Realistic Craftable Gunpowder
by Magician_DEV
Realistic Craftable Gunpowder lets players craft gunpowder from potassium, charcoal and sulfur ore, using ratios taken from real-life gunpowder preparation.
What it does
The mod adds a crafting recipe for gunpowder built on the proportions used in real gunpowder production. Six potassium, two charcoal and one sulfur ore go into the recipe, and one craft yields nine gunpowder, so a single batch covers many shots at once. Potassium is itself crafted from potassium powder, which comes from smelting or smoking a muddy water bucket, and that bucket is made by mixing water with coarse dirt or wood ashes. Sulfur ore is found underground and in elevated regions, deserts and jungles, while charcoal comes from vanilla methods.
The mod is aimed at survival play and modpacks where gunpowder is needed for weapon mods, and it can be combined with other mods that rely on gunpowder as an ingredient. The author notes that the recipe is simple and straightforward, and the mod adds no items beyond the gunpowder path itself. The NeoForge build is published for 1.21.1 only, and the mod is released under the MIT License, which means it is not open source.
Players who want a compact store of gunpowder can craft a packed gunpowder block from nine units, which explodes when activated by redstone. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.
Key features
Real-ratio gunpowder recipe
Gunpowder is crafted from six potassium, two charcoal and one sulfur ore, with ratios modeled on common real-life preparation.
Nine gunpowder per craft
Each craft produces nine gunpowder, which is useful when a player needs a large supply quickly near a sulfur source.
Potassium chain
Potassium is crafted from potassium powder, made by smelting or smoking muddy water, which is itself mixed from water and coarse dirt or wood ashes.
Packed gunpowder block
Nine gunpowder can be crafted into a packed block that explodes when activated through redstone.
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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 and modpack authors who want gunpowder to come from a crafting chain instead of being found or traded, especially in packs that already include weapon mods.
How it compares
Craftable Gunpowder balanced is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for NeoForge and 1.21.1 – 1.21.5. Ore's Overhaul is also NeoForge, client and server, but is published for 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 and is not open source. Coals to Gunpowder works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt and needs only the server, with clients optional, for 1.15 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realistic Craftable Gunpowder | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-25 |
| Craftable Gunpowder balanced | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-05 |
| Ore's Overhaul | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Coals to Gunpowder | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.15 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Realistic Craftable Gunpowder need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does the mod support?
Where does the sulfur ore come from?
In the catalog
Realistic Craftable Gunpowder is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds craftable gunpowder based on real life ratios that are actually used to make gunpowder. I tried my best to replicate the most common ratio used to prepare gunpowder as a crafting recipe (I'm not going to put the real life ratio here for obvious reasons though). To make gunpowder, you'll need 6…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/realistic-craftable-gunpowder
- Owner
- Magician_DEV
- Published
- 2026-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15