Cheap craftable gunpowder
A simple mod that adds a vanilla-like crafting recipe for gunpowder, made to work with other mods
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Cheap Craftable Gunpowder
Cheap Craftable Gunpowder is a utility mod designed to make getting gunpowder easier through a high-yield crafting recipe. By making gunpowder craftable it reduces the need for mob farms, and it provides a consistent method for players to produce explosives using common materials.
Recipe
The mod introduces a shapeless recipe that utilizes common carbon sources and mineral bases. Combining these ingredients produces a significant return, making it easier to stockpile resources for large projects.
- Ingredients: 1x Coal or Charcoal + 1x Sand or Gravel
- Output: 4x Gunpowder
Compatibility and Use Cases
This mod is particularly effective when used in combination with other mods that add other uses for gunpowder.
- Ammunition Production: Provides a sustainable way to craft ammo for gun mods that require loads of gunpowder.
- Mining: Supports the use of TNT-heavy mining techniques found in technical modpacks.
- Renewability: Because charcoal can be used, gunpowder becomes a fully renewable resource via farming.
- Ships as cheap_craftable_gunpowder-1.0.1-neoforge-1.21.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 18 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
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