This mod was inspired by my 6 year old. Quite a few mods have been developed by me at his request but I thought this one was just too fun to not release to the world :D
Bouncy Balls are crafted with 4 slime balls in N,S,E,W positions on a crafting table, and a vanilla dye of your choice, creating a bouncy ball of that color.
Bouncy Balls, by default, only bounce off of hard surfaces. Grass, dirt, sand, etc will not allow them to bounce. Slime and Honey blocks make them bounce MORE :D
This can be modified via datapacks: There are three block tags added by this mod.
- increases_bounce
- dampens_bounce
- infinibounce
They bounce any direction and have fairly decent physics, if I say so myself.
Throw strength is based on how long you hold right-click, with an accompanying animation. Much like the Trident.
There is a Rainbow Bouncy Ball. The recipe for this is a [Red, Orange, Yellow, Lime, Green, Light Blue, Blue, Magenta, Purple] Bouncy Ball in each of the 9 grid slots.
Feel free to use these in your modpacks!
Enjoy :)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.4
- 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 Modrinth — 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 BouncyBalls-forge-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 45 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.