Better TNT: Shockwave
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Better TNT: Shockwake — datapack that turns TNT, creepers, and TNT minecarts into cinematic blasts: shockwaves, smoke columns, screen shake, flickering…
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Better TNT: Shockwake
This is a datapack that makes explosions look cooler and feel stronger.
It works with:
- TNT
- Creepers
- TNT minecarts
You do not need any mods or a resource pack.
Mechanics
Better explosions
When something explodes, you will see and feel more than just the normal blast:
- A shockwave moves out from the explosion
- A smoke cloud rises into the air
- Sparks and fire can appear in the crater
- Your screen may shake
- Nearby lights can flicker
- Dust can fall from the ceiling
- Some blocks around the crater can look cracked
Concussion
If you are too close and survive:
- You get nausea
- Your vision gets darker
- You get weakness
- Your camera shakes hard
- Nearby mobs also get stunned
Hypercharge TNT
This is a special stronger TNT.
How to craft: put 9 TNT in the crafting table.
What it does:
- Looks enchanted
- Burns for 25 seconds after you place it
- Explodes about 6 times stronger
- Makes a much bigger smoke cloud and shockwave
Important: place it and run away.
You can also get it with this command:
/function simp_explosions:super/give
Install
- Put the zip file into your world’s
datapacksfolder - Type
/reload - Check that it loaded with
/datapack list
Useful commands
/function simp_explosions:config/help— show help/function simp_explosions:super/give— give Hypercharge TNT/function simp_explosions:fx_only— test the explosion effects/function simp_explosions:config/enable— turn the pack on/function simp_explosions:config/disable— turn the pack off
Turn effects on or off
Use these if you want less (or more) effects:
/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_wave— shockwave/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_column— smoke column/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_scar— cracked terrain/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_ignite— fire/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_shake— screen shake and light flicker/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_concussion— concussion/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_lamps— lamp flicker/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_cave_dust— ceiling dust/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_sounds— sounds/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_particles— particles/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_glass— glass breaking/function simp_explosions:config/toggle_extras— extra effects
Extra info
- This is a datapack, not a Fabric/Forge mod
- Normal TNT stays normal
- Only Hypercharge TNT has the long fuse and mega explosion
- You can turn almost every effect on or off
Made by banifadze
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.5, 1.20.6
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as better-tnt-shockwake-1.20.zip
- Download size: 61 KB
- Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.