diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b773c8f0..571c8b33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ on: [workflow_dispatch]
 jobs:
     build:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        strategy:
+          matrix:
+            branch: [1.7.10-forge, 1.10.2-forge, 1.11.2-forge, 1.12.2-forge, 1.14.4-forge, 1.15.2-forge, 1.16.5-forge]
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
             - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
               with:
                 java-version: '1.8' # The JDK version to make available on the path.
diff --git a/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/gui/helpers/GUIHelpers.java b/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/gui/helpers/GUIHelpers.java
index ef54fffb..d20e39a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/gui/helpers/GUIHelpers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/gui/helpers/GUIHelpers.java
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ public static void drawTankBlock(int x, int y, int width, int height, Fluid flui
         }
     }
 
+    /** Draw a left-aligned shadowed string */
+    public static void drawString(String text, int x, int y, int color) {
+        drawString(text, x, y, color, new Matrix4());
+    }
+    public static void drawString(String text, int x, int y, int color, Matrix4 matrix) {
+        RenderState state = new RenderState().color(1, 1, 1, 1).alpha_test(true);
+        state.model_view().multiply(matrix);
+        try (With ctx = RenderContext.apply(state)) {
+            Minecraft.getInstance().fontRenderer.drawString(text, x, y, color);
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Draw a shadowed string offset from the center of coords */
     public static void drawCenteredString(String text, int x, int y, int color) {
         drawCenteredString(text, x, y, color, new Matrix4());
@@ -119,6 +131,11 @@ public static void drawCenteredString(String text, int x, int y, int color, Matr
         }
     }
 
+    /** Gat a string's internal width for further use */
+    public static int getTextWidth(String text) {
+        return Minecraft.getInstance().fontRenderer.getStringWidth(text);
+    }
+
     /** Screen Width in pixels (std coords) */
     public static int getScreenWidth() {
         return Minecraft.getInstance().mainWindow.getScaledWidth();
diff --git a/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/world/World.java b/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/world/World.java
index d398d472..08d2ed7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/world/World.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cam72cam/mod/world/World.java
@@ -469,12 +469,19 @@ public float getTemperature(Vec3i pos) {
 
     /** Drop a stack on the ground at pos */
     public void dropItem(ItemStack stack, Vec3i pos) {
-        dropItem(stack, new Vec3d(pos));
+        dropItem(stack, new Vec3d(pos), Vec3d.ZERO);
     }
 
     /** Drop a stack on the ground at pos */
     public void dropItem(ItemStack stack, Vec3d pos) {
-        internal.addEntity(new ItemEntity(internal, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, stack.internal));
+        dropItem(stack, pos, Vec3d.ZERO);
+    }
+
+    /** Drop a stack on the ground at pos with velocity */
+    public void dropItem(ItemStack stack, Vec3d pos, Vec3d velocity) {
+        ItemEntity entity = new ItemEntity(internal, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, stack.internal);
+        entity.setVelocity(velocity.x, velocity.y, velocity.z);
+        internal.addEntity(entity);
     }
 
     /** Check if the block is currently in a loaded chunk */