The Orbital Strike Cannon
by foxywoxy01
The Orbital Strike Cannon is a server-side Fabric and Forge technology mod that lets operators call TNT strikes from the sky with rods and commands.
What it does
Players and operators aim a rod at a target and fire orbital strikes that drop TNT from above. The mod offers three strike styles: a vertical stab column, a three-block cluster with a slight random offset, and nuke patterns. Each nuke pattern builds a cluster above the target that spreads outward in rings before falling, and the faster variant blasts outward with a strong downward velocity. Size is set with a parameter, and the author recommends values of 12 or 16 for nukes, while basic stab shots ignore it.
Rods are bound to the player who crafted them, so another player who picks one up gets nothing. A fixed-target rod, created with a give command, always hits the coordinates it was made for. Settings are saved across restarts, and existing rods update immediately when settings change. Feedback messages can be toggled, but errors always show. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, with the latest Fabric build 1.0.1 for 1.21.11 (beta channel) and the Forge file for 1.20.1 marked discontinued.
Key features
Vertical stab column
A straight stab places one TNT block per height level in a vertical column, offset perfectly vertical, between the build limits.
Nuke strike patterns
Two nuke patterns drop TNT in concentric rings above the target, with one variant firing immediately outward for a quick strike.
Player-bound rods
Each rod is locked to the player who crafted it, and fixed-target rods always hit their specified coordinates.
Fire modes
Instant, cast and reel modes control how the rod fires: right click fires after a delay, or the player casts a bobber and reels it in.
Miss failsafe
A game rule controls what happens when the rod raycast misses the ground and looks at the sky or void, including whether the rod breaks.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Orbital Nuke is a server-side only Fabric mod under the MIT License, published for 1.21.11 – 26.2, and it covers nuke shots only. World Orbital is a Fabric mod for 1.21.10 that runs on client and server under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, so every player needs it. Orbital Strike Cannon Stab Shot covers 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 as a server-required mod with client optional, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orbital Strike Cannon | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-10 |
| Orbital Nuke | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-23 |
| World Orbital | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-12 |
| Orbital Strike Cannon Stab Shot | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-30 |
Questions
Does the server need the mod installed?
Why does a rod stop working for another player?
Which Minecraft versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
The Orbital Strike Cannon is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Instant — Right click, rod breaks, strike fires after delay. Simple. Cast — Right click to throw the bobber, it sits for a second, then fires and breaks. Looks clean. Reel — First click casts the bobber, second click reels it in and fires. This is the preferred style and what most setups use. If your raycast misses…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-orbital-strike-cannon-mod
- Owner
- foxywoxy01
- Published
- 2025-09-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15