Craftsman's bows

Craftsman's bows

A small mod that adds four ranged weapons with a vanilla Minecraft feel.

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Screenshots

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About this Mod

Craftsman's Bows

This is a simple and small mod that adds some vanilla-style ranged weapons.

I made this as a mod creation and Java coding practice.

With the Sinytra Connector,this mod also work with NeoForge!

Items

Shortbow

Shortbow

  • Faster charge, shorter range, and less damage
  • Movement speed doesn't decrease while drawing, and you can even sprint.

Longbow

Longbow

  • Slower charge, longer range, and more damage.
  • If you do not charge it to the maximum, the arrow's flight distance will be greatly reduced.
  • The screen zoom while drawing is stronger than with a normal bow.

Shot Crossbow

Shot Crossbow

  • A crossbow that fires five arrows at once.
  • It cannot be fired unless the bow is drawn all the way back.
  • Shot arrows ignore enemy invincibility frames.
  • You can't expect much accuracy and the range is short, but it is very powerful at close range.
  • Although it looks like a crossbow, the enchantments it can apply are bow enchantments.

Repeater Crossbow

Repeater Crossbow

  • A crossbow with incredible rapid-fire.
  • Shot arrows ignore enemy invincibility frames.
  • When you aim it, it will begin charging, and after a while it will continue firing arrows.
  • Once charging is complete, you will be unable to move at all.
  • It is awful to use, and it uses a lot of arrows, but it has incredible destructive power.
  • Although it looks like a crossbow, the enchantments it can apply are bow enchantments.

Burst Arbalest

Burst Arbalest

  • It can be charged up to 9 times.
  • Shot arrows ignore enemy invincibility frames.
  • It has relatively good distance and accuracy.
  • When release it, it will fire arrows equal to the number of charges.
  • In short, it's a less extreme repeater crossbow.

Used assets

Sounds in the "erdie" folder: by Erdie

Sounds in the "dungeons" folder: from Minecraft Dungeons by Mojang

Modpack

If you want to use this mod in a modpack, please let me know.

Available Versions

[Fabric] Craftsman's bows 1.1.5release
MC 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8fabric
August 3, 2025
[Fabric 1.21.1] v1.1.5-hotfix1release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
July 13, 2025
[Fabric 1.21.1] v1.1.5release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
July 5, 2025
[Fabric] Craftsman's bows 1.1.5release
MC 1.21.6, 1.21.7fabric
July 4, 2025
[Fabric] Craftsman's bows 1.1.4release
MC 1.21.5fabric
June 18, 2025

How to Install Craftsman's bows on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Craftsman's bows". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6 (+6 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Craftsman's bows server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Craftsman's bows compatible with fabric?

Craftsman's bows officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Craftsman's bows – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Craftsman's bows 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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Details

License
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.11.21