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Coal to Gun Powder

by BrickBoyMC

Coal to Gun Powder lets players turn coal and charcoal into gunpowder in a furnace, blast furnace or by datapack.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.21 – 26.2

What it does

Coal and charcoal can be smelted in a furnace or blast furnace to produce gunpowder, so creepers no longer need to be killed for it. The author notes that gunpowder was once made from charcoal, and the datapack alone only converts coal. Converting coal this way relies on a sulfur-containing part that the mod treats as part of the recipe. The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out. The author says it works with optimised hurt performance and keeps full mod compatibility. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 16 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2, and the code is all rights reserved, not open source.

Key features

  1. Smelting coal into gunpowder

    Coal and charcoal placed in a furnace or blast furnace return gunpowder, without killing creepers.

  2. Charcoal recipe

    Charcoal can also be smelted into gunpowder, matching how the item was made in earlier versions.

  3. Datapack option

    A data pack version exists that converts coal alone, for servers that prefer a datapack-only setup.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.1.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
26.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.101.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.91.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.81.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.71.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.61.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.51.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.41.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.31.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.21.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.211.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Tiny Coal is open source under the MIT License, a datapack for 1.21.4 – 26.3 on all four loaders that the server must run while players may leave it out. Easier Gunpowder is only published for 26.2 and is all rights reserved, not open source. Charcoal Plus is a client and server mod for 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with an MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Coal to Gun PowderFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-12-25
Tiny CoalFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-01
Easier GunpowderFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-19
Charcoal PlusFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.17.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-02-15

Questions

Does Coal to Gun Powder need to be installed on the client?

Not necessarily. The server must run the mod, while players may join without it, so either side can skip it only when the server handles the recipe.

In the catalog

Coal to Gun Powder is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

This projecy simply allows to place coal/charcoal in a furnace or blast furnace to get gunpowder back. This datapack is optimised and will not hurt preformance, it has full mod compatibility.
BrickBoyMC, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
BrickBoyMC
Published
2025-12-25
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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