BetterSpear

BetterSpear – Reworked Spears for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge)

BetterSpear is a combat-focused mod that fully rebuilds Minecraft’s new spear weapon and brings an improved version of it to Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge.

Mojang recently added the spear to vanilla Minecraft, but the weapon was very limited: simple damage scaling, a basic charge attack, and lunge enchantment. This mod takes that core concept and turns it into a deeper, more flexible, more powerful, and more cinematic combat tool, designed for players who want true spear gameplay on 1.20.1.

⭐ What This Mod Adds ✔ Full Spear Progression

BetterSpear introduces every spear tier to survival progression:

Wooden

Stone

Copper

Iron

Gold

Diamond

Netherite

Each tier has unique damage, reach, durability and combat feel.

✔ Extended Melee Reach

Spear hits reach up to 3.5 blocks with normal attacks. This gives mid–range melee combat new skill expression, spacing, and timing.

✔ Charge Combat

Hold right-click to enter charge mode and strike within 3 blocks. Charge attacks include:

stronger damage potential

cinematic hit particles

smoother timing

and immediate cancel on left-click

✔ New Enchantment: Lunge (Level 1–3)

From Mojang’s original concept, now redesigned and expanded:

perform a forward dash

higher levels increase distance

uses hunger depending on the level

✔ New Enchantment: Breaking (Level 1–2)

A unique enchantment exclusive to this mod:

If the spear is charged and you are moving at high speed (horse riding, Elytra flight, creative flight…), you can smash into blocks and destroy structures!

Important: Every destroyed block consumes durability, so use carefully. Recommended for Diamond and Netherite spears only.

✔ Custom Particles & Visuals

Spear combat has new visual polish:

impact particles

charge effects

improved hit animations

sword-style sweep visuals for spear strikes

⭐ Why This Mod Exists

BetterSpear:

rebuilds the spear in a community–driven way

creates new combat depth

adds spear gameplay to players who cannot play 1.21+

enhances PvE, PvP, boss fights and world exploration

brings more skill expression to melee combat

Spend some time learning timing and spacing, and the spear becomes a powerful and versatile weapon.

🛠 Development Status & Known Issues

BetterSpear is in early development and will continue to evolve with feedback.

❗ Singleplayer Focus

This mod is designed mainly for singleplayer testing and combat experience. It is not optimized for multiplayer right now. Server behaviour may be unstable or unbalanced.

⚡ Dual-Spear Bug

If you hold two spears at the same time (main-hand + off-hand) and charge, damage will stack and become double.

This bug is known. It may remain or be removed depending on community response.

🔄 Updates Planned

Future updates will include:

combat polish

animation improvements

hitbox tuning

more enchantments

performance improvement

bug fixes

multiplayer exploration (maybe!)

Feedback is extremely helpful, so every suggestion counts.

✔ Version & Requirements

Minecraft: 1.20.1

Loader: Forge

Geckolib Needed

Designed for survival & combat gameplay

Works solo, may break in servers