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Orbital Strike Cannon

by Stepan1411

With the Orbital Strike Cannon datapack, players cast a fishing rod and call down TNT from the sky, in three weapon families and three power levels.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalAll rights reserved1.17 – 26.2

What it does

Each weapon is a fishing rod recipe. Casting the rod marks a target, and the strike drops explosives on that spot. The three families are NUKE, STAB and CINEMATIC NUKE, and each comes in power levels P1, P2 and P3. Adding redstone to a recipe creates aim variants for precision targeting, and some variants are infinite-use, so a STAB rod never runs out of charges.

Rods are crafted at the crafting table. Server owners can switch crafting off and on with the function commands under orbital:settings/craft, which suits maps where players should not build these weapons. The mod is published as a datapack, plugin and mod, and it requires Fabric API on the Fabric loader. The server needs it, and clients may leave it out.

Files cover 33 release versions, 1.17 – 26.2, with V7.0+mod for 26.2 as the latest build on each loader. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Three weapon families

    NUKE, STAB and CINEMATIC NUKE are separate fishing rod weapons, each with its own strike pattern.

  2. Three power levels

    Every weapon comes in P1, P2 and P3 levels, so the same family can scale from small to large strikes.

  3. Precision aim variants

    Adding redstone to a rod recipe creates a variant that targets a chosen point more precisely.

  4. Infinite-use variants

    Some STAB variants never consume their charges, so the rod can be cast repeatedly without refilling.

  5. Togglable crafting

    Shaped crafting table recipes can be disabled or re-enabled with server commands.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.2V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
26.1.2V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
26.1.1V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
26.1V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.11V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.10V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.9V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.8V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.7V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.6V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.5V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.4V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.3V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.2V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21.1V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
1.21V7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+modV7.0+mod
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
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

Use cases

Event and arena maps

Map makers can let players call strikes during matches, using crafting toggles to control who gets the rods.

Survival servers with explosive weapons

Server owners who want TNT-based weapons can add them without changing the rest of the world.

Who it’s for: Server owners and map makers who want fishing rod weapons that drop TNT, with server-side control over crafting. Players on a server that runs the datapack use the weapons without installing anything.

How it compares

Full comparison

World Orbital is a Fabric client and server mod for 1.21.10 under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Orbital Nuke is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Orbital Strike Cannon is a server required mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the server needing it and clients optional, under All rights reserved.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Orbital Strike CannonFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.17 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-23
World OrbitalFabric1.21.10Client and server2025-12-12
Orbital NukeFabric1.21.11 – 26.2Server-side only2026-08-23

Questions

Does Orbital Strike Cannon need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required on the Fabric loader. The mod itself is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Do clients have to install the mod?

No. Server owners install it, and players can join with or without it. Players may add the mod, but they can join without it.

How can server owners turn off crafting?

Running the function orbital:settings/craft disable stops rods from being crafted, and orbital:settings/craft enable restores crafting.

In the catalog

Orbital Strike Cannon is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Orbital Strike Cannon is a Minecraft datapack that adds devastating fishing rod weapons — cast your rod and rain down TNT from the sky! All rods are crafted in the crafting table.
Stepan1411, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Stepan1411
Published
2025-09-19
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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