Shears Disable Tripwires Again

A Minecraft Forge mod that restores the classic tripwire trick: left-click a tripwire with shears to disarm it without triggering it - just like before Forge removed the functionality. String dupers work again.

How to Use

1. Hold shears in your hand
2. Left-click a tripwire string
3. The string is disarmed without triggering the tripwire

That's it. Sneaking is not required, and you do not need to face any particular direction.

What Was Fixed (1.20.1, version 1.1.0)

The old versions were unreliable: you often had to be sneaking, and the mod only worked when you happened to aim at the tiny sliver of a hitbox that a string has - which is why "facing south" seemed to matter. All of that is fixed:

• No more direction/aim guessing. If you click near a tripwire, the mod finds it along your view and disarms it, even when the click lands on the block behind the string.
• No sneaking required. Just hold shears and left-click.
• Farms keep running forever. Disarmed tripwires are tracked by the server and restored automatically if water or pistons destroy them, so your duper no longer dies after a cycle or two.
• Cleanup works. Break a disarmed tripwire with your hand or any other tool to remove it completely (previously it could get stuck forever).

Notes

• Shears can never break a tripwire; they always disarm it. To remove a tripwire, use your hand or any tool other than shears.
• Disarmed strings still drop normally when destroyed, so they work with string duplication farms.

Installation

1. Install Minecraft Forge for your Minecraft version
2. Download the version of the mod that matches your game
3. Place the .jar file in your Minecraft mods folder
4. Launch Minecraft with the Forge profile

Compatible Versions

• Minecraft 1.18.2 (Forge 40.3.0)
• Minecraft 1.19.2 (Forge 43.4.0)
• Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge 47.4.0) - v1.1.0, fully fixed
• Minecraft 1.21 (Forge 51.0.33)
• Minecraft 1.21.1 (Forge 52.1.0)
• Minecraft 1.21.10 (Forge 60.1.0)

The reliability fix (no sneak, no direction requirement, self-restoring farms) is currently live in the 1.20.1 build. The other versions will be updated to match.

Changelog

1.20.1 - v1.1.0

• Fixed disarming so it works regardless of facing direction or exactly where on the string you aim
• Removed the sneak (Shift) requirement - just left-click with shears
• Disarmed tripwires now restore themselves automatically when water or pistons destroy them, keeping farms running forever
• Disarmed tripwires can now be removed with your hand or another tool (previously they were stuck forever)
• Removed the old, non-functional water-protection code

1.20.1 - v1.0.0

• Initial release for Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.0

Credits

Created by MyckasP

License

All Rights Reserved

Shears Disable Tripwires Again

Forge 1.19.2/1.20.1/1.21

⚠ Important: Make sure you are facing south when building, as I (The author) has observed that it only seems to work in this direction.

Tired of Forge disabling the classic tripwire trick? This mod restores the ability to break tripwires with shears without triggering them, just like before. Now you can once again duplicate string effortlessly!

🔹 Features: ✔ Re-enables shears disabling tripwires ✔ Works exactly as it did before Forge removed it ✔ Simple, lightweight, and effective

💡 Perfect for farms, redstone contraptions, or just getting extra string!