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Alternate Gunpowder

by Jouto · for Minecraft

Obtaining gunpowder without needing Creeper Farms!

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3 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
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About Alternate Gunpowder

From Modrinth

Obtaining gunpowder without needing Creeper Farms!

This is my first Minecraft mod!

This mod gives players another way to obtain gunpowder without the need for Creepers.

Important: Check Gallery for Recipes

Why?

In Minecraft, there is mainly only two ways to obtain gunpowder: Creepers and Ghasts. While you can make a Creeper Farm, that's usaully an end-game/post-game player would do, when the main use for gunpowder is Rockets. It's also a rather static method for gunpowder. And Ghasts are pretty risky, given some can spwan over lava, where it can drop the gunpowder in lava. Thus, making the gunpowder for naught.

I wanted to try and give players a more dynamic way of obtaining gunpowder, and letting them explore more of the world of Minecraft. That's what this mod aims to do.

By putting a coal or charcoal in the crafting table, the coal is crushed into black powder. Black powder is a necessary component for gunpowder.

Black Powder Recipe

To craft gunpowder, you'll need one black powder and one blaze powder.

Craftable Gunpowder

With this mod, you should have an easier time crafting gunpowder-related things, like TNT and rockets.

Depenencies?

None.

Can I reupload?

No reuploads.

Backport and/or Fabric version?

Depends on my free time. I'm a college student, so time is rather limited.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Built for Minecraft 1.20.1.

Loaders

Runs on Forge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Alternate Gunpowder as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Forge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.20.1

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorJouto, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Alternate Gunpowder, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Alternate Gunpowder?

Modrinth lists Alternate Gunpowder as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge.

Is it free?

Yes. Alternate Gunpowder is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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