Twilight Crossbow
by baguchi
With Twilight Crossbow installed, players can craft Twilight Forest bows as crossbows using smithing templates from Aurora Palace.
What it does
The mod turns the bows of the Twilight Forest into crossbows. Crossbow Smithing Templates for the Gold Triple Bow, the Ice Bow and the Steleef Seeker Bow can be found in Aurora Palace, and each template is combined in a smithing table to craft a Triple Crossbow, an Ice Crossbow or a Seeker Crossbow. A snow guardian can also be used as a crossbow, and the Triple Crossbow keeps the spread of the original Triple Bow.
Enchantments can be applied to the Triple Crossbow in the same way as to the original Triple Bow. Fireworks load into these crossbows and add extra shots, and a firework explosion freezes enemies it hits. The mod is an addon to the Twilight Forest and requires that mod, and Enough Items is recommended for looking up recipes.
Installation needs NeoForge and the Twilight Forest. Twilight Crossbow is published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only, with the file 1.21.1-1.5.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest release, and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Crossbow versions of Twilight bows
Each bow added by the Twilight Forest has a crossbow counterpart crafted from a matching smithing template.
Aurora Palace templates
Crossbow Smithing Templates are found in Aurora Palace, where the Twilight Forest places its structures.
Triple Crossbow enchantments
The Triple Crossbow accepts the same enchantments as the original Triple Bow.
Firework shots
Fireworks loaded into these crossbows fire extra shots, and their explosion freezes enemies that they hit.
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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
Reliquified Twilight Forest is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and it is also client and server. Better Lich Scepters is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and it is client and server as well. Twilight Crossbow differs from both by focusing on crossbow versions of the Twilight bows rather than other weapons.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Crossbow | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-07 |
| Reliquified Twilight Forest | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-26 |
| Better Lich Scepters | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
Questions
Does Twilight Crossbow need the Twilight Forest?
Do servers need Twilight Crossbow installed?
Where are the crossbow smithing templates found?
In the catalog
Twilight Crossbow 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 requires the Twilight Forest mod and the Just Enough Items mod is recommended in order to see the Crossbow recipes. This is an addon mod for Twilight Forest that adds Crossbow versions of the Bows from the mod.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/twilight-crossbow
- Owner
- baguchi
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15