# About

This mod expands Minecraft’s explosive gameplay by giving players direct, intentional control over chaos.

Instead of relying purely on environmental TNT or unpredictable mobs, you gain tools that let you decide when, where, and how explosions happen. Every item is designed to feel like it belongs in vanilla Minecraft—dangerous when misused, powerful when mastered.

From controlled demolition to summoning nature’s most volatile mob, this mod turns explosions into a tactical choice rather than an accident.

# Features

## Grenades  
Throwable explosives that behave like compact, player-controlled TNT.

They are made for fast-paced combat and terrain clearing, allowing you to react instantly instead of placing and igniting TNT. Grenades reward positioning, timing, and awareness.

crafting: flint in the corners + gunpowder in middle + the rest torches

## Friend of the Bombs Potion  
A short burst of explosive immunity that affects only the player who drinks it.

For exactly 2 seconds, you become immune to explosion damage. Fire, fall damage, and mob attacks still hurt, making this potion a precise survival tool rather than a safety net.

crafting: flint + awkward potion

## Creeper Whistle  
A simple whistle with terrifying consequences.

When used, it summons a charged creeper, as if struck by lightning. It is not tamed, controlled, or friendly—it behaves exactly like a naturally charged creeper. The whistle exists for players who want raw power at their fingertips and are willing to accept the risks.

crafting: sticks in the corners + in the middle nothing + fill the first and the third row with lightning rods + fill the second row with creeper heads

# Gameplay Use Cases

Aggressive combat with grenades  
Safe demolition using short-term explosion immunity  
High-risk PvE encounters using summoned charged creepers  
Tactical scenarios where timing and positioning matter more than armor

# Design Philosophy

All mechanics follow vanilla rules:
Explosions remain dangerous  
Creepers behave exactly like normal charged creepers  
Immunity is short, personal, and situational  

The goal is to enhance explosive gameplay without breaking Minecraft’s balance or survival feel.

# Notes

Explosion immunity lasts exactly 2 seconds  
The potion only affects the player who consumes it  
Other damage types are unaffected  
Intended to feel balanced and consistent with vanilla mechanics

# Running the mod
Instructions for the official minecraft launcher:

0. Install Fabric Loader for the Minecraft version listed on the Explosion King Modrinth page (1.21.11).
1. Download the mod from Modrinth (link in license section).
2. Also download Fabric API from this link: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/fabric-api
3. Place both the Explosion King mod .jar and Fabric API .jar into your Minecraft mods folder. If the mods folder does not exist, create it in your .minecraft directory.
4. Open the Minecraft Launcher and choose the Fabric profile.
5. Launch the game — Explosion King should now load and be playable.

# License

This project is protected under the MIT License. 
You can find more information in the GitHub repository.

About

This modification makes Minecraft more exciting by letting players have control, over the crazy things that happen in the game. Minecraft becomes a lot more fun because of this. The players can now decide when they want things to get really crazy in Minecraft.

You do not have to depend on things in the environment to make explosions or those crazy mobs. You get tools that let you choose when and where you want explosions to happen and how you want them to happen. Every single item is made so it feels like it is a part of the Minecraft game. The Minecraft items can be really bad, for you if you use them the way but they can be really powerful if you know how to use the Minecraft items correctly.

This mod is really cool because it lets you blow things up on purpose like when you do a controlled demolition. It is not about things blowing up by accident. You can even make big natural disasters happen, like a storm, which is, like summoning a big and crazy mob from nature. This makes explosions something you can use to your advantage of just something that happens by chance.

Features

Grenades

These things are, like bombs that you can throw and they will blow up like the TNT you use in games but you get to control where they go and when they explode. Throwable explosives are really cool because they are small and you can carry them with you and they work like TNT but you get to decide when to make them blow up.

Grenades are made for paced combat and terrain clearing, which lets you react really fast. You do not have to place and ignite TNT you can just throw Grenades. Grenades are good for people who're good at positioning, timing and awareness of what is happening around them. Grenades reward you when you use them at the time and, in the right spot.

Crafting

Friend of the Bombs Potion

When you drink this stuff it gives you a burst of explosive immunity. This immunity only helps the player who actually drinks it. It does not affect anyone just the player who uses it. The immunity, from drinking this is really short so you have to be ready to move.

When you use this thing you are safe from explosions for 2 seconds.. Fire and falling from high places can still hurt you. The bad guys can also attack you. Cause damage. So this potion is really good, for helping you survive in spots but it is not something that will keep you safe all the time.

Crafting

Creeper Whistle

A simple whistle with terrifying consequences.

This thing is really cool. When you use it a charged creeper shows up like it just got hit by lightning. The charged creeper is not tame you can not control it and it is not friendly. It acts like a charged creeper that you would find in the game. The whistle is for players who want a lot of power and are okay, with the things that might happen.

Crafting

Gameplay Use Cases

Aggressive combat with grenades

Safe demolition using short-term explosion immunity

High-risk PvE encounters using summoned charged creepers

Tactical scenarios where timing and positioning matter more than armor

Design Philosophy

All the mechanics, in the game follow the rules that are normally used.

Explosions remain dangerous

Creepers behave exactly like normal charged creepers

Immunity is short, personal, and situational

The main idea is to make Minecraft more exciting when it comes to gameplay but we do not want to mess up the balance of the game or how it feels when you are trying to survive in Minecraft. Minecraft is, about having a good balance and a great survival feel so we want to keep that in Minecraft.

Notes

Explosion immunity lasts exactly 2 seconds

The potion only affects the player who consumes it

Other damage types are unaffected

Intended to feel balanced and consistent with vanilla mechanics

Running the mod

Instructions for the official minecraft launcher:

1. Install Fabric Loader for the Minecraft version listed on the Explosion King Modrinth page (1.21.11).
2. Download the mod from Modrinth (link in license section).
3. Also download Fabric API from this link: https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api
4. Place both the Explosion King mod .jar and Fabric API .jar into your Minecraft mods folder. If the mods folder does not exist, create it in your .minecraft directory.
5. Open the Minecraft Launcher and choose the Fabric profile.
6. Launch the game — Explosion King should now load and be playable.

License

This project is protected under the MIT License.
You can find more information in the GitHub repository.