Vanilla Animated Guns
Players who want gunfire in a vanilla-styled world can add Vanilla Animated Guns, a Forge and NeoForge mod with stylized fantasy firearms for 1.20.1.
What it does
Vanilla Animated Guns adds a set of fantasy-style firearms that are meant to sit alongside the blocky look and simple controls of the base game. The models are deliberately plain so they do not clash with vanilla textures, and shooting is bound to the use button, with no separate aiming layer to learn. Gun progression runs through enchantments and attachments, and the interface avoids heavy menus.
The mod is based on the code of MrCrayfish's Gun Mod and keeps much of its structure, which makes it customizable for server owners and pack makers. It is a fork: it strips parts of the original down, such as the detailed models and the over-the-top gore, to keep the experience closer to vanilla. Both the server and every player need it, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
Installation covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 1.20.1, with the latest files, released 2025-10-03, built for 1.20.1. The mod is required by Armed Pillagers, so that companion mod needs it installed as well.
Key features
Three ammunition types
Powdered Pellet is the main ammunition for Handcannon, Musket and Sidehammer, while bolts feed automatic firearms such as the Minimach and Boltcaster.
Dynamite Launcher
Dynamite sticks are thrown by hand or fired from the launcher, and they explode after a fuse delay. Unlike TNT, they affect only entities and do not break blocks.
Boomstick
The Boomstick uses a special ammunition type made for it, giving it a distinct role among the firearms.
Enchantments and attachments
Guns gain power through enchantments and attachments rather than through separate workbenches or complex systems.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want firearms that fit a vanilla-looking world, and server owners who need a gun mod with simple controls and room to change its values.
Questions
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In the catalog
Vanilla Animated Guns is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is Vanilla Animated Guns, a fantasy-ish gun mod that proves guns can have their place in Minecraft! #### Summary: - Simple and easy to understand shooting mechanics, no need to shoot with the use button! - Straightforward gun progression with enchantments, no attachment UI or out-of-place systems. …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanilla-animated-guns
- Owner
- HashNightflux
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15