How do I install Explosion Overhaul?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Explosion Overhaul work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Explosion Overhaul

by LuckyMcDev · on Modrinth

A fully configurable mod increasing the impact and immersion of explosions from TNT plus other explosives with better physics.

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge2 builds
Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader Quilt1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 26.1–26.2Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

⬇ Download for 26.1–26.2 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Quilt

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Cinematic, physics-enhanced explosions that feel powerful and dynamic.

Explosion Overhaul re-imagines Minecraft's vanilla explosion system with immersive visual feedback — perfect for adventure, combat, realism-focused or even tech modpacks.

Features

Works with every explosion: All vanilla and most modded explosives (such as creepers, TNT, crystals and fireballs) are all supported!
Physics Based Debris: Explosions launch nearby blocks into the air as falling block entities with randomized speed, arc, and rotation. Enhances destructive capabilities of explosions.
Smoke Trails: Exploded blocks have smoke trailing behind them that disperses into the environment.
Sparks: TNT now releases sparks before it explodes!
Fully Serverside: Vanilla clients are supported and get to enjoy all the benefits without even having to install the mod!
Every Feature is Configurable: Alongside tweaking physics, customize all behavior via a config file or through tags.

What's next?

After the rewrite, you might have noticed the sound effects and screenshake have disappeared, this is because they caused issues and overall weren't up to the standards this mod deserves.

I will start to add back various immersion features including all new smoke trails behind launched blocks, fire particles and more!

Compatibility

Minecraft 1.21.1 Neoforge

(Fabric supported before the rewrite, but is no longer supported)

Recommended Mods

Vectorientation Reforged: An in-house rewrite of Vectorientation to make launched rotate in the direction they are moving
Vectorientation: Makes falling blocks rotate in the direction they are moving
Supplementaries: Throwable bombs work well with the enhanced explosions

Legal

License

Apache License 2.0 — open source and ready for use in any project. View Source on GitHub

Credits

Iris, Rethinking Voxels and Vectorientation were used in the creation of some screenshots/promotional material.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as explosionoverhaul-26.1-2.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 188 KB
Download link checked 27 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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