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Useful Snowball

by ScadeBlock

Useful Snowball turns the snowball into a weapon that slows and damages nearby mobs, and it adds several new player abilities, including double jump, wall climbing and a second chance at low health.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.13 – 1.21.4

What it does

A thrown snowball damages the mob it hits and slows every mob within three blocks of the impact, while also putting out fire nearby. The mod presents this as a usable replacement for water against fire, including in the Nether. Players who prefer harder combat can also use Brutal Nightmare, a difficulty setting that makes zombies place and break blocks, lets zombies throw TNT, and gives skeletons, creepers, ghasts, spiders and phantoms new abilities, with new mini bosses added.

The mod gives players movement and survival options: a double jump triggered by the sneak button, wall climbing with wall jumps, and an Adrenaline Rush that leaves a player at low health instead of dying from a fall or other fatal damage once, with more power while health is low. Awful Lightning raises how often lightning strikes players, which creates unusual deaths. FokusAPI is required and must be installed alongside Useful Snowball on every loader.

The mod runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. It is required on the server and optional for players. Files cover 1.13 – 1.21.4 across 39 release versions, and the latest builds, version 2.0+mod for 1.21.4, were published on 2025-03-11. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source, and a data pack version is also offered for server platforms.

Key features

  1. Damaging, slowing snowballs

    Thrown snowballs deal damage to the mob they hit and slow mobs within three blocks of the impact.

  2. Fire clearing

    A snowball impact puts out fires nearby, usable as a substitute for water, including in the Nether.

  3. Brutal Nightmare difficulty

    Zombies can place and break blocks and throw TNT, and other mobs gain new abilities, with new mini bosses added.

  4. Movement abilities

    Double jump on the sneak button, wall climbing and wall jumps extend how players move through the world.

  5. Adrenaline Rush and Awful Lightning

    A final second chance leaves the player at low health instead of dying once, and lightning strikes players more often.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.42.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.32.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.22.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.12.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.212.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.62.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.52.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.42.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.32.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.22.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.20.12.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.202.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

FokusAPI> Fokus / Focus API - Library for CoffeeG's datapack/mod/plugin.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Snowball Recipe is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.13 – 26.3 that a server must run while players may leave it out, under All rights reserved and not open source. Better Snowball is open source under the MIT License for 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and it is client and server. Snowcone targets only 1.21.6, is needed on the server, with the client optional, and is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Useful SnowballFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.4Server required, client optional2025-03-11
Snowball RecipeFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-21
Better SnowballFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-20
SnowconeFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.6Server required, client optional2025-06-19

Questions

Does Useful Snowball need another mod?

Yes. FokusAPI is a required dependency and must be installed with Useful Snowball.

Does every player need Useful Snowball?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which loaders does Useful Snowball support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The latest file for each is version 2.0+mod for 1.21.4.

In the catalog

Useful Snowball is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

More from ScadeBlock

All projects
FokusAPI1.13 – 26.2Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult1.16 – 26.2Double Jump1.13 – 26.2REReactify1.16 – 26.1.2CoffeeG's Wall Climbing1.13 – 26.2Adrenaline Rush : Second Chance1.13 – 1.21.11

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Official listing

Owner
ScadeBlock
Published
2023-09-26
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-11
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationEquipmentUtility
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