Exploding Snowballs+ Mod
by Slackow
Exploding Snowballs+ gives snowballs several new variants that cause explosions, lightning and other effects on impact, for Fabric.
What it does
Four snowball types are added: a gray snowball that explodes with TNT-level force and drops the items of the blocks it breaks, a yellow variant that calls down lightning where it lands, a lightsploding snowball, and a lightning-based projectile. Each type is crafted from snow and sand, which gives the block a mix of both materials: it drops like sand and makes a snow sound.
Dispensers can fire every new type, and a yellow snowball can be used to convert mobs. The new projectiles are grouped with the existing combat items, and the Snowsand ingredient sits with the other ingredients in the creative inventory.
The mod runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.19.4 – 1.20.2, and requires Fabric API. Client and server share the same environment: both the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source and issue tracker are public. The mod began as a Forge project in 2015 and was later rebuilt for Fabric.
Key features
Exploding snowball
A gray snowball that explodes on impact with TNT-level force, and drops the items of the blocks it destroys.
Lightning snowball
A yellow snowball that summons lightning at the point of impact.
Lightsploding snowball
A projectile that combines explosive and lightning effects into one impact.
Snowsand block
A snow and sand block that falls like sand and sounds like snow, used as the ingredient for the special snowballs.
Dispenser support
Dispensers fire every new snowball type, so they can be used in automated setups.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
SnowballsPlus is a Fabric mod under the MIT License, open source, and it works on either side, and neither needs it, with files for 1.19.4 – 1.20.1. Better Snowball Fights is server-side only, also MIT licensed and open source, and covers 1.19.3 – 1.21.4. Each of these differs from Exploding Snowballs+ in its environment and version range, and only Exploding Snowballs+ adds explosive and lightning snowballs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploding Snowballs+ Mod | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-07-31 |
| SnowballsPlus | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2023-07-29 |
| Better Snowball Fights | Fabric | 1.19.3 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2024-12-28 |
Questions
Does Exploding Snowballs+ need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
Exploding Snowballs+ Mod is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
This mod adds some new explosive projectiles to the game, as well as a new block. Part snow, part sand. Used to craft special snowballs. Falls like sand, sounds like snow.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/exploding-snowballs-mod
- Owner
- Slackow
- Published
- 2023-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15