Destroy
by petrolpark
With Destroy installed, the Create factory gains chemistry: players build reaction setups that produce plastic, explosives and other chemicals from a molecular simulation.
What it does
Destroy is an add-on to Create that adds new chemicals and chemical processes, centered on the production of plastic. Players can assemble multi-step chemical plants, make new explosives, or pursue less lawful goals, and the safety notes in the author text apply to all of them. Tooltips, recipe viewers and in-game walkthroughs connect real chemistry concepts to the recipes in the mod.
The flagship system is a sandbox that simulates chemistry at the molecular level instead of replacing it with fixed recipes. Reactants are supplied in a wide set and can be combined, transformed and extracted in many ways. Thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, a functional group reaction system and a large library of common molecules and reactions sit underneath. Non-ideal gases and quantum effects are left out, and a basic grasp of chemistry is useful for following the results.
Destroy requires Create and Petrolpark's Library, and it is also needed by CC:Destroy Bridge, Destructive Temperatures, Create:Connected Vessel compat fix and Integreat. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 only, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Sandbox chemistry
Reactants combine, transform and extract through a molecular simulation rather than a fixed recipe list.
Plastic production
Chemical plants built from Create parts turn reactants into plastic and other products.
Explosives
Players can synthesize new explosive compounds as part of the chemistry system.
Kinetic components and machines
New Create-style kinetic parts, processing machines and curiosity blocks extend the existing Create systems.
Tooltips and Ponder scenes
Tooltips and Ponder scenes explain reactions and molecules in game.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Required by 4 mods
How it compares
Chemica is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge. High School Chemistry is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, not open source, and its license is All rights reserved. Chemistry Mod is a Forge build for 1.20.1 only and is also All rights reserved. Each of these runs on client and server, as Destroy does.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroy | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-11 |
| Chemica | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-29 |
| High School Chemistry | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Chemistry Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
Questions
Does Destroy need Create installed?
Which loaders does Destroy support?
Is Destroy still in beta?
In the catalog
Destroy is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Destroy is an add-on to Create, adding new chemicals and chemical processes geared around the production of Plastic. Build complex chemical plants, manufacture powerful new explosives, or even break bad, but be careful that along the way you are mitigating your effects on the environment – and yourself! While playing…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/destroy
- Owner
- petrolpark
- Published
- 2023-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
