Crossbowverhaul
by DerToaster98
Crossbowverhaul replaces the standard crossbow in Minecraft with a classic-era design, reintroducing the crossbow concept first made in Balkon's Weapons.
What it does
The mod swaps the vanilla crossbow for a reworked version inspired by the older Balkon's Weapons design and by the early crossbow that came before the vanilla introduction. The new weapon loads more slowly and takes bolts as ammunition rather than arrows. The multishot enchantment is still present, and its crafting recipe has been changed.
Mobs also carry the new crossbow, so players meet the altered firepower in ordinary encounters. Client and server both need the mod, because it changes the weapon and its recipe on each side. Files are published for Forge only, across five game versions: 1.16.5, 1.18.2, 1.19, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1.
Key features
Bolts instead of arrows
The crossbow fires bolts as its ammunition, so arrows no longer load it.
Slower reloading
Loading takes longer than with the vanilla crossbow, which changes how fights with it play out.
Changed multishot recipe
The recipe for the multishot enchantment is different from the vanilla one, and mobs carry the new weapon.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Better Crossbows is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 that is not open source. Expanded Crossbow Enchantings covers 1.21 – 26.2 and is server required with optional client, so it differs in environment and version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossbowverhaul | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-06-18 |
| Better Crossbows | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-08 |
| Expanded Crossbow Enchantings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-04 |
Questions
Does Crossbowverhaul replace the vanilla crossbow?
In the catalog
Crossbowverhaul is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Inspired by Balkon's Weapons, this mod aims to reintroduce the classic era crossbow concept, originally made by BalkondeurAlpha before the 1.14 vanilla introduction Issues are to be reported on the github issue tracker, you can find that one here: issue tracker
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crossbowverhaul
- Owner
- DerToaster98
- Published
- 2022-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15