Gunpowder Recipe Mod
by tjktak1002
Gunpowder Recipe Mod adds crafting recipes that make gunpowder from flint, glowstone or coal instead of only from the usual sources, for players who find the standard route too slow.
What it does
The mod adds shapeless recipes that turn flint, glowstone dust and coal into gunpowder, with charcoal accepted in place of coal. Shapeless means the ingredients can sit in any slot of the crafting grid. The author built it because weapon mods demand a large amount of gunpowder, and building a creeper farm to collect it was not practical for every player.
The recipes were inspired by an earlier gunpowder-crafting mod that the author describes as no longer maintained. Glowstone was chosen over redstone as the second ingredient, since glowstone is harder to obtain and the author notes it requires a trip to the Nether. The mod needs Forge and runs only on the client, so it changes what a player can craft without any server-side part.
Installation requires Forge. The mod is published for Forge only, with seven release versions covering 1.16.5 – 1.19.2. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source, with the source code publicly available.
Key features
Flint, glowstone and coal recipes
Gunpowder can be crafted from flint, glowstone dust and coal, giving several routes that do not depend on a creeper farm.
Charcoal substitute
Charcoal is accepted in place of coal, so a player with a furnace setup and no coal can still craft the recipe.
Shapeless ingredient layout
The recipes are shapeless, so the ingredients can be placed in any slot of the crafting grid.
Glowstone as a redstone alternative
Glowstone takes the place of redstone in one of the recipes, which the author chose because it is harder to get.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want an alternative to creeper farming for gunpowder, particularly in modpacks with weapon mods on Forge.
How it compares
Gunpowder Crafting is a server-required mod with an MIT License, published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across rd-132211 – 26.2, so it covers far more loaders and versions than this mod. Alternative Gunpowder Crafting is server-side only, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and published for Forge 1.20.1, a single version this mod does not reach. Manufacture gunpowder is client and server, open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 on Forge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder Recipe Mod | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2022-09-25 |
| Gunpowder Crafting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | rd-132211 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-09 |
| Alternative Gunpowder Crafting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-12-17 |
| Manufacture gunpowder | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-25 |
Questions
Does Gunpowder Recipe Mod need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Gunpowder Recipe Mod support?
Does Gunpowder Recipe Mod work on Fabric or NeoForge for newer versions?
In the catalog
Gunpowder Recipe Mod is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
Too lazy to make a Creeper farm? Your weapon mods require too much gunpowder? Then this is the solution for you!!! The Emerald Institution of Technology has discovered a new formula to refine gunpowder using glowstone, flint and coal. This mod is greatly inspired by Craft gunpowder by Habilidade_Deus_Ex, but the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gunpowderrecipe
- Owner
- tjktak1002
- Published
- 2022-09-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15