Crossbow Expansion
Crossbow Expansion adds six new crossbows with their own mechanics, plus a disc-based ammunition system and a dedicated enchantment, all kept close to the vanilla crossbow feel.
What it does
The six crossbows change how ammunition and damage work, while keeping the vanilla draw time and handling. Music discs serve as ammunition: a disc fired from one of these crossbows can bounce between enemies, and the piercing level sets how many times it bounces. A disc drops after its final hit, so ammunition is recovered in the world rather than vanishing.
Crossbow Expansion adds an exclusive enchantment for the disc crossbows, and the new weapons follow the cost and rarity of the vanilla crossbow line, including the infinity enchantment. The new crossbows can be found in dungeon loot. The mod runs on Fabric only and needs both the server and every player, with files for 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved. The author describes it as a first mod and notes that bugs may remain.
Key features
Six new crossbows
Six crossbows with unique mechanics are added, each keeping the feel of the vanilla crossbow.
Music discs as ammunition
Music discs are fired as ammunition and bounce between enemies, with the number of bounces set by piercing.
Disc recovery
A disc drops after its final hit, so players can collect it again instead of losing it.
Exclusive disc enchantment
An enchantment exclusive to the disc crossbows is added, sharing the cost and rarity of the vanilla crossbow enchantments.
Dungeon loot
The new crossbows generate in dungeons, so players can find them while exploring.
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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.
How it compares
Crossbow Multicharge is open source under the MIT License, targets 1.20.1 on Fabric and runs on client and server. Expanded-Enchantments is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, targets 1.20.1 on Fabric and runs on client and server. Pierced is not open source, targets 1.21.1 on Fabric and runs on client and server, with All rights reserved covering its code.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossbow Expansion | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-01 |
| Crossbow Multicharge | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-25 |
| Expanded-Enchantments | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-05 |
| Pierced | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-21 |
Questions
Does Crossbow Expansion need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Crossbow Expansion support?
Where do the new crossbows come from?
In the catalog
Crossbow Expansion is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Crossbow Expansion adds new Crossbows and Enchantments with unique mechanics while trying to be as vanilla-friendly as possible. --- Feel free to use this mod in any Modpacks and please tell me if you do
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crossbow-expansion
- Owner
- 5dcd4a78463c11
- Published
- 2023-12-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15