Bomb Disposal Expert
With Bomb Disposal Expert installed, shears can defuse TNT and Creepers, so a player can neutralize a dangerous block or mob instead of avoiding it.
What it does
Bomb Disposal Expert lets a player use shears on TNT, primed TNT and Creepers. Clicking a primed TNT block with shears defuses it, and clicking an unprimed TNT block with shears turns it into gunpowder and TNT. Clicking a Creeper with shears neutralizes it, so it stops attacking nearby players. Defused Creepers no longer attack. The mod also changes what TNT drops, letting it yield gunpowder without being ignitable in the same way.
The mod adds only these interactions and does not add new blocks, items or world generation. The author notes describe it as a small mod, and a more gradual alternative uses water buckets. Players who want to disarm explosives without changing the game much can use it as a lightweight option.
Installation needs no dependencies beyond the chosen loader. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 26 release versions, 1.12.2 – 26.1.2, under the MIT License, and the source code is public.
Key features
Defusing primed TNT
Clicking a primed TNT block with shears defuses it before it explodes.
Unprimed TNT into gunpowder
Clicking unprimed TNT with shears turns it into gunpowder and TNT, so the block is not wasted.
Neutralized Creepers
Clicking a Creeper with shears neutralizes it, and a defused Creeper no longer attacks nearby players.
Gunpowder drops from TNT
Broken TNT can drop gunpowder without needing to be ignited, so the item is still usable as a resource.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to defuse TNT and Creepers with shears on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt, including server owners who want the interaction on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
TNT Flame Particle requires the server but leaves the client optional, so players can join with or without installing it, and it is published under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only for 1.21.5 – 26.3. Buggy Tnt And More runs on client and server under the MIT License and reaches Fabric and NeoForge for 26.1.2 – 26.3. Craftable Gunpowder[MOD] is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 that also changes gunpowder crafting, which Bomb Disposal Expert does not do.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomb Disposal Expert | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.12.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
| TNT Flame Particle | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| Buggy Tnt And More | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
| Craftable Gunpowder[MOD] | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2024-11-27 |
Questions
Does Bomb Disposal Expert need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Bomb Disposal Expert support?
Does Bomb Disposal Expert add new blocks or items?
In the catalog
Bomb Disposal Expert is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Bomb Disposal Expert is a fun mod that allows you to dispose of bombs (and Creepers!). After installing it, you will have a more graceful solution than using water buckets. By clicking TNT with shears, you can defuse a TNT or a primed TNT. This will drop a TNT without gunpowder, which is not ignitable.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bde
- Owner
- ZiYueCommentary
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15