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Anti-Air Beacon

by JamesLeDolphin

Anti-Air Beacon turns a beacon into a laser turret that shoots flying hostile mobs, with the end crystal placed on top as its trigger.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

A beacon fitted with an end crystal fires lasers at flying threats such as phantoms, ghasts and vexes, so a player can defend a base from the air. The laser's damage depends on the beacon's level. Targets can be added or removed through the config file.

Client and server both need the mod, since the defence runs on the server while the beacon is placed by a player. Anti-Air Beacon is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it requires Fabric API on Fabric and Forge Config API Port on Forge and NeoForge.

Key features

  1. Laser turret beacon

    A beacon with an end crystal on top becomes a turret that targets flying hostile mobs.

  2. Level-based damage

    The laser's damage scales with the beacon's level, so a stronger beacon defends more effectively.

  3. Configurable targets

    The list of mobs the beacon attacks can be edited in the config file, adding or removing entries.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0.0Not available1.0.0Not available
1.20.41.0.01.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.20.21.0.01.0.01.0.01.0.0
1.20.11.0.01.0.01.0.01.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Just Enough Beacons Reforged is a client-side only mod, published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Universal Beacons is server required with client optional and open source no, covering 1.20.2 – 26.2 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Anti-Air BeaconFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-07-26
Just Enough Beacons ReforgedFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client-side only2025-01-29
Universal BeaconsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.2 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-10-03

Questions

Does Anti-Air Beacon need Fabric API?

Fabric API is required on Fabric. Forge Config API Port is required on Forge, NeoForge and Quilt installs.

In the catalog

Anti-Air Beacon is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Technology mods8,499Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Turn your boring old beacon to a fancy anti air gun, simply by placing an end crystal ontop of your beacon, you too can defend yourself against flying menaces including, but not limited to phantoms, ghasts, vexes or blazes. Laser range and damage depends on beacon level. Targets can be added/removed via config.
JamesLeDolphin, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
JamesLeDolphin
Published
2025-07-25
Updated on Modrinth
2025-07-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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