GuardsCraft
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Call your loyal comrades for the protection of your kingdom ! Prepare your swords and your bows !
Crown :
The crown is the base to recruit your guards. You can get by killing mobs, or by smelting a nugget gold.
You can also get nuggets gold by smelting crowns.
Recruitment desks :
There are two types of desks, one for melee units, the second for distance units.
Below, this is GUI to hire melee guards. You need crowns to hire.
The price is displayed when you hover buttons with a description written by your servant.
The GUI for the recruitment desk for distance units :
All is not yet implemented (greyed out buttons).
Guards :
For this moment, there are 9 types of guards, each with his own equipment.
With your guards, you can command them by :
-Right-click to follow.
-Sneak + right-click to order to be on Offensive position or Defensive position.
Nota Bene : A guard can't follow you if he is on Defensive position.
If your one guard is hurted, you can regenerate his health by right-click with of the food.
Melee units :
6 types of melee guards :
-Milician :
-Swordman :
-Lancer :
-Malletman :
-Axeman :
-Halberdier :
Distance units :
4 types of distance guards :
-Javelinier :
-Bowman :
-Heavy bowman :
-Crossbowman :
-Naphtha thrower :
Weapons :
This mod adds new weapons for guards, but also for you :
Lance :
Halberd :
Mallet :
The mallet is more efficient against enemies who wear an armour.
War axe :
The waraxe can disable shields (Not tested).
Knife :
Javelin :
Naphtha :
The naphtha is fire weapon to throw.
Defensives structures (1.16.5-1.1.0Beta) :
Peak :
The peak is an element for the craft for (for the moment) two defensives structures : Stakes and the Cheval de Frise.
Cheval de Frise :
The Cheval de Frise is a fence which block the enemy, he cannot pass over and if he tries, he will be hurt.
Stakes :
Like the Cheval de Frise, but to bury in the ground, if an enemy falls on it, he will die quickly.
Caltrops :
Caltrops are used to slow enemies down.
Pitch oven and the pitch :
The pitch is a very inflammable liquid, got with a pitch oven.
To get the pitch, you must put barrels (The container) and wood log (This is the principle of desiccation). You get too some charcoal. The process is very long, like in real life. This process already is known by Romans who used for their ships.
The pitch must to be bury in the ground to work. When a fired arrow hits the top, it burst into flames. (You can too burn with a lighter).
Brazier :
The brazier allows to (heavy) bowmen to shoot fired arrows ! (Useful to burn the pitch)
Others features :
-Config file (Since 1.16.5-1.1.1) : When you put the mod file and launch Minecraft, a config file will generate in AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\guardscraft-common.toml. You can edit the health, the attack damage, the armor, and the cost in crowns.
Thanks for downloading.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4
- 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 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 guardscraft-1.14.4-1.0.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 326 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.