Flingshot - More Than Just a Slingshot
by tomrom
Flingshot turns copper into a long-range slingshot weapon, with several ammunition types called bucks that each change how a shot behaves.
What it does
Flingshot adds a slingshot that fires bucks as its primary ammunition, and it is intended to give copper a practical role in combat. The default Copper Buck is basic ammunition and is noticeably inaccurate, so the weapon is most useful once a player has access to the other types. Obsidian Discs make a heavier shot aimed at armored targets, and hitting a shield with one disables it. Frost Blast bucks freeze enemies in an area when they land, Glimmer Goo bucks leave a splat that can be placed on a block, Shimmer Shell bucks deal high area damage, and Fire Charge bucks set the struck enemy or block ablaze.
The weapon is held in one hand while the other hand uses a bow-style draw, and it has 285 durability, about 30 percent less than a bow, so Unbreaking III is recommended. It is meant for PvE and PvP and can be used early, mid or late in a game. Flingshot requires Fabric API, and Mod Menu is an optional dependency for its settings screen. Flingshot runs on client and server, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and is published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 and 26.2, with 13 release versions in total.
Key features
Copper slingshot
A slingshot that gives copper a combat role, fired with bucks as its main ammunition.
Ammunition types
Copper, Obsidian, Frost, Glimmer, Shimmer and Fire bucks each change the effect of a hit.
Shield disabling
An Obsidian Disc that strikes a shield disables it, which helps against armored opponents.
Area effects
Frost Blast freezes enemies around the landing point, and Shimmer Shell deals high area damage.
Glimmer Goo splats
Utility bucks leave a Glimmer Goo Splat on the block they hit, placed for later use.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want copper to have a combat use and server owners who want an added ranged weapon on their Fabric or NeoForge server.
How it compares
Backup's Slingshot is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11, released under the same GNU General Public License v3.0 only as Flingshot. Slingshot Mod and AngrySlingshot are Fabric mods for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and they are not open source. Basic Slingshots is NeoForge only, for 1.21.8, and is not open source. Slingshots covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.3 under the MIT License, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flingshot - More Than Just a Slingshot | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-19 |
| Backup's Slingshot | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-04 |
| Slingshot Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
| AngrySlingshot | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-15 |
| Basic Slingshots | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Slingshots | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2024-11-07 |
Questions
Does Flingshot need Fabric API?
Is Flingshot required on the server?
Which loaders does Flingshot support?
In the catalog
Flingshot - More Than Just a Slingshot is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
About 5 years after the Caves and Cliffs update introduced Copper as a new mineral, I have come back to Minecraft and noticed how Mojang has barely added any interesting uses for this new ore. That's when I came up with the idea of porting part of an old mod I made, Earthbounds, into a standalone expansion…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flingshot
- Owner
- tomrom
- Published
- 2026-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15