Explosion Overhaul

A fully configurable mod increasing the impact and immersion of explosions from TNT plus other explosives with better physics.
A level of destruction to enhance every explosion

A level of destruction to enhance every explosion

Description

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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.
  • Configurable Physics: All of the physics are tweakable through the configuration!
  • Every Feature is Configurable: Alongside tweaking physics, customize all behavior via a config file or through tags.

 


 

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

The Explosion Overhaul Team

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