Craftable Gunpowder
by commandpig
Craftable Gunpowder lets players make gunpowder from two ores and crafted charcoal, without killing mobs.
What it does
The mod adds two ores, sulfur and saltpeter, that generate underground and yield dust, the raw material for gunpowder. Sulfur ore appears in the overworld between heights -63 and 32 and in the Nether between 16 and the upper layers, while saltpeter ore generates deeper, in blobs spread through the world. Players collect the ore with pickaxes of the required tier to get the most dust, and deepslate variants drop slightly more.
Gunpowder is assembled from the dust: one sulfur dust, two saltpeter dust and one charcoal dust craft three gunpowder. Charcoal must be crafted first, and one charcoal yields four charcoal dust. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files exist for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.19.2 and 1.20.4.
Key features
Sulfur ore
Sulfur ore generates in overworld and Nether stone, and mining it with a wooden pickaxe or better drops sulfur dust.
Saltpeter ore
Saltpeter ore sits deeper in the world and requires a stone pickaxe, dropping one to three dust from deepslate variants.
Charcoal dust
Charcoal is crafted into charcoal dust, which becomes one ingredient in the gunpowder recipe alongside the two ore dusts.
Gunpowder recipe
Sulfur dust, saltpeter dust and charcoal dust combine in a crafting grid to produce three gunpowder without any mob drops.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Forge or NeoForge who want gunpowder to come from mining rather than mob drops. Both client and server need the mod, so it suits multiplayer packs as well as single-player worlds.
How it compares
Craft gunpowder+ is a Forge-only client-side mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so it changes nothing on the server. Easier Gunpowder is a server-required mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt on 26.2, with clients optional. Craftable Gunpowder, by contrast, is not open source and is licensed under AFL-3.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftable Gunpowder | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-08-08 |
| Craft gunpowder+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-30 |
| Easier Gunpowder | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-19 |
Questions
Does Craftable Gunpowder need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Craftable Gunpowder support?
Does Craftable Gunpowder use mob drops at all?
In the catalog
Craftable Gunpowder is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
This mod mainly added 2 types of ore in order to produce gunpowder without killing mobs. Sulfur ore generates 16 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-8, from levels -63 to 32, saltpeter ore generates 20 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-9, from levels -63 to 63.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/c-g
- Owner
- commandpig
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15