Bren-Reforged
by bot4ol
Bren-Reforged brings machine gun weapons and a gunsmith villager to Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge, as a fork of the Bren port.
What it does
Bren-Reforged is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that adds a Bren machine gun and a gunsmith villager who trades for it. The mod is a port of Bren Forge 1.20.1 with additional content and bug fixes applied on top of that original port.
Both the server and every player need the mod, since the environment is client and server. Files are published only for Forge and only for 1.20.1, with 0.3 as the latest file, dated 2026-04-03. The first release came out on 2026-03-14. The source code is public under the MIT License, which makes it open source.
Key features
Bren machine gun
Adds a Bren machine gun weapon to the game, modeled on the historical light machine gun.
Gunsmith villager
A gunsmith villager appears in the world and offers trades connected to the weapon.
Bug-fixed port
Built as a fork of Bren Forge 1.20.1 with fixes to the original port's faults.
Additional content
Extra additions sit on top of the original port, so the mod goes beyond a straight copy of the earlier release.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Gren is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and open source, and it is also client and server. Vanilla Gun Mod covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.2, under the MIT License and open source. Reforged Armor and Real Gun Mod are Forge-only for 1.20.1 and are not open source, both under All rights reserved, with a client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bren-Reforged | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-03 |
| Gren | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-08 |
| Vanilla Gun Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
| Reforged Armor | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| Real Gun Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-24 |
Questions
Does Bren-Reforged need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Bren-Reforged use?
Is the Bren-Reforged source code available?
In the catalog
Bren-Reforged is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Fork of port of mod Bren for Forge 1.20.1 with bug fixes!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bren-reforged
- Owner
- bot4ol
- Published
- 2026-03-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15