Progressive Archery
by SolipIngen
With Progressive Archery installed, players can craft a tiered set of bows, crossbows and arrows that follows the same progression as mining tools and melee weapons.
What it does
Progressive Archery reworks ranged combat with new bows, crossbows and arrows arranged in a progression chain. Higher tiers are more durable, shoot more accurate projectiles and fire faster. Upgrades are made by fusing a wooden bow with an ingredient at a Bow Fusion Smithing station, and the template for that station is obtained through combat and exploration. The aim is to make ranged combat more dynamic while staying close to the design of the original game.
The mod also adds blocks, items and Villager trades that support ranged fighting, along with advancements, enchantment changes and mob ranged attacks that are harder to predict. It is built to work alongside SASSOT Armor Restitched and other mods from the same team. Client and server need the same version, and the server needs Fabric API and Trinkets too.
Key features
Progression chain
Bows, crossbows and arrows come in tiers that mirror the progression of mining tools and melee weapons.
Bow variants
Several bow types suit different playstyles, from the simple bow with the shortest draw time to the Horn Bow with the highest durability.
Bow Fusion Smithing
Upgrades are crafted by fusing a wooden bow with an ingredient at a Bow Fusion Smithing station.
Mob and trade changes
Mob ranged combat is less predictable, and new Villager trades and blocks support ranged fighting.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 3
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Archery Revamped is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 for Fabric, with client and server environment. Longshot is for 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, released under All rights reserved. Archers (RPG Series) is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Archery | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-09 |
| Archery Revamped | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Longshot | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-03-25 |
| Archers (RPG Series) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does Progressive Archery need Trinkets?
Which Trinkets build should be installed?
Does the server need the mod?
In the catalog
Progressive Archery is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
To play with the Trinkets mod, install the "+trinkets" version This mod was developed in conjunction with two of my other mods: SASSOT and Armor Restitched. They were developed to synergise with each other, so I highly recommend checking out those mods as well!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/progressive-archery
- Owner
- SolipIngen
- Published
- 2023-05-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15