Mega's Arms
by MegaPig
Mega's Arms, by MegaPig, adds 27 historical weapons, a forging minigame and a set of combat rules to Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
The weapons cover swords, polearms, daggers, maces and axes, made from wood, copper, gold, iron and netherite. Each is crafted in stages: wooden weapons at a workbench, copper and gold at a Forge, and steel and netherite at a Nether Forge. Metal weapons are forged through a separate minigame, which is not needed for wooden ones.
Forging happens at a crafting station where a heated ingot is struck with a hammer, and the ingot cools unless it is reheated in a furnace. After the last strike it is quenched in a water bucket. Smithing hammers come in several tiers, and each tier is needed for the weapons of the tiers below it, so a netherite hammer can make every lower weapon. Hammers also break some blocks, such as cobblestone and gravel, with special interactions.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Files exist for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge, with the latest Forge file for 1.20.6 and the latest NeoForge file for 1.21.1.
Key features
Historical weapon set
27 weapons across swords, polearms, daggers, maces and axes, made from five materials.
Forging minigame
Metal ingots are heated, struck and quenched in a timed sequence with physics-based pickup and throwing.
Dynamic blocking and parrying
Blocking and parrying respond to timing, and a weapon's guard value absorbs damage until it breaks and goes on cooldown.
Armor penetration and reach
Weapons can add armor penetration and attack reach, and two-handed weapons use a wielding attribute.
Armed mobs
Some mobs spawn with weapons and extra armor, which raises the difficulty of encounters.
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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 melee combat built around historical weapons and a craft-heavy progression, and server owners who can tune most of the values in the config.
How it compares
Overgeared is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Simple Hammers is Forge only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and is not open source. Copper X spans 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 on Forge and NeoForge and is not open source. Mega's Arms is Forge and NeoForge only, under All rights reserved, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega's Arms | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Overgeared | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
| Simple Hammers | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-18 |
| Copper X | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-30 |
Questions
Does Mega's Arms need a loader other than Forge or NeoForge?
Does the server need Mega's Arms?
Can wooden weapons be made without the forging minigame?
In the catalog
Mega's Arms is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Mega's Arms adds 27 different historical weapons. Including Swords, Polearms, Daggers, Maces and Axes that can all be forged in the Forge crafting station with a unique forging minigame where you have to heat metal, beat it with your hammer and quench it in a bucket in a UI with physics simulation. You can make these…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/megas-arms
- Owner
- MegaPig
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15