Flashbangs & Smokes
by Bojlier
Flashbangs & Smokes lets players craft Flashbang and smoke grenades inspired by Counter-Strike 2, and the effects reach everyone on the server.
What it does
Craftable Flashbang grenades explode shortly after being thrown, and a flash detonates 2 seconds after landing on the ground. The effect uses the new post-effect command, and a player who looks away from the blast is not blinded. Players further from the flash are blinded for less time, and the effect reaches up to 64 blocks away. Smoke grenades create a particle cloud about 20 seconds long over a circle roughly 6 blocks across.
The mod is a server-side addition: players join without installing anything, while the server owner adds the mod to run the grenades. It requires Fabric API on the server and is published for Fabric only, in one version, 26.3. Snapshot builds are published too. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
A data pack ships alongside the mod so it can be removed safely. Players who do not want to install Fabric can use the data pack on its own, and a texture pack is included for the grenade appearance. The author notes that the texture pack must be installed through the resource pack selector.
Key features
Craftable Flashbang grenades
Flashbangs are crafted rather than found, and they detonate shortly after being thrown.
Looking away from the blast
A player who looks away from a flashbang when it goes off is not blinded by it.
Distance-based blinding
Players farther from the flash are blinded for less time, with the effect reaching up to 64 blocks.
Smoke clouds
Smoke grenades fill an area of about 6 blocks across with particles that last around 20 seconds.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Team games on a server
Groups playing a round-based minigame can throw flashes and smokes to block sight lines and disorient opponents.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run social or minigame servers and want tactical grenades, and players who join those servers.
How it compares
FloatValue is server-side only, released under the MIT License, and published for 1.21.5, so it covers a different gameplay area. Creeper Extended needs both the client and the server, is open source under the MIT License, and targets 1.21.8. BrewingStandSmoke is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 26.2, so it is the only option here that reaches as far as 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashbangs & Smokes | Fabric | 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| FloatValue | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-06-09 |
| Creeper Extended | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-28 |
| BrewingStandSmoke | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Not published | 2026-07-20 |
Questions
Does Flashbangs & Smokes need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Can the mod be removed cleanly?
In the catalog
Flashbangs & Smokes is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Explode 1.5s after being thrown and utilise the new /posteffect command. Looking away from a flashbang nullifies the effect.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flashbangs-and-smokes
- Owner
- Bojlier
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15