Big Explosives
Big Explosives is an equipment mod for Forge and NeoForge that adds bombs ranging from a 500 kg bomb to an atomic bomb, plus napalm weapons and a bomb-call system.
What it does
The mod adds explosives meant to be used against terrain and structures. The lineup includes a 500 kg bomb, a 10 kg cluster bomb that drops eight small bombs from the sky so they land close to the target, and an atomic bomb with a destruction radius of about 40 blocks. Each step up in size trades a lower cost and two item uses for greater destruction. The alpha build of 0.17 introduced the atomic bomb, and the author has said that heavier and nuclear weapons are planned.
A Napalm Bomb and a Napalm Cluster Strike are included for players who want to set fire to an area without leaving large craters. The bombs can be delivered with the vehicle mod, where a target designator lets a player call down strikes. Five bomb types can be aimed at a single call point within a 20 block radius. Big Explosives needs Geckolib and Iris/Oculus & GeckoLib Compat to run, and it is published for 1.20.1 only, for Forge and NeoForge. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Graduated bomb sizes
Bombs range from a 500 kg model to an atomic bomb, with the cost and destructive power rising at each size.
Cluster bomb
The 10 kg cluster bomb scatters eight small bombs from above, so the strike lands close to the chosen point.
Napalm weapons
A Napalm Bomb and a Napalm Cluster Strike fire an area without the large craters of the explosive bombs.
Bomb calling
A target designator lets a player call down bombs, and up to five bomb types can be aimed at one point within 20 blocks.
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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 2
How it compares
Vybuchit (Explosives) is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, with the same client and server environment and All rights reserved license. Kaboom is Forge only, for 1.20.1, and is also client and server and not open source. Nuke block is Forge only, for 1.20.1, with client and server, and is released under the MIT License, unlike Big Explosives.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Explosives | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-27 |
| Vybuchit (Explosives) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-06 |
| Kaboom | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-24 |
| Nuke block | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Big Explosives is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod is about adding in explosives Like Bombs and eventually Nuclear Missiles, While being as vanilla as possible Alpha release v0.17 added in the atomic bomb.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/big-explosives
- Owner
- ThePoupyButers
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15