NoBadBooms
by JayMing
NoBadBooms adds a gamerule that stops TNT from destroying blocks, similar to the option in Bedrock Edition.
What it does
The gamerule tntExplodes is true by default, which keeps vanilla behavior. When a server owner sets it to false, TNT still ignites, detonates with its fuse, sound, particles and knockback, and still damages entities, but no blocks are destroyed. The mod listens for the ExplosionEvent.Detonate event, which fires after the explosion is computed, and clears the affected blocks from the list. The setting is saved per world, like other vanilla gamerules. Only the server needs the jar in its mods folder, and players on unmodded vanilla clients can connect without any change. Single-player works too when the mod is installed on the client. Released under the MIT License, the code is open source.
Key features
Block destruction toggle
The tntExplodes gamerule turns off block destruction while leaving explosion effects in place.
Entity damage preserved
Entities still take damage from TNT and minecarts with TNT, even when block breaking is disabled.
Per-world saved setting
The gamerule is stored with each world, the same way vanilla gamerules are saved.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does NoBadBooms need to be installed on clients?
Does the gamerule default to vanilla behavior?
In the catalog
NoBadBooms is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A server-side NeoForge 1.21.1 mod that adds a tntExplodes gamerule, similar to Bedrock Edition, letting you stop TNT from destroying blocks. When false, TNT blocks and TNT minecarts still ignite and detonate (fuse, sound, particles, knockback, and entity damage all still happen), but no blocks are destroyed. Default…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nobadbooms
- Owner
- JayMing
- Published
- 2026-07-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
