Medieval Defense Turrets
by Magy
Medieval Defense Turrets adds crafted turrets that a base owner places around a base to defend it against hostile mobs and other players.
What it does
Turrets are placed around the base and fire on hostile creatures. The bow turret is the simplest of them, loaded with arrows by right-clicking it while holding ammunition, and a player who rides a turret can keep fueling it that way. Catapults hurl cobblestone that bursts on landing, and hwacha turrets release large volleys of arrows that deal low damage and set targets on fire, which suits crowd control.
The cannon works differently from the others. It is powered by redstone and aims toward an amethyst target block, and it fires cannonballs that need no ammunition. Players can adjust the firing angle with right-click and shift-right-click on the target. The orbital cannon is the largest turret in the mod: it reaches anywhere in the world once the player opens its interface and enters coordinates on a paper named for the target.
The mod is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The license is MIT, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Bow turret
The most basic turret, loaded with arrows and fired at approaching hostiles.
Catapult
Launches cobblestone that creates an explosion on impact across a wide area.
Hwacha turret
Fires large volleys of arrows that deal low damage and set targets on fire.
Redstone-powered cannon
Aims at an amethyst target block, fires cannonballs without ammunition, and lets players adjust the angle.
Orbital cannon
Fires at distant coordinates entered in its interface, with range across the whole world.
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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 build defended bases in survival worlds, and server owners who want turrets on a shared server. Turrets can also be used against players, so server rules matter.
How it compares
Warlery's Turrets is a client-required mod for Forge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, with server installation optional, under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license. Turret Simple is a client and server mod for Forge in 1.20.1, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license. Jungdab's Turrets is the open source option, under the MIT License, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Defense Turrets | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-28 |
| Warlery's Turrets | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client required, server optional | 2025-11-13 |
| Turret Simple | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-20 |
| Jungdab's Turrets | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does the server need Medieval Defense Turrets?
Which loader is the mod available for?
How is the cannon aimed?
In the catalog
Medieval Defense Turrets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds turrets that you can craft and put arround your base to defend it from those pesky monsters or alternatively other players. be careful and protect your turrets though as mobs may also be able to use them against you! Note: All the turrets in the mod are generally shot by right clicking when you are…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/medieval-defense-turrets
- Owner
- Magy
- Published
- 2024-02-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15