Simple Gunpowder

Simple Gunpowder

Adds gunpowder recipes, villager trades, piglin bartering, Abandoned Camps and End City loot, including bulk recipes for large amounts of gunpowder — ideal for fireworks and TNT, without relying on creeper farms or mob grinding.

8 Progression-Ready Overworld & Nether recipes.

📀 26.2+

💿 Available for All Versions

⚡ Features

🧪 Crafting Recipes

Eight configurable gunpowder recipes are included:

| Overworld Recipes | Output |
|——————-| ———— |
| Small | 4 Gunpowder |
| Medium | 6 Gunpowder |
| Large | 10 Gunpowder |
| Industrial | 32 Gunpowder |

| Overworld Sulfur Recipes | Output |
|————————–| ———— |
| Refined Sulfur | 14 Gunpowder |
| Potent Sulfur | 48 Gunpowder |

| Nether Recipes | Output |
|—————-| ———— |
| Nether Small | 8 Gunpowder |
| Nether Medium | 12 Gunpowder |

Each recipe can be individually enabled or disabled through the configuration file.

🧑‍🌾 Villager Trades

Novice Fletcher and Cleric villagers can offer the following trades:

| Wants | Gives |
|——-|——-|
| 2 Emeralds | 10 Gunpowder |
| 1 Sulfur + 1 Cinnabar | 6 Gunpowder |

🏕️ Abandoned Camps (26.3+)

Abandoned Camps containers have a chance to contain gunpowder, scaled by tier:

| Container | Gunpowder |
|———–|———–|
| Barrel | 4–10 |
| Chest | 12–18 |
| Copper Chest | 24–32 |

🐷 Piglin Bartering

Piglins have a chance to barter gunpowder (8–16) when given a gold ingot.

🏛️ End City Chests

End city treasure chests have a chance to contain gunpowder (48–64).

⚙️ Configuration

The easiest way to configure SimpleGunpowder is in-game: open Mod Menu (Fabric) or the Config button in the mods list (NeoForge).

Each recipe can be individually toggled on or off. Leave your Minecraft world or restart the game for the changes to apply.

On a dedicated server, edit config/simplegunpowder.json on the server and restart the server.

Available options:

{
  "enableSmallCrafting": true,
  "enableMediumCrafting": true,
  "enableLargeCrafting": true,
  "enableIndustrialCrafting": true,
  "enableRefinedSulfurRecipe": true,
  "enablePotentSulfurRecipe": true,
  "enableNetherSmallRecipe": true,
  "enableNetherMediumRecipe": true
}

📦 Requirements

Fabric

• Fabric API
• ModMenu (Optional)
• (+26.X) Java 25 or newer

NeoForge

• (+26.X) Java 25 or newer

Forge

• Java 17 or newer

💬 Suggestions & Issues

If you have an idea, a suggestion, or found a bug, feel free to leave a comment on the CurseForge page or open an issue on the GitHub repository.

❓ FAQ

Can I use this mod in a public modpack?

Yes! You’re free to include it in any public or private modpack, no permission needed.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.