Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
ModExplosions shake the ground with booming sounds, sparks, and fire.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 months ago (21 Jul 2026) 12 / 12Supports 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 and Fabric. 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 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 8 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed 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.36 of the 360 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (10%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known 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 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.2,505,267 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.15 months, 18 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
60.5 of the 71 points that apply = 85 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
This author published several projects at once on Modrinth: up to 6 projects published within 2 weeks. 3 of the author's 7 projects have only one release and no source code link. A series of small add-ons is often published this way. It does not change the grade.
About
Explosion Overhaul replaces Minecraft’s standard explosion presentation with a more dynamic system of sound, visuals, and physical effects. Explosion audio varies with blast strength, distance, and surroundings: a cave amplifies the sound, a house muffles an explosion outside, and sound arrives after the flash, with seven power tiers and variations spanning distances up to five kilometers. Explosions expand into fireballs that cool into thick smoke, scattering bright and electrical sparks alongside dust, mist, and power-scaled flashes. Blasts can shake the camera, push players in enclosed spaces, and leave craters ringed with displaced earth and debris; underground detonations may drop dust, rocks, and dripstone, while glass breaks and nearby Redstone lamps flicker. Nearby explosives can cluster into a stronger detonation, and the staged concussion system can cause muffled hearing, tinnitus, blurred or unsteady vision, and a stress-reactive heartbeat, with effects shaped by the blast and surroundings. The mod also integrates explosions from TaCZ weapons and vehicles, supports most SuperB Warfare explosions, and handles basic Big Cannons projectile blasts.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: SoundChanges 2 game code files in this area: playing sounds, music and the sound engine., Server and world logicChanges 2 game code files in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules., Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen. and Game optionsChanges 1 game code file in this area: settings, key bindings and the option screens..
Adds 1 block, 1 item, 348 sounds and 3 key bindings.
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.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Vinlanx
- Downloads
- 2.5M
- Created
- 14 Jul 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
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. 5 files in your config folder.
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
- 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. The answer above is about the 3 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
- 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 3 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
AI was used for its code and assets
The author declares AI code and assets on Modrinth.
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds 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
- 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.Declares AI code, assets. No AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found38 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 found94 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 found40 of 348 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 file177 code files read
Compatibility
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 81 a month now, 20 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
661 modpacks include Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
ZOMBIEMANIA - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse1M downloadslast version with it 13 Oct 2026
ZombieCraft: Zombie Apocalypse745K downloadslast version with it 6 Apr 2026
Beyond Cosmo525K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2026
Ages Of War (Nukes,Bombs and Guns!!)350K downloadslast version with it 6 Jan 2026
ChaosZProject - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse [VR for WIP v.3.0.0]213K downloadslast version with it 15 Sep 2025
Zombie REAP Plague Against Your World.107K downloadslast version with it 11 Apr 2026
PandAce's World101K downloadslast version with it 21 Feb 2026
Protocol Zero - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse 101K downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026
DEADZONE - Multiplayer Zombie Apocalypse76K downloadslast version with it 14 Oct 2026
Zombie Horizon - Realistic Zombie World58K downloadslast version with it 8 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction. Share: how many of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction also have that mod.
[TaCZ] Timeless and Classics ZeroAModin 64% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 51% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
Superb WarfareAModin 48% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
SecurityCraftAModin 43% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
Essential ModBModin 42% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
What Are They Up To (Watut)BModin 41% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
[TACZ] LesRaisins Tactical EquipementsAModin 41% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
sparkAModin 41% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
EnhancedVisualsAModin 40% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destruction
MrCrayfish's Furniture Mod: RefurbishedAModin 40% of the modpacks with Explosion Overhaul: A new level of destructionLatest 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.