Useless but Cool Additions
Useless but Cool Additions is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that adds an assortment of intentionally pointless and playful items, mobs interactions and features.
What it does
Its goal is to add variety and new content that is useful, questionable or completely unnecessary. Some additions exist simply because they can. Among them is an early-game item that applies an excessive amount of knockback to a creature without dealing damage, and another that launches mobs far away. Tilling dirt can drop seeds, and a satisfying bonk sound plays when certain actions occur.
The mod draws its spirit from the April Fools' updates Mojang has published for Minecraft, which were inspired by chaos and strange ideas. A mysterious artifact can be obtained in several ways, a wolf can grant a magical item after it is tamed, and the Wandering Trader can offer items through trades. A large collection of music discs is included, with tracks that sit alongside Minecraft's official albums, and one of them was created by Notch by accident in an early Alpha build. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with 1.1.0 as the latest file from 2026-06-11.
Key features
Knockback item
An early-game item applies a ridiculously large amount of knockback to a creature without dealing any damage.
Mob launcher
A separate item sends mobs flying far away, adding a light piece of nonsense to combat and sorting out pests.
Music disc collection
A large set of discs includes tracks composed by C418, plus one piece tied to an early Alpha build.
Tilling drops seeds
Tilling dirt can drop seeds, a small oddity that changes how farmland is worked.
Obtainable mysteries
A mysterious artifact can be obtained in several ways, and a wolf can give a magical item after taming.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want fun, unnecessary additions to vanilla gameplay, and server owners who run lighthearted communities on Forge 1.20.1.
How it compares
LolCraft is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is also client and server and released under All rights reserved, so the two share an environment and license with Useless but Cool Additions. Useless Ores mod is a Forge option for 1.20.1 that is client and server, but it is released under the MIT License and is open source, which this mod is not. Useless Foods adds its own silly items on the same loader and version, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useless but Cool Additions | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-11 |
| LolCraft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-02 |
| Useless Ores mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-29 |
| Useless Foods | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-22 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Useless but Cool Additions is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Useless but Cool Additions is a mod inspired by Minecraft's official April Fools updates. Its goal is to add a variety of new content that may be useful, questionable, or completely unnecessary. An early-game item capable of applying a ridiculously excessive amount of knockback to any creature without dealing damage.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useless-but-cool-additions
- Owner
- forgotten.and.stuff
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15