ShockWave: Explosion Realistic explosion mechanics.
Description
ShockWave: Explosion completely reimagines the explosion system in Minecraft. Instead of the standard instant sphere of destruction, each explosion creates a realistic expanding shockwave—a visible ring of particles that progressively destroys blocks and knocks back creatures with force depending on the distance.
The mod adds three types of explosives (fillers and bombs), a remote-activated detonator, a Geiger counter for measuring radiation, a fully functional nuclear mushroom cloud, and radiation sickness mechanics. All parameters are configurable in the config.
Three types of explosives:
| Item | Power | Destruction Radius | Shockwave Radius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred-ton bomb | 100 tons | 50 blocks | 150 blocks |
| Kiloton Bomb | 1000 tons | 100 blocks | 300 blocks |
| Nuclear Bomb | 2000 tons | 150 blocks | 450 blocks |
- Realistic Shockwave
- Visible ring of particles expands from the epicenter
- Block destruction is progressive, not instantaneous
- Different materials attenuate the shockwave differently
- Obstacles between the player and the epicenter reduce damage
Radiation System
- Radiation zone after a nuclear explosion
- Accumulation of a dose of up to 5 gray
- Radiation Sickness: 10 minutes until death, infects others
- Geiger Counter: Crackling sound depends on proximity to the source
Damage Protection
- Armor absorbs a fixed amount of damage (netherite: 60 HP)
- Blocks in the beam's path attenuate the shockwave
- Different materials - different attenuation
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 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 shockwave_explosion-0.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 722 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.