Simple Musket
Simple Musket adds a firearm with three cartridge types, a aim-based accuracy system and enchantments that work on the musket.
What it does
The musket is loaded from inventory in the same way as a crossbow: hold the use button while unloaded to load a bullet, then hold it again while loaded to aim, and release to fire. The longer the aim, the more accurate the shot, and about three seconds of aiming gives a perfectly accurate shot under the default settings. Reloading takes two seconds. Each shot produces a visible cloud of smoke and a sound that carries far, so nearby players can tell where the shot came from.
Three cartridge types are available. Standard cartridges deal 16 damage and ignore 10% of the target's armor. Hellfire cartridges add 25% to a bullet's damage and lower the target's armor by a quarter for 30 seconds, and they are found in bastion chests or obtained by bartering with piglins. Dispensers can fire cartridges, and breezes and iron golems resist 75% of their damage.
The mod requires Fabric API on Fabric and Forge Config API Port on Forge and NeoForge. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, with 1.10.0 as the latest release on each loader.
Key features
Load and aim system
Holding the use button loads and then aims the musket, with accuracy improving the longer the player aims.
Three cartridge types
Standard, Hellfire and enchanted cartridges differ in damage, armor handling and firing speed.
Musket enchantments
Firepower, Longshot and other enchantments raise armor piercing, damage at range or fire rate, and they are mutually exclusive with other enchantments.
Raid spawns
Expert shooters spawn near outposts and join raid waves at the same frequency as evokers, and their long attack range can cause friendly fire damage.
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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
How it compares
Ender's Muskets is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT License but not open source. Galosphere Muskets is server required and client optional for 1.20.1, works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is also under the MIT License. Musket Mod is open source under the MIT License, covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and runs on client and server like Simple Musket.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Musket | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
| Ender's Muskets | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2024-02-13 |
| Galosphere Muskets | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-08 |
| Musket Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-12 |
Questions
Does Simple Musket need Fabric API?
Does the server need Simple Musket?
Which game versions does Simple Musket support?
In the catalog
Simple Musket 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
Holding rightmouse while unloaded will load a bullet from the inventory, similarly to the crossbow. Holding rightmouse when loaded aims the musket, and releasing fires the bullet. Aim time determines the accuracy.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-musket
- Owner
- BrokenK3yboard
- Published
- 2023-03-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15