Your New Favorite Excavation Tool: The Barrel Bomb!
Inspired by u/-C-7007's idea from r/MinecraftSuggestions
Requires the Architectury API
⚠️ The Big Tradeoff
Worried the Barrel Bomb might be overpowered? Fear not - it comes with a serious drawback: \ it drops very few items (Configurable). It will never drop stone or ancient debris (Configurable)
💥 Key Features

Consistent Explosions: More reliable than TNT, and it laughs in the face of gravity.
Blast Resistance? Denied. Ignores most blast resistance, making it perfect for tough biomes, such as Basalt Deltas. (Configurable)
Directional Blasts: The explosion extends forward based on the direction the barrel is facing. Even chain reactions preserve each individual bomb’s direction.
Customizable Power:
Add Blaze Powder to extend the forward range of the explosion
Add Gunpowder to increase the blast radius
Max of 32 additives per barrel (also configurable)
Smart Placement:
Faces away from you when placed
Hold Shift to make it face toward you instead
Efficient Additive Use:
Additives can be inserted one at a time with right-click
Or put the item in your offhand to use an entire stack instantly
🛡️ Anti-Griefing Measures:
Deals less damage to players than TNT
Obsidian and other "player" blocks (Such as chests or beds) are immune by default (fully configurable)
⚙️ In-Game Configuration:
Use the /barrelbombs command to adjust settings on the fly. Tune it to your world’s needs with ease. Note: A few settings can only be changes in the config
How to Install Barrel Bombs (Mod)
Barrel Bombs by ExiledPomegranate is verified for Fabric, Forge across Minecraft versions 1.20.1 (latest release: 1.0.0, file size: 52 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.20.1) and platform (Fabric, Forge).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric, Forge.
- Move the downloaded Barrel Bombs file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.