
Sticks are Weapons
Buffs all stick-type items, making them do 1 heart of damage in an emergency
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About this Mod
| DESCRIPTION |
Buffs the attack damage from these items (stick, debug stick, breeze rod, blaze rod) by 1/2 heart (the total damage is 1 heart for a normal hit) as a makeshift weapon, such as when you die at night and need to fight mobs.
For 26.1.X and later, adds an effect similar to fire aspect (blaze) and knockback (breeze) to those rods. The effect is achieved by modifying a loot table, and may be overridden by other packs. Order will affect which pack's custom loot is dropped. Enchanted rods have name color changed to blue, and do not appear in the creative inventory.
| VERSIONS |
Currently supports Minecraft Java 1.21 - 26.2. 26.1.2 has an extra enchantment effect.
| COMPATIBILITY |
Incompatible with packs using the same function, tag, or attribute names (highly unlikely), or 26.1.x packs that modify the loot tables of the blaze and breeze. You can choose which loot table to use; if you would like the enchantment effect put this pack on top. If you like the other pack's modifications more, put it on top. Enchantment is not an essential part of the pack.
Extra 1/2 heart damage should stack with other damage buffs like strength and crits, as if the base damage of the weapon was 1 heart. Works with any stick item, without changing item data. Tag support may be added later, but does not currently exist.
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Available Versions
How to Install Sticks are Weapons on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sticks are Weapons". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+23 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sticks are Weapons server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Sticks are Weapons compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Sticks are Weapons officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Sticks are Weapons – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sticks are Weapons 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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