Fox's Weapons

Fox's Weapons is a NeoForge weapon mod for Minecraft 26.2 focused on weapons that actually have their own mechanics.

The finished base mod is planned to contain 15 unique weapons, divided across three progression tiers.

BUT THEN AGAIN I NEVER ACTUALLY PLANNED TO ADD STATUS EFFECTS.

Each weapon is intended to have its own playstyle, model, effects, and purpose instead of simply being another sword with a bigger damage number.

Current alpha: 0.8.0-alpha.1 — Withering Katana

⚠️ WARNING: THE GITHUB IS NOW OBSOLETE (APART FROM SOURCE CODE)

The GitHub repository is still used for source code and issue tracking, but project information there may be outdated.

Current weapon information and release updates will be kept primarily on Modrinth.

Currently Implemented Weapons

Volcano Hammer

A slow Tier 3 volcanic melee weapon.

Custom heavy swing animation
Right-click Volcano Smash
Creates a 3×3 fire ring with a safe center
Fire Resistance while held
Passive lava particles
1200 durability
Repairable with Magma Cream
Mace-style enchantment direction

Blunderbuss

A Tier 2 close-range firearm.

Left-click: accurate single shot
Right-click: four-pellet blast
Uses Iron Nuggets as ammunition
32-block maximum range
Muzzle flash
Smoke trails
Impact effects
Strong knockback
450 durability
Repairable with Iron Ingots
Durability-compatible enchantments

Soul Reaper

A Tier 3 heavy vampiric scythe built around real vanilla critical hits.

Powerful slow melee attacks
Vanilla jump criticals trigger Soul Steal
Soul Steal adds 5 health points / 2.5 hearts of damage
Heals the wielder by up to 5 health points / 2.5 hearts when health is actually stolen
Soul particles travel from the victim toward the wielder
1450 durability
Repairable with Diamonds
Spear-like melee enchantment direction

Tempest Bow

A Tier 3 storm-powered bow designed to be completely reasonable.

It is not completely reasonable.

Full-strength draw in 0.25 seconds / 5 ticks
Uses vanilla bow ammunition
Adds +14 Tempest damage
Summons real vanilla lightning at the exact impact point
Entity hit? Lightning.
Block hit? Lightning.
Ground hit? Lightning.
Missed the target? Still lightning.
1000 durability
Repairable with Copper Ingots
Bow enchantment direction
Custom GeckoLib draw-and-release animation

Weighted Net

A Tier 1 ranged control weapon.

It deals zero direct damage.

Right-click to throw the bundled Weighted Net
Hitting a living target tethers it to the wielder
Targets can move normally within the rope's slack range
Moving too far away causes the target to be pulled back
The tether cannot break from distance
Right-click again to release the target
Releasing applies Rope Burns
Rope Burns temporarily reduces movement speed
Custom bundled 3D model
Custom thrown projectile
Visible rope/tether effect
Attach and release sounds

The Weighted Net is designed for mobility control rather than damage.

Sling Pocket

A Tier 1 primitive ranged weapon.

It is technologically advanced enough to contain:

wood, rubber, and rock.

Fires instantly with no charge-up
Uses stone-based ammunition from the player's inventory
Fires custom stone projectiles
Deals direct impact damage
Strong projectile knockback
Custom GeckoLib model and texture
Custom first-person positioning
Dedicated third-person player pose
Custom crafting recipe

And most importantly:

It can hit Endermen.

Yes.

This is intentional.

Apparently Endermen can dodge arrows, but do not know what to do when someone simply throws a rock at them very aggressively.

Iron Vanguard Shield

A Tier 2 defensive off-hand weapon.

It is designed around the revolutionary combat strategy of:

putting a large amount of wood and iron between yourself and the problem.

Hold right-click to block incoming attacks
Grants Resistance I while equipped in the off-hand
Can be used as a weak melee weapon
600 durability
Repairable with Iron Ingots
Reinforced wooden construction with iron plating
Custom GeckoLib model and texture
Separate normal and blocking item poses
Custom tooltip
Custom crafting recipe

The current alpha pose may occasionally look less like the player is holding the shield and more like the shield has become structurally integrated into the player.

It still blocks.

This is considered acceptable alpha technology.

And no:

The FREESBEE™ mechanic is not implemented.

The shield cannot currently be thrown at someone's face.

That level of irresponsible shield engineering is being saved for a future release.

Withering Katana

A Tier 3 corrupted melee weapon for people who looked at a normal sword and decided it needed considerably more suffering.

