Craftsman's bows
by Chuzume
Craftsman's bows adds four ranged weapons that follow the feel of vanilla bows and crossbows, with different charge, range and damage trade-offs for players who fight at a distance.
What it does
Each of the four weapons trades charge time against range and damage. A faster-charging bow has shorter range and deals less damage, while a slower-charging one reaches further and hits harder. Holding the draw does not slow movement, so a player can still sprint while aiming. Drawing back also zooms the screen, and a fully drawn normal bow fires with more force.
The crossbow in the set releases five arrows in a single shot. A weapon cannot fire until it has been drawn all the way back, and arrows from these weapons ignore the Modrinth page invincibility frames that normally stop repeated hits on an enemy. The mod requires Fabric API and runs on Fabric only, for game versions 1.21 – 1.21.8, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. The project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source, though its source code is publicly available.
Key features
Four ranged weapons
The mod adds a set of bows and a crossbow styled after the vanilla ranged weapons.
Charge-based balance
Faster charge means shorter range and less damage, while slower charge gives longer range and more damage.
Sprint while drawing
Drawing a bow does not reduce movement speed, so players can keep sprinting while they aim.
Multi-arrow crossbow
The crossbow fires five arrows with one shot, spreading damage across a group of targets.
Arrows ignore invincibility frames
Shot arrows bypass the short damage immunity that enemies gain after being hit.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Launchers and Arrows is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that is also client and server, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Straight Shot is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.20.4 under the MIT License, client and server, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftsman's bows | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-03 |
| Launchers and Arrows | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
| Straight Shot | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-02-15 |
Questions
Does Craftsman's bows require Fabric API?
Do both the server and the players need the mod?
Can the bows be used in a modpack?
In the catalog
Craftsman's bows is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This is a simple and small mod that adds some vanilla-style ranged weapons. I made this as a mod creation and Java coding practice.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftsmans-bows
- Owner
- Chuzume
- Published
- 2024-07-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15