Gunstrike
by rubiirube
Gunstrike adds nightly raids in which gun-wielding raiders attack players and villages, and it requires Guns ++ to run.
What it does
A raid starts each night, and the raiders carry firearms with combinations of primary, secondary and melee weapons. Their behavior is scripted to track players and villages, shoot, reload, switch weapons and engage in melee, while breaking doors and burning structures along their path. The raid can also be triggered on demand with a command.
Raiders take the stats of the gun they carry, including range, fire rate, damage, ammunition type, sounds and animations. Difficulty changes how the raids scale, and raiders come in several skins. Defeated raiders drop their weapons and ammunition, so players can collect and manage that loot. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. It works on Forge with client and server both running it, and it depends on Guns ++, which must be installed alongside it.
Key features
Nightly gun raids
Raiders with firearms arrive each night and push into the world, with raids scaling as the difficulty setting rises.
Armed raider loadouts
Each raider is equipped with a mix of main weapon, sidearm and melee tool, including a Tommy Gun.
Combat behavior
Raiders shoot, reload, switch weapons, engage in melee and break doors while following paths to their targets.
Weapon loot
Raiders drop the weapons and ammunition they carry, which players can collect and use.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Raid-driven survival
Players face recurring armed attacks on their base and villages, with raids that grow harder as the game progresses.
On-demand raids
A command starts a raid whenever a player wants one, without waiting for the nightly schedule.
Who it’s for: Players who want firearm combat against mobs in survival worlds, and server owners who want recurring armed raids on a shared server.
How it compares
Difficult Raids is Forge-only for 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 and is not open source, while Difficult Raids - Compatibility Edition targets only 1.20.1 under All rights reserved. Bandit NPC is an MIT-licensed Forge mod for 1.20.1 that also runs on client and server, and Raids:Enhanced covers Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunstrike | Forge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-04-11 |
| Difficult Raids | Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2024-05-18 |
| Difficult Raids - Compatibility Edition | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-28 |
| Bandit NPC | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-19 |
| Raids:Enhanced | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
Does Gunstrike require another mod?
Does Gunstrike have to be installed on both sides?
Which game versions does Gunstrike support?
How is a raid started?
In the catalog
Gunstrike is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Gunstrike spawns a nightly raid with gun-wielding raiders. Prepare for intense combat with firearms, startegic AI and dynamic raids that scale with difficulty.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gunstrike
- Owner
- rubiirube
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15