
Craftable Gunpowder balanced
This is a more balanced way of crafting gunpowder in vanilla. Primarily for Vic's Point Blank mod in my Modpack Simplex Modern Survival for small arms ammo.
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About this Mod
This is a vanilla friendly way to make gun powder balanced for Vic's point blank mod.
- use granit or diorite to make potassium oxide powder in a crafting table or inventory

- combine 1 powder and 1 sugar to make a potassium sugar mix

- smelt or blast the potassium sugar mix to make potassium nitrate

- 6 potassium nitrate, 2 coal/charcoal, 1 glow stone dust to make gunpowder

This is my first mod I have made for any game. Thank you for checking it out!
Available Versions
How to Install Craftable Gunpowder balanced on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.5).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Craftable Gunpowder balanced". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3 (+2 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Craftable Gunpowder balanced server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Craftable Gunpowder balanced compatible with neoforge?
Craftable Gunpowder balanced officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Craftable Gunpowder balanced – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Craftable Gunpowder balanced consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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