test. The rounded shape should show from the outside too.

3. For a real test, find a mob such as a skeleton or zombie and block its attacks. This shows how the shield reads during actual combat.

If one state looks rounded and the other looks vanilla, another enabled pack is probably overriding part of the shield. Move this pack higher in your Resource Packs list.