Saltpeter Gunpowder
by AshlynnMods
Saltpeter Gunpowder adds a crafting route to gunpowder by turning basalt saltpeter into the powder through shapeless recipes, for players who want a crafting path based on rock.
What it does
Basalt is the starting material. The mod adds a saltpeter item obtained from basalt, and a shapeless recipe that uses saltpeter to craft gunpowder, so the two recipes can be laid out in any pattern in the crafting grid. The author chose basalt because it fits the saltpeter name and reflects how the rock is composed of mostly oxides of silicon, iron, magnesium, aluminum, titanium and calcium, with potassium compounds appearing in its chemistry.
The mod is a small gameplay addition: it offers two simple features and leaves the rest of vanilla intact. Because it is a client and server mod, both the server and every player need it installed. It requires Fabric API, and the code is open source under the MIT License. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.11.
Key features
Basalt to saltpeter
Basalt yields saltpeter through a recipe, giving a second source of the material beyond other routes in the game.
Shapeless gunpowder recipe
Gunpowder is crafted from saltpeter with shapeless recipes, so the ingredients can be placed in any cell of the grid.
Vanilla-friendly design
The additions stay close to vanilla crafting and do not change how existing items or blocks behave.
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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 1
How it compares
Realistic Gunpowder Craft is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved, with the environment set to client and server. Potassium Water - Throwable explosives is also a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that uses a custom license and is not open source. Saltpeter Gunpowder is the only one of these built around basalt as a saltpeter source and published under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltpeter Gunpowder | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-30 |
| Realistic Gunpowder Craft | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-02 |
| Potassium Water - Throwable explosives | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-25 |
Questions
Does Saltpeter Gunpowder need Fabric API?
Which loader does Saltpeter Gunpowder support?
Does the server need Saltpeter Gunpowder installed?
In the catalog
Saltpeter Gunpowder is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Saltpeter Gunpowder is here to help, offering 2 very simple features: A recipe to turn basalt into saltpeter, and a recipe using that saltpeter to craft gunpowder! So, with the sulfur problem solved, I decided to see if any vanilla items could substitute potassium nitrate while remaining believable. Unfortunately…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/saltpeter-gunpowder
- Owner
- AshlynnMods
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15