Zoom Katanas
Adds several weapons with special abilities
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About this Mod
May not be fully balanced! However, many values are configuable.
Adds 10+ weapons all with special abilities, special consumables, enchants, effects, and a miniboss.
If you're looking for more weapons and variety, this mods adds may unique weapons each with unique abilities to spice up gameplay. See weapon abilities spoiler or gallery. More to come in the future!
Some of the weapons were inspired by Hypixel Skyblock
No known incompatabilties yet.
Please do comment any issues or suggestions on my Curse Forge Page.
Thanks to Shade, Kyrise, Josehzz, and ARoachIFoundOnMyPillow for the item icons!
Sorry for slow updates, I am currently busy in college :).
Weapons (Tier 1):
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Flash: Upon use, the player dashes forward. If there is a mob in the way, the mob takes damage and turns the player around. Aura: Attacks all mobs around the player in a range. Ghost Fury: Teleports to nearest mob and applies glowing other nearby mobs. Necron: Applies wither to nearby mobs. Upon use, doubles the amplifier. Ephemeral: Attacks mobs through wallsWeapons (Tier 2):
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Blights Embrace: Curses the user with Wither (toggleable). Does the most damage (12) of all other weapons. Causes mobs around the player to be inflicted with Wither II. Shoots a wither projectile that applies Wither IV for 10 seconds and Slowness II and Weakness II for 6 seconds. Eclipse: Attacks all mobs in a given range. It will create 2 circles, where the mobs in the outer circle take the regular amount of damage, and mobs inside the inner circle take double damage. Implosion: Dashes forward and creates an explosion at the player (player does not take damage from explosion, nor destroy blocks). Seraphim: Heals and applies regeneration all non-hostile mobs and players nearby. Applies resistance and absorbtion II for 5 seconds and invulnerbility for 1 second only to player wielding the weapon. Shadow Rage: Teleports to and applies damage to 3 mobs and glowing to other nearby mobs. Specter Fang: Attacks mobs through walls. At the end of the range, it creates a small explosion, dealing high knockback.Weapons (Tier 3)
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These tier 3 require a rare ore called Luminite. Luminite can be crated into Shadow Orbs and Luminite Cores. Combined with a Katana Upgrade Template, tier 2's can be upgraded into tier 3's via smithing table. Elysium: Heals the player to full health and applies regeneration all non-hostile mobs and players nearby. Applies resistance and absorption II for 5 seconds and invulnerbility for 2 seconds only to player wielding the weapon. Lucifer: Does the most damage of all tier 3 weapons (20 damage), but reflects half of the attack damage back upon the wielder. Grants strength 1 for 3 seconds upon right click. Shatter: Dashes forward, creating multiple, smaller explosions around the player within 8 blocks. Hyperion: Dashes forward, creating a large, powerful explosion. The Giant Sword: Summons a giant sword from the sky to slam down. Deals 10 magic, armor-piercing damage. Kraken: Attacks all mobs surrounding the player, binding them and slowing them down. Swift Death: Teleports to one mob with a high damage multiplier. Grants the player speed, haste, and invisibility. Necromancer Lord: Teleports to three mobs dealing damage. On mob death, summons a friendly ghost to assist the player. Vortex: Pulls mobs from around the player, granting the player resistance and weakness to the mobs. Twin Fang: Shoots a wall-piercing beam infront of the player and behind the player. Summons an explosion at the end of the beams. More to come!Effects & Pills:
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Pills:
All pills require the Refined Pill Base. Craft the regular Pill Base and then smelt it to get the Refined Pill Base. Antidote Pill: Grants Immunity effect for 1 minute Enhancement Pill: Grants absorbtion, strength, speed, jump boost, and regeneration I for ten seconds. Major Enhancement Pill: Grants absorbtion, strength, speed, jump boost, and regeneration II for a minute. Lumious Pill: Grants sensing for 5 minutes. Steel Pill: Grants, resistance, strength, and robust II for 2 minutes.Effects:
Invulnerbility: Player cannot take damage. Sensing: Mobs within 15 blocks are affected with glowing. Immunity: Player cannot be afflicted with poison or wither. Crippled: Mobs lose one attack damage. Broken Armor: Mobs lose two armor and armor toughness. Blood Lust: Player gains one attack damage. Robust: Grants 0.2 knockback resistance. Shielding: Only obtained from the Shatter Weapon. Grants 4 armor. Bound: Binds the mob, making it unable to move. Then applies slowness when the effect ends.Enchants:
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These custom enchants can only be obtained from gems found thoughout the world. Equip the gem in the offhand and have a sword in the main hand. Then, right click. Has a chance to grant an enchantment or fails and crumbles. NOTE: Currently only Common Gems exist. More will come as I develop the mod. Blood Lust: Upon kill, grant the player Bloost Lust effect for 10 seconds. Blunting: Afflicts Broken Armor Effect for 10 seconds. Crushing: Upon crit, has a 6% chance to afflict Crippled effect. Experience: Upon a hit, has a 50% chance to spawn XP. Tangle Vines: Upon a hit, afflicts Slowness I for 10 seconds. Has a 10% chance to double the amplifier and duration. Venomous: Afflicts Poison I for five seconds.Future Plans:
Forge Port Magic scrolls A Discord server (if I get popular enough)!Available Versions
How to Install Zoom Katanas on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Zoom Katanas". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Zoom Katanas 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Zoom Katanas compatible with fabric?
Zoom Katanas officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Zoom Katanas – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Zoom Katanas 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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