Step by step

Requirements & install

Three things to get the mod running, plus how packs load.

Requirements

Minecraft

1.20.1

Minecraft Forge · Java 17

Install the mod

  1. Install Forge for 1.20.1 and launch the game once.
  2. Drop the TiedUp! .jar into mods/.
  3. Launch on the Forge 1.20.1 profile — it loads automatically.

Add-on packs

  1. Drop a pack folder or .zip into config/tiedup/packs/.
  2. It loads automatically — always on, no menus to manage.
  3. On servers, each client still needs the pack's assets/.
On a server, place the same .jar in the server's mods/ folder — every connecting client must also have the mod installed, or Forge refuses the mismatch.
In-game

Your first steps

Once you're in a world with the mod loaded, here's the loop.

Tie something up

Craft a restraint at a crafting table — they're survival-craftable, not creative-only — then right-click another player or mob with it to put it on them, or hold attack to tie yourself. Restraints sit on body regions — arms, mouth, eyes, neck and so on.

Lock it

Combine a padlock with a lockable item in an anvil to seal it shut. Some organic binds ship permanently locked. See Locks & keys.

Get out

Aim the Struggle keybind at a region and hold the shown direction to drain its resistance, or use a lockpick on the lock. Full details in Struggle & escape.

Download

Where to get it

Download: distribution is still being set up — there's no public download link yet. Until then, build from source or grab it where the pack you're playing distributes it. The packaging docs cover making your own add-on.