
Alternate Gunpowder
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
This is my first Minecraft mod!
This mod gives players another way to obtain gunpowder without the need for Creepers.
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Why?
In Minecraft, there is mainly only two ways to obtain gunpowder: Creepers and Ghasts. While you can make a Creeper Farm, that's usaully an end-game/post-game player would do, when the main use for gunpowder is Rockets. It's also a rather static method for gunpowder. And Ghasts are pretty risky, given some can spwan over lava, where it can drop the gunpowder in lava. Thus, making the gunpowder for naught.
I wanted to try and give players a more dynamic way of obtaining gunpowder, and letting them explore more of the world of Minecraft. That's what this mod aims to do.
By putting a coal or charcoal in the crafting table, the coal is crushed into black powder. Black powder is a necessary component for gunpowder.

To craft gunpowder, you'll need one black powder and one blaze powder.

With this mod, you should have an easier time crafting gunpowder-related things, like TNT and rockets.
Depenencies?
None.
Can I reupload?
No reuploads.
Backport and/or Fabric version?
Depends on my free time. I'm a college student, so time is rather limited.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 alternategunpowder-1.0.0-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 28 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.