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Simple Gunpowder
Adds gunpowder recipes, villager trades, piglin bartering, Abandoned Camps and End City loot, including bulk recipes for large amounts of gunpowder โ ideal for fireworks and TNT, without relying on creeper farms or mob grinding.
8 Progression-Ready Overworld & Nether recipes.
๐ 26.2+
๐ฟ Available for All Versions
โก Features
๐งช Crafting Recipes
Eight configurable gunpowder recipes are included:
| Overworld Recipes | Output |
|---|---|
| Small | 4 Gunpowder |
| Medium | 6 Gunpowder |
| Large | 10 Gunpowder |
| Industrial | 32 Gunpowder |
| Overworld Sulfur Recipes | Output |
|---|---|
| Refined Sulfur | 14 Gunpowder |
| Potent Sulfur | 48 Gunpowder |
| Nether Recipes | Output |
|---|---|
| Nether Small | 8 Gunpowder |
| Nether Medium | 12 Gunpowder |
Each recipe can be individually enabled or disabled through the configuration file.
๐งโ๐พ Villager Trades
Novice Fletcher and Cleric villagers can offer the following trades:
| Wants | Gives |
|---|---|
| 2 Emeralds | 10 Gunpowder |
| 1 Sulfur + 1 Cinnabar | 6 Gunpowder |
๐๏ธ Abandoned Camps (26.3+)
Abandoned Camps containers have a chance to contain gunpowder, scaled by tier:
| Container | Gunpowder |
|---|---|
| Barrel | 4โ10 |
| Chest | 12โ18 |
| Copper Chest | 24โ32 |
๐ท Piglin Bartering
Piglins have a chance to barter gunpowder (8โ16) when given a gold ingot.
๐๏ธ End City Chests
End city treasure chests have a chance to contain gunpowder (48โ64).
โ๏ธ Configuration
The easiest way to configure SimpleGunpowder is in-game: open Mod Menu (Fabric) or the Config button in the mods list (NeoForge).
Each recipe can be individually toggled on or off. Leave your Minecraft world or restart the game for the changes to apply.
On a dedicated server, edit config/simplegunpowder.json on the server and restart the server.
Available options:
{
"enableSmallCrafting": true,
"enableMediumCrafting": true,
"enableLargeCrafting": true,
"enableIndustrialCrafting": true,
"enableRefinedSulfurRecipe": true,
"enablePotentSulfurRecipe": true,
"enableNetherSmallRecipe": true,
"enableNetherMediumRecipe": true
}
๐ฆ Requirements
Fabric
- Fabric API
- ModMenu (Optional)
- (+26.X) Java 25 or newer
NeoForge
- (+26.X) Java 25 or newer
Forge
- Java 17 or newer
๐ฌ Suggestions & Issues
If you have an idea, a suggestion, or found a bug, feel free to leave a comment on the CurseForge page or open an issue on the GitHub repository.
โ FAQ
Can I use this mod in a public modpack?
Yes! You're free to include it in any public or private modpack, no permission needed.
๐ License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.


