With my pack being exploration oriented, forcing the player to drop an item they aren't allowed to use yet if they happen to find it is a bit heavy handed. As such I would like the option to still prevent the player from using the item, but also still be able to carry it and see its name.

Hi, thanks for reminding me about your request. I will try to add this tonight for you.

This has been added as a config option in the latest release.