Bats to Gunpowder
The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
What is it?
This mod makes bats drop guano, which you can collect with a shovel. Dip some guano into a cauldron to get saltpeter. Mine some sulfur underground to get sulfur dust. Combine sulfur dust, saltpeter, and charcoal to get gunpowder (use JEI for recipes).
Bats can be more easily farmed for guano by capturing them with a bottle and moving them, or leashing them with a lead.
This mod was made for the Cursed Walking modpack. You are welcome to use it in any other modpack, but it must be hosted within the Curseforge ecosystem.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as powderedup-0.7.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 3.4 MB
- Download link checked 27 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.