Johannes's Renaissance：Musket Rebirth
Johannes's Renaissance：Musket Rebirth brings Renaissance-era muskets, pistols and other early firearms into Minecraft as a spiritual successor to an earlier MCreator mod by Johannes.
What it does
The mod adds muskets and a range of later firearms: pistols, arquebuses, flintlocks, blunderbusses, hand-cannons, breechloaders and needle guns. Some gunpowder weapons in the style of the Nether and End are also included. A test firearm damage system governs how the weapons hurt mobs and players.
Structures and mobs form the setting. Abandoned military factories, chemical laboratories, churches and hospitals can be explored, along with simple sets of industrial facilities. Plague rats and a complete plague medicine system add a health threat that players must handle with the right supplies.
The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, which is not open source, and files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across ten release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.1.2. The code was written from scratch with the original author's consent, and versions below 1.21.6 receive updates that follow the later releases.
Key features
Renaissance firearms
Muskets, pistols, arquebuses, flintlocks and blunderbusses are added as weapons players can craft and use.
Later gunpowder weapons
Hand-cannons, breechloaders and needle guns extend the arsenal with heavier and more specialized firearms.
Plague rats and medicine
Plague rats are a new hostile mob, and a complete plague medicine system lets players treat the infection they cause.
Abandoned sites
Military factories, chemical laboratories, churches and hospitals appear as abandoned variants to explore.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want firearms from the Renaissance period and a survival setting built around plague and abandoned sites. Server owners who run a shared world can use it on both sides.
How it compares
Musket Mod is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 with a client and server environment. Immersive Weapons is also open source under the MIT License, but it runs on Forge and NeoForge only, for 1.20.1 – 26.3. Mars Renaissance is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes's Renaissance：Musket Rebirth | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-12 |
| Musket Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-12 |
| Immersive Weapons | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Mars Renaissance | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-11 |
Questions
Does Johannes's Renaissance：Musket Rebirth need Fabric API?
Which loader should be chosen for the newest release?
Does the server need the mod?
In the catalog
Johannes's Renaissance：Musket Rebirth is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Defend your empire or republic with firearms in your hands! Explore abandoned military factories and chemical laboratories! Fight wits and courage with plague rats and musketeers! Warning: Some new mobs and mechanics will modify your save, so please back up your save!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/johanness-renaissancerebirth
- Owner
- Musket_Binnoc_Jacket
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15