Not Now, Shield
A Minecraft 1.21.1 mod that lets axes work while a shield is held and lowers the raised shield on screen.
Price not confirmed
Warnings and review limits
- Static exact-artifact review only; no installation or gameplay/runtime compatibility test. Source-to-release reproducibility not established. No guarantee of absence of vulnerabilities.
What changes in Minecraft?
Allows axe actions with a shield in the off-hand and moves the raised shield lower in first-person view.
From the creator
Gabby (GitHub: gabmaybelle) ↗Not Now, Shield is made by Gabby with help from Claude, an AI assistant.
Creator states AI assisted this mod.
Community responses
Positive comments and independent successful-use reports have not been confirmed. Read the original discussion for current replies.
No independent successful-use report was captured in the reviewed run receipts. This review did not install, launch, or play the mod; runtime compatibility is not established.
Getting started
Choose the Fabric or NeoForge JAR. For axe behavior in multiplayer, install it on the server and each player’s client; shield positioning also works client-side without server installation. Official README: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gabmaybelle/not-now-shield/v1.3.0%2B1.21.1/README.md
Official mod page ↗