Successful melee hits apply Wither II for approximately 4 seconds
1250 durability
Repairable with Netherite Ingots
Enchantable
Custom GeckoLib model and texture
Dark steel blade with purple Wither corruption
Reverse-grip-inspired item positioning
Custom tooltip
Custom crafting recipe
Comes with an extremely necessary Naruto advancement

The weapon itself has learned how to hold a reverse grip.

The player's arm has not.

For now, Minecraft still uses the normal player arm pose.

This is Alpha Jank™.

It works.

That is currently considered sufficient evidence of engineering success.

Advancement / Extremely Important Anime Reference

NARUTOOOOOO

Obtained when the player gets the Withering Katana.

Wow... you've been yelling his name for like 5 arcs already. You've unlocked your inner Sasuke... just only the samurai part.

Yes.

This is now an actual advancement.

No.

We are not removing it.

Status Effects

Rope Burns

A custom effect introduced with the Weighted Net.

When a tethered target is released:

Rope Burns is applied
Movement speed is reduced
The effect lasts approximately 5 seconds

Yes, villagers trying to sprint away become considerably less enthusiastic after being untethered.

Wither

The Withering Katana applies vanilla Wither II for approximately 4 seconds after a successful melee strike.

The target is therefore encouraged to reconsider whatever decision caused them to stand within katana range.

Planned 15-Weapon Arsenal

The base mod is currently planned around the following progression.

🪵 Tier 1 — Tribal & Survival Skirmish

Early weapons built primarily around wood, flint, bone, leather, and simple materials.

1. Bone Shiv

A micro-dagger with terrible durability but extremely high attack speed.

Planned speciality:

Deals increased damage to zombies and skeletons

2. Flint Spear — CONCEPT UNDER REVIEW

Originally planned as a primitive reach weapon with approximately 1.5 blocks of additional attack reach.

There is, however, now a small problem:

Minecraft already has spears.

So the Flint Spear's mechanic — or possibly the weapon itself — is currently being reconsidered.

Alpha development remains extremely organised.

3. Sling Pocket ✅

IMPLEMENTED — 0.6.0-alpha.1

Originally planned as a simple cheap ranged weapon.

The implemented version:

Uses stone-based ammunition
Fires instantly
Has strong knockback
Uses custom stone projectiles
Has its own 3D model
Has a dedicated player pose
Can somehow hit Endermen

The Enderman interaction has been promoted from accident to feature.

4. Weighted Net ✅

IMPLEMENTED — 0.5.0-alpha.1

Originally conceived as a simple immobilising throwable, the implemented version evolved into a complete ranged tether system with Rope Burns.

5. Spiked Club

A heavy primitive club made from wood and flint.

Planned speciality:

Moderate melee damage
Brief Nausea effect on successful hits

There is currently a non-zero chance the model will resemble:

the silhouette of an Elder Guardian attached to a stick

🪙 Tier 2 — Faction & Tactical Warfare

Weapons centred around iron, gold, gunpowder, battlefield control, and organised combat.

6. Heavy Greatsword

A massive slow-swinging blade.

Or, technologically speaking:

a longsword with substantially more longsword

Planned speciality:

Sweeping attacks
Knocks enemies away within approximately a 3-block radius

7. Poisoned Needle

A rapid-fire blowdart weapon.

Its advanced visual design can currently be summarised as:

stick with green stuff

Planned speciality:

Extremely low direct damage
Applies stacking Poison

8. Blunderbuss ✅

IMPLEMENTED

A brutal close-range firearm with single-shot and four-pellet firing modes.

9. Iron Vanguard Shield ✅

IMPLEMENTED — 0.7.0-alpha.1

A defensive off-hand weapon built around blocking and passive protection.

The implemented version:

Blocks incoming attacks while being used
Grants Resistance I while equipped in the off-hand
Has 600 durability
Can perform weak melee attacks
Uses a custom reinforced wood-and-iron model
Has separate normal and blocking rendering states

Originally it was simply supposed to be:

shield + Resistance I

Development briefly attempted to turn it into:

THE AIRBORNE DISK OF LETHAL VELOCITY WOOD AND STEEL

That mechanic did not survive Alpha 7.

For now.

10. Smoke Bomb

A throwable escape tool.

The current modelling plan is essentially:

Weighted Net
minus three bobbers
plus smoke

Planned speciality:

Creates a large smoke cloud
Temporarily grants the thrower Invisibility

🔮 Tier 3 — Ancient & Mythic Arsenal

High-tier weapons built around diamonds, Netherite, rare drops, magic, and thoroughly questionable levels of power.

11. Soul Reaper ✅

IMPLEMENTED

A vampiric scythe centred around critical hits and stealing life from enemies.

