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Kinetic Minecart

by KSSJW

Kinetic Minecart makes a minecart hit deal damage that grows with its speed, and a struck minecart is pushed forward by roughly the same distance.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.15 – 26.3

What it does

Damage from a moving minecart scales with its speed, so fast impacts hit harder, and the damage has no fixed upper limit. After a collision the struck minecart entity is propelled along a path of about the same length as the distance the hitting cart traveled. Collision effects are adjustable through custom configuration options.

Cloth Config API generates the configuration files after installation, and Fabric API is required on Fabric. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Changes through the in-game menu are not possible in multiplayer; a server administrator edits the kinetic-minecart.json file instead. The mod is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, with public links to the source code and issue tracker. Files target 1.15 – 26.3 across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with Mod Menu optional.

Key features

  1. Speed-based impact damage

    Damage dealt by a moving minecart increases with its speed, so high-speed impacts hit much harder.

  2. Knockback distance

    A struck minecart is propelled roughly the same distance as the speed of the minecart that hit it.

  3. Custom collision effects

    Options let the server adjust how minecart collisions behave, set through a configuration file.

  4. Configuration file

    Settings are stored in kinetic-minecart.json, which the server administrator edits in multiplayer.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.6.0-alpha.1+26.3Not availableNot available
26.22.5.0+26.2Not availableNot available
26.1.22.5.0-beta.1+26.1Not availableNot available
26.1.12.5.0-beta.1+26.1Not availableNot available
26.12.5.0-beta.1+26.1Not availableNot available
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.112.3.0+1.21.11.fabricNot available2.1.1+1.21.11.neoforge
1.21.102.1.1+1.21.9Not availableNot available
1.21.92.1.1+1.21.9Not availableNot available
1.21.82.1.1+1.21.6Not availableNot available
1.21.72.1.1+1.21.6Not availableNot available
1.21.62.1.1+1.21.6Not availableNot available
1.21.52.1.1+1.21.5Not availableNot available
1.21.42.1.1+1.21.4Not availableNot available
1.21.32.1.1+1.21.2Not availableNot available
1.21.22.1.1+1.21.2Not availableNot available
1.21.12.1.1+1.21Not available2.1.1+1.21.neoforge.patch.1
1.212.1.1+1.21Not available2.1.1+1.21.neoforge.patch.1
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 2

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional
Cloth Config APIConfiguration Library for Minecraft Mods
Optional

Use cases

Crash-based transport

Servers that build minecart courses can use the speed-based damage to make high-speed collisions dangerous.

Combat with carts

Players can use fast minecarts as a ram, since damage from impacts depends on how quickly the cart moves.

Who it’s for: Server owners who want to tune minecart collision damage and knockback, and players who build or ride minecart tracks in survival or adventure worlds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Fast Minecart is a Fabric server-side only mod under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, open source, for 1.14 – 26.1.1. Phantom Minecart runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 with client and server environment and the MIT License, not open source. Deadly Minecarts covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.14.4 – 1.21.11, server-side only, under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Kinetic MinecartFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.15 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-17
Fast MinecartFabric1.14 – 26.1.1Server-side only2026-04-06
Phantom MinecartForge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-08-26
Deadly MinecartsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14.4 – 1.21.11Server-side only2026-04-19

Questions

Does Kinetic Minecart need Cloth Config API?

Yes. Cloth Config API is a required dependency, and the configuration files are generated after it is installed.

Can players change settings in multiplayer?

No. Configuration cannot be changed through the in-game menu in multiplayer, so the server administrator edits kinetic-minecart.json.

Which loaders does Kinetic Minecart support?

Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. The latest Fabric file is 2.6.0-alpha.1+26.3 for 26.3, and the Forge and NeoForge latest files are for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.

In the catalog

Kinetic Minecart is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Transportation mods3,932Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Impact damage from high-speed minecarts! This mod increases damage to moving minecarts; the faster they move, the higher the damage!
KSSJW, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
KSSJW
Published
2025-11-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsTransportation
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