Project Blades
by Disqual
Project Blades is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that adds weapons, tools, ores and crafting materials, with five themed tool sets built from new metals and blocks.
What it does
Players who want more weaponry than vanilla offers can craft new blades and tools from the mod's added ores, chunks and blocks. Each tool set comes with its own materials, so progression moves through several metals rather than one. The author states the goal is a broad set of items with drawbacks that keep the game in balance, and the first release introduced the initial tool sets, ores and recipes.
Recipes for the new items use the mod's own materials alongside vanilla ones, and a later update reworked the balance. Project Blades runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, and the latest file is 4.8.0, released 2026-05-15. The code is closed and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Zalazite tool set
A tool set crafted from Zalazite chunks and Zalazite blocks, with its own weapons and tools.
Adamantium tool set
A tool set built from Adamantium chunks and blocks, aimed at a later stage of play.
Tungsten tool set
Tungsten chunks and blocks craft a further tool set in the mod's progression.
Corroded and Rotten tool sets
Corroding sheets produce the Corroded tool set, and a Rotten tool set is also added.
Crafting materials
Several new powders, furs, warbits and mortars are added as recipe ingredients for the tool sets.
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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.
How it compares
Adamantium is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is released under All rights reserved, with the same client and server environment, so it covers a similar metal. Sword of Blades and Fire Blade are Forge mods for 1.20.1 that focus on individual swords, with the same client and server environment and the same All rights reserved license. Just Weaponry is the broadest option: it runs on Fabric, Forge and Quilt, targets 1.20.1, and is released under a custom license that is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Blades | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
| Adamantium | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
| Sword of Blades | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-10 |
| Fire Blade | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-13 |
| Just Weaponry | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-03 |
Questions
Which loader does Project Blades use?
Does Project Blades have to be installed on the server?
Can the source code of Project Blades be reused?
In the catalog
Project Blades is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
Project Blades is a mod that aims to introduce a wide range of items, weapons, and tools to the game. The mod itself is supposed to add loads of different tools and features with more unique uses and drawbacks to keep them in balance with the game.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/project-blades
- Owner
- Disqual
- Published
- 2026-05-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15