Minecraft Bridging mod: Features and installation guide

In Minecraft, there is a trick to keep placing blocks in a straight line to create a floating bridge. This is popularly known as bridging in the community. Bridging is an important trick to learn since it can be quite useful in both single-player and multiplayer worlds.

However, it can be quite tricky in Java Edition since players need to crouch, turn around, and place a block by walking to the edge of the first block. Thankfully, the Java Edition community has created loads of mods for all kinds of trouble. One of them is simply called Bridging, which adds a unique feature that massively helps make bridges.

Features and download guide for the Bridging mod for Minecraft

What does the Bridging mod offer?

Bridging mod allows players to place blocks without aiming towards a block's facet (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

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Minecraft Java Edition players are forced to reach around the last block and place a fresh block by aiming towards the older block's surface. The Bridging mod essentially eliminates that issue by allowing players to place blocks ahead of them without aiming towards a block's surface. It brings a feature called "Reach-Around Placement," which is at the core of this mod.

The Bridging mod is quite similar to how players place blocks in Minecraft Bedrock Edition or in the Quark mod, but it is highly configurable. If players have the Mod Menu installed, they can tweak lots of settings, including toggling the crosshair indication, block outline indication, etc.

Even if the surface is hidden, bridging enables blocks to be positioned in spaces in front of, above, or beneath other blocks. A crosshair is displayed to show the location of that block when it is available. There is an additional outline that indicates the precise location of the next block when the F3 menu is toggled, but the block outline can be toggled on from the settings as well.

In conclusion, this mod adds a great new block-placing feature that allows players to make bridges a lot faster in Java Edition than usual.

How to download the Bridging mod for Minecraft?

Bridging mod can be easily downloaded from the CurseForge website (Image via CurseForge/@CG360)

Here is a short guide on downloading and installing the Bridging mod for Minecraft:

Download and install the Forge or Fabric mod loader for the game version 1.21.5.
Head to the CurseForge website and search for the Bridging mod.
On the mod's product page, find and download the mod file, which should be compatible with the Forge or Fabric 1.21.5 game version.
Copy and paste the mod file into the "mods" folder in the root Minecraft directory. For me, it's C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft.
Open the official game launcher and look for the Forge or Fabric 1.21.5 modded game version.
Open the game and enter a world to start bridging with ease.

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Edited by Akshat Kabra