12. Tempest Bow ✅

IMPLEMENTED

A lightning weapon that has substantially exceeded the restraint suggested by its original concept.

13. Volcano Hammer ✅

IMPLEMENTED

A volcanic demolition mallet capable of creating a ring of fire with Volcano Smash.

14. Ender Rapier / Staff

An ultra-mobile End-themed weapon.

Planned speciality:

Right-click teleport
Approximately 5 blocks forward in the player's looking direction
Floating/bobbing End-themed eye detail

There may eventually be a completely unrelated space-warping easter egg here.

KAMUI.

No further questions.

15. Withering Katana ✅

IMPLEMENTED — 0.8.0-alpha.1

A corrupted high-tier blade.

The implemented version:

Applies Wither II for approximately 4 seconds
Uses a custom GeckoLib model and texture
Has purple Wither corruption along the weapon
Uses reverse-grip-inspired positioning
Has 1250 durability
Is repairable with Netherite Ingots
Is enchantable
Has a custom tooltip
Has a crafting recipe
Unlocks the NARUTOOOOOO advancement when obtained

A more complete custom player attack pose may arrive later.

For now:

the katana knows it is Sasuke

Steve does not

Progress

8 / 15 base weapons implemented

#	Weapon	Tier	Status
1	Bone Shiv	Tier 1	Planned
2	Flint Spear	Tier 1	⚠️ Concept under review
3	Sling Pocket	Tier 1	✅ Implemented
4	Weighted Net	Tier 1	✅ Implemented
5	Spiked Club	Tier 1	Planned
6	Heavy Greatsword	Tier 2	Planned
7	Poisoned Needle	Tier 2	Planned
8	Blunderbuss	Tier 2	✅ Implemented
9	Iron Vanguard Shield	Tier 2	✅ Implemented
10	Smoke Bomb	Tier 2	Planned
11	Soul Reaper	Tier 3	✅ Implemented
12	Tempest Bow	Tier 3	✅ Implemented
13	Volcano Hammer	Tier 3	✅ Implemented
14	Ender Rapier / Staff	Tier 3	Planned
15	Withering Katana	Tier 3	✅ Implemented

Repair and Enchanting

Weapon	Repair Material
Volcano Hammer	Magma Cream
Blunderbuss	Iron Ingot
Soul Reaper	Diamond
Tempest Bow	Copper Ingot
Iron Vanguard Shield	Iron Ingot
Withering Katana	Netherite Ingot
Weighted Net	TBD
Sling Pocket	TBD

Enchanting, repairs, recipes, and balance may continue to change throughout alpha development.

Requirements

Minecraft 26.2
NeoForge 26.2.0.59
Java 25
GeckoLib 5.5.4

Development Status

Fox's Weapons is currently in public alpha.

Current progress

8 completed weapons out of 15 planned

The mechanics listed for unreleased weapons represent their planned concepts and may evolve significantly during implementation.

Weighted Net is already a good example of this.

It started as:

throw net → Slowness

and somehow became:

UNBREAKABLE RANGED ROPE KIDNAPPING DEVICE

Sling Pocket started as:

cheap primitive projectile weapon

and somehow became:

THE THING ENDERMEN FORGOT TO DODGE

Iron Vanguard Shield started as:

normal defensive shield

and development briefly reached:

WHAT IF WE THROW THE SHIELD AT PEOPLE

Withering Katana started as:

blade + Wither II

and development almost immediately became:

NARUTOOOOOO

So yes.

Plans may change.

Known Alpha Jank

This is public alpha.

Some things are still held together by approximately three pixels and confidence.

Current examples include:

Sling Pocket off-hand alignment is slightly inaccurate in third person
Some weapon poses may not perfectly match their oversized custom models
Tempest Bow continues to behave visually like a portable siege weapon
Iron Vanguard Shield positioning may occasionally look more like wearing a reinforced door than holding one
Withering Katana uses reverse-grip-inspired item positioning while the player's arm currently remains in the normal Minecraft pose
Balance may change without warning

If something looks slightly cursed but still works:

there is a reasonable chance we already know.

Easter Eggs

The mod is gradually acquiring easter eggs.

The first confirmed victim is the Withering Katana, which unlocks:

NARUTOOOOOO

A suspicious percentage of future easter eggs may also involve Naruto.

This is not currently considered a problem.

Documentation

⚠️ THE GITHUB IS OBSOLETE (APART FROM SOURCE CODE)

The GitHub repository remains available for source code and issue tracking.

Other project information there may become outdated.

For current weapon information and releases, use:

This Modrinth description
Modrinth version changelogs

Links

Testing tip: The dummy is recommended for weapon testing. The Sulfur Cube tried. It was not effective.