
Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke
Adds a bow and five crossbows, suggestions are welcome!
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About this Mod
Welcome to Ike's Bow/Crossbow Expansion!
This mod adds a few crossbows and a bow, along with a new game rule, a throwable object, a few advancements, and a fish to make more poison arrows!
Let's list them off, shall we?
-A Dead Fish
--Chance to fish up while fishing
---Eat and you WILL get lead poisoning
--Smelt to get a Lead Nugget
-Lead Nugget
--Craft 9 together for an ingot
--Surround a water bottle with 4 to craft polluted water
-Lead Ingot
--Brew into Polluted Water to create a bottle of Lead Poison
-Polluted Water
--Throw this to deal a small amount of damage to an enemy
--brews into Lead Poison
Lead Poison
-Greenish potion texture
-kind of combines Poison and Hunger, being a slower damager but also a faster hunger remover
--Create tipped arrows, splash potions, and lingering potions with this
-Fiery Blaze Rod
--Used to craft the next two items
--Also used to craft both fire-based crossbows
-Fiery Arrows
--Used by the Boiling Bow
-Boiling Bow
--Does a LOT of damage
--Uses Fiery Arrows
The Gamerule /eCrossbowNerf applies to most of the following crossbows
---This gamerule aims to allow people to still use these crossbows in normal gameplay without harming the environment.
----E.g. the powerful Ghastly Crossbow fireball will no longer destroy blocks, but will still deal damage.
-Explosive Crossbow Base
--Used to make 3 different Explosive Crossbows
Wither Crossbow
-Shoots several wither skulls
Dragon Crossbow
-Shoots 1-2 Dragon Fireballs
Little Arsonist's Crossbow
-Shoots a few fireballs
--Can be upgraded into two different crossbows
Arsonist's Crossbow
-Shots an explosive fireball and then some fiery small ones
Ghastly Crossbow
-Shoots just 1 really powerful explosive fireball
As always, feel free to leave any comment detailing a bug or a crash, or just something you enjoyed about this mod and I will try to respond to you. Enjoy!
Available Versions
How to Install Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.19.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.19.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke compatible with forge?
Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install Projectile Expansion -- BigBroIke with just one click on your server.