Catalyst
Catalyst is a lightweight client-side utility mod designed for NeoForge 1.21.1. It provides a collection of essential quality-of-life features to enhance your survival experience, focusing on convenience, movement, and visibility.
Everything is configurable via an in-game GUI, and features can be toggled instantly with keybinds.
✨ Key Features
👁️ Visual Enhancements
- Fullbright (Infinite Night Vision): breaks the vanilla gamma limit using Mixins.
- Turns all dark areas completely bright (no shadows).
- Toggle instantly with
G.
- Zoom: Simple key-bound zoom to observe distant objects (similar to the spyglass effect without the item).
🏃 Movement Tweaks
- No Sneak Slowdown:
- Move at full walking/sprinting speed while crouching.
- Safe: You still retain the safety of sneaking (you won't fall off blocks).
- Toggle with
V.
- Auto Sprint: Automatically sprints when moving forward. Toggle with
R.
- Auto Swim: Automatically switches to the swimming pose when entering water for faster traversal.
🛠️ Smart Utilities
- Auto Tool Swapping: Automatically switches to the best tool in your hotbar when attacking or mining.
- Mode A: Speed Priority: Always selects the fastest tool (e.g., Diamond Pickaxe on Stone).
- Mode B: Eco Mode (Best Value): Saves durability of high-tier tools. It selects the lowest-tier tool capable of mining the block (e.g., uses Stone Pickaxe for Stone, switches to Diamond Pickaxe for Obsidian).
⚙️ Configuration & HUD
- In-Game GUI: Press
O to open the configuration menu. Toggle features, switch Auto Tool modes, and save settings.
- HUD Feedback: Receive color-coded status messages (e.g., "Auto Sprint: Enabled") above your hotbar when toggling features via hotkeys.
- Persistent Config: All settings are saved to
catalyst-client.toml.
🎮 Controls (Default)
| Key |
Function |
Description |
| O |
Open Menu |
Opens the visual configuration GUI. |
| G |
Toggle Fullbright |
Toggles maximum brightness (Night Vision). |
| R |
Toggle Sprint |
Toggles Auto Sprint functionality. |
| V |
Toggle Sneak |
Toggles No Sneak Slowdown. |
(All keys can be rebound in the standard Minecraft Controls menu)
📋 Installation
- Install Minecraft 1.21.1.
- Install the latest version of NeoForge.
- Drop the
Catalyst-1.0.jar into your .minecraft/mods folder.
- Launch the game!
⚠️ Notes
- Client-Side Only: This mod does not need to be installed on the server.
- Compatibility: Designed for NeoForge 1.21.1.
