Ballistics
by LLEVC
Ballistics changes how thrown and launched items travel, adds fireworks-driven dashing, and gives Fabric and Quilt players explosive projectiles and combat effects.
What it does
Projectiles in Ballistics follow unconventional paths, and several items carry momentum from the player who fires them. Rocket Handling Glove lets a player dash by using a firework while crawling, and dropped End Crystal items explode when they strike the ground at high speed. The mod centers on explosives, so its effects are mostly loud and local rather than broad.
Combat uses shields and item hits: a projectile deals a consistent 16 damage, breaks a shield for 5 seconds, and a strike with an item disables a shield for a single second. Ball Ammo is used with the Flintlock Barrel, and the Ball must be placed inside the crafting table in the right order for the recipe to load.
Ballistics needs Fabric API on both loaders. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt across seven release versions, 1.21.9 – 26.2, and the 1.0.4.1 build for 26.2 is the latest. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Key features
Unconventional projectile paths
Thrown and launched items move in ways that differ from standard vanilla trajectories.
Firework dash
A Rocket Handling Glove lets the player use a firework to dash while crawling.
Explosive End Crystal drops
End Crystal items dropped at high speed explode on impact.
Flask potion transfer
Flasks take the effects of a potion through a craft, can be stacked up to 4, and can combine up to 4 different potions or flasks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and pack makers on Fabric or Quilt who want explosive projectiles, shield-breaking combat and flasks that carry potion effects. Servers that run the mod need every player to have it installed.
How it compares
More Firework Rockets is server-side required with an optional client, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.2 – 26.3 on four loaders. Firework Frenzy runs on client and server, uses a custom license, and is published for 1.17 – 1.21.1 on Fabric and Quilt. Infinity Fireworks is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.3 on Fabric. Ballistics is not open source and differs from all three in its license and version coverage.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballistics | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-12 |
| More Firework Rockets | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-29 |
| Firework Frenzy | Fabric and Quilt | 1.17 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Infinity Fireworks | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Ballistics need Fabric API?
Do servers and players both need Ballistics?
Which game versions does Ballistics support?
In the catalog
Ballistics is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
It's projectile does a consistent 16 damage and breaks shields for 5 seconds. In order to load it, you must put it with a Ball inside of a crafting table.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ballistics
- Owner
- LLEVC
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15