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Create Guardian Beam Defense

by ibarnstormer

Create Guardian Beam Defense adds stationary laser turrets and a helmet-mounted beam weapon to the Create mod, themed on Guardians from Ocean Monuments.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU Affero General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.19.2 – 1.21.1

What it does

Two turret types are added. The Basic Guardian Beam Turret locks onto a single hostile mob that comes within its 17 block range, and the Advanced Guardian Beam Turret can target up to 10 different hostiles over time within the same radius. Basic turrets are crafted with a new drop from Guardians killed by a player, and advanced turrets with a drop from Elder Guardians. Turrets are placed and moved with a wrench, and breaking one takes a long time with a pickaxe.

The Beam Reactor Helmet is a helmet that doubles as a weapon. It gives slightly better armor than netherite, and when activated with the R key by default it fires a continuous guardian beam that damages every enemy caught along its path, at the cost of helmet durability. The mod requires Create to work properly, and Create Aeronautics is an optional dependency. Create Guardian Beam Defense runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.

Key features

  1. Basic Guardian Beam Turret

    A turret that locks onto one hostile mob within a 17 block radius and fires a guardian beam at it.

  2. Advanced Guardian Beam Turret

    An upgraded turret that targets up to 10 different hostiles over time within the same 17 block radius.

  3. Beam Reactor Helmet

    A helmet that fires a continuous beam at every enemy along its path, activated with the R key by default.

  4. Drop-based crafting

    Turrets are crafted from new drops: Guardians for the basic turret and Elder Guardians for the advanced one.

  5. Early access beta

    The mod is in an early access beta, and new features and improvements are planned for later builds.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.3.7.1b-1.21.1
1.20.11.3.2b-1.20.1Not available
1.201.3.0b-1.20.1Not available
1.19.21.2.3bNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

CreateAesthetic Technology that empowers the Player
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who already run Create and want stationary or wearable laser defenses in a Create-based base, including server owners who handle the install on both sides.

Questions

Does Create Guardian Beam Defense need Create?

Yes. Create is a required dependency, and the mod must be installed alongside it to work properly.

Which loaders does Create Guardian Beam Defense support?

Forge and NeoForge. The latest Forge file is for 1.20.1, and the latest NeoForge file is for 1.21.1, published on the beta channel.

Do servers need the mod installed?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Does the helmet use durability?

Yes. Firing the beam costs helmet durability, so the helmet wears down while it is active.

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What the author says

Requires the Create Mod to properly work. Create Guardian Beam Defense is a mini mod / addon for Create that adds in stationary laser defense units themed around Guardians and Ocean Monuments that are capable of automatically locking on to specified mobs and damaging them over time in frequent bursts.
ibarnstormer, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ibarnstormer
Published
2023-08-24
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15
Open on ModrinthCompare