Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels
by luvsyc
Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels adds explosive barrels that craft from regular TNT barrels and chain together when one blast sets off the next.
What it does
Explosive barrels follow the look and crafting path of vanilla TNT, so the new block fits into existing survival progression. When a barrel sits in the blast radius of another explosion, it goes off immediately, so a chain of linked barrels can fire together as one large detonation. Redstone power triggers the barrels through a dispenser, and that makes it possible to drop them from above as a simple airstrike or to set them off through trapdoor traps.
The barrels also work underwater, so builders can dig oceans and rivers with them without worrying about water the way they would with regular TNT. The mod is distributed for Fabric and NeoForge, covers the 1.21.11 and 26.1.2 game versions, and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, which is not open source. Both the server and every player need it, because the explosion behavior has to match on both sides.
Key features
Chain reactions
A barrel caught in another explosion's blast radius goes off immediately, so linked barrels merge into one massive blast.
Redstone triggering
A powered dispenser pushes out a barrel, and redstone signals can fire barrels placed in trap designs.
Underwater use
Barrels keep their explosive behavior underwater, which suits digging through ocean floors and riverbeds.
Vanilla crafting
The Explosive Barrel is crafted from a regular TNT barrel, so it sits alongside vanilla TNT in progression.
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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 explosive blocks that work with vanilla crafting and redstone, and server owners who run survival or adventure worlds on Fabric or NeoForge for 1.21.11 or 26.1.2.
How it compares
Blastwork is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT License and open source, so it does not cover the newer game versions. Deceptive Ores is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 that is client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it targets an older range than this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-14 |
| Blastwork | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-10 |
| Deceptive Ores | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
Questions
Does Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels support?
Can Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels be used on an existing TNT world?
In the catalog
Luvsyc's Explosive Barrels 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
The Explosive Barrel can be crafted using a regular TNT and a Barrel
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/leb
- Owner
- luvsyc
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15