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    Ballista

    Mod

    Siege engines for Minecraft.

    D63/ 100
    • OverviewD
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.21.1
    • ModpacksIn 18
    • ReleasesLatest 22 Feb

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    aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.9.jar

    Released 22 Feb 2026 · 125.9 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade D

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed
    • Widely used

    Points lost

    • No release in 8 months−12 points
    • Releases replaced within 3 days to fix a problem−7 points
    • Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
    • No public issue tracker−3 points
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      11 points lost16 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 months ago (22 Feb 2026) 5 / 12
      Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 2 of the last 24 months 2 / 6

    • Stability

      7 points lost15 / 22
      Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.2 of the 14 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%) 10 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.5 of its 11 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (45%) See the 5 releases0 / 7
      Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      3 points lost7 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · dercodeKoenig/aos_mods 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3

    • Popularity

      Full points4 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.1,695,579 4 / 4

    • Track record

      5 points lost3 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.20 months, 15 releases 3 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 4 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
    Total63 / 100

    45 of the 71 points that apply = 63 out of 100.

    About

    Ballista adds a constructible siege engine to Minecraft, built with an engineer’s hammer and deconstructed by shift-clicking with the hammer. The ballista is operated by drawing it with an empty hand, loading a ballista arrow, and clicking to fire; players can take or release control by shift-clicking and repair a broken ballista with a repair item. It is effective against heavy armor and at long range, but vulnerable in close combat.

    Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Does not change the game's code directly.

    Adds 4 items: Ballista, Ballista Bolt, Ballista Repair and Wooden Hammer; 4 sounds: Ballista Bolt Hit Entity, Ballista Bolt Hit Ground, Ballista Launch and Ballista Reload; 3 recipes.

    Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.

    Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.

    Details

    Creator
    MarvinEckhardt
    License
    All rights reserved
    Downloads
    1.7M
    Created
    3 Mar 2025
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code

    Security

    No harmful code found

    We checked its files and read their code, without running it.

    What it can do on your computer

    Creates settings files
    The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for NeoForge 1.21 to 1.21.1.

    Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.

    How we checked · All 4 latest files checked, last on 15 Oct 2026
    • FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.
      4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. All 4 are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
    • Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.
      Read without running it
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.
      The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.

    Privacy

    We found nothing it sends

    We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.

    Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.

    How we checked · All 4 files read
    • Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.
      The code of all 4 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.
      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images, sounds and code history and found none.

    No sign of AI in the game

    We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.

    Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.

    How we checked · 7 places read
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.
      Nothing found
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      8 of 30 changelogs read
    • Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.
      Nothing found
    • Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.
      Nothing found
      5 images read
    • Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.
      Nothing found
      6 sounds read
    • Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.
      No AI service, AI library or AI model file
      13 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 15 files
    NeoForge
    Forge
    1.201.2126.126.3

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.Nothing
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 1.21.1. Many recently updated mods still support 1.21.1.

    Related projects

    Projects that need Ballista to work.

    ProjectTypeDownloadsGrade
    Ancient Warfare 3 NPCsCMod1.1M downloads

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    Modpacks that include Ballista in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    JaydenTechGaming Craft1.9K downloadslast version with it 19 May 2026CivCraft 21.3K downloadslast version with it 24 Aug 2026Hyper-Core Colonies937 downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2025EarthLand: Season 15689 downloadslast version with it 8 Jun 2025Triberean's Ultimate Insanecraft665 downloadslast version with it 19 Jun 2026TanksBattlefield V1.0281 downloadslast version with it 11 May 2025Age of the Fallen Machines281 downloadslast version with it 3 Sep 2025Realm of Havoc274 downloadslast version with it 21 Jul 2025Applas Prymit265 downloadslast version with it 5 Oct 2026Survivor Nation Z201 downloadslast version with it 8 Aug 2025
    1 to 10 of 1812

    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.91.0.9 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.9.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.81.0.8 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.8.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.20.1·Forge1.0.6-recipe-fix1.0.6-recipe-fix · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.6.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.20.1·Forge1.0.61.0.6 · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.6.jarSends: None foundRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    15 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge1.0.91.0.9 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.9.jar (main file)·22 Feb 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 125.9 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·NeoForge1.0.81.0.8 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.8.jar (main file)·6 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 127.9 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.71.0.7 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.7.jar·5 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 127.7 KB
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge1.0.6-recipe-fix1.0.6-recipe-fix · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.6.jar·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 120.2 KB
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge1.0.61.0.6 · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.6.jar (main file)·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 120.2 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.61.0.6 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.6.jar (main file)·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 122.2 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.51.0.5 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.5.jar·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 121.9 KB
    1.20.1·Forge1.0.51.0.5 · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.5.jar·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 119.8 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.41.0.4 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.4.jar·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 121.8 KB
    1.20.1·Forge1.0.41.0.4 · aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.4.jar·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 119.7 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.31.0.3 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.3.jar (main file)·4 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 122.2 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.21.0.2 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.2.jar·3 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 53.8 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.11.0.1 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.1.jar·3 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 52.2 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge1.0.01.0.0 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar·3 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 52.1 KB
    1.21 to 1.21.11.21 to 1.21.1·NeoForge0.1.00.1.0 · aw_vehicles-1.21.1-0.1.0.jarBeta·3 Mar 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 48.3 KB

    Quick fixes

    In the last 2 years, 5 releases needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This lowers the grade by 7 points.

    See them, newest first

    Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.5

    • aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.8.jar6 Mar 2025
    • aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.3.jar4 Mar 2025
    • aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.4.jar4 Mar 2025
    • aw_vehicles-1.20.1-1.0.5.jar4 Mar 2025
    • aw_vehicles-1.21.1-1.0.2.jar3 Mar 2025