PwrDown – 20 Awesome Minecraft Mods Available for Forge 1.18!

Hey guys, in this video, we’re going  to take a look at some Forge mods   which have been updated to the latest  version of Minecraft. I’ve been looking   for mods that I haven’t covered  before, and I found a good amount.  

If you like the look of any of these mods, you  can download them from the description below. The Solar Cooker can be crafted from a  Chest, 4 Glass Panes and 4 Iron Ingots.   It acts like a Smoker, being able to cook any  food you place inside. The only difference is  

That it doesn’t require any physical fuel, as it’s  powered by sunlight, making it super efficient.   If there’s no sunlight, or it’s raining, then  it won’t work. Reflectors can be crafted from 3   Iron Ingots, 3 Slabs and 3 Glass Panes, and upto  4 of them can be placed besides the Solar Cooker  

To increase the intake of sunlight, which  causes foods to cook faster. The final item   is the Shining Block of Diamond, which can be  created by placing it in the Solar Cooker for 2   and a half minutes. It needs to be placed between  2 and 6 blocks above the Solar Cooker, and will  

Allow the Cooker to work without sunlight,  using the Shining Block of Diamond instead. Guns Without Roses adds a few new  weapons, which are inspired by Terraria.   There’s 5 guns included, which is made up of 2  Pistols, a Shotgun, a Sniper and a Gatling Gun.  

There’s a few different ammunition types too,  which can determine the amount of damage you deal,   or whether they can set hit entities on fire.  All of these items have their own recipes,   so make sure to install Just Enough Items to check  them out. The mod includes 4 new Enchantments  

Which can be applied to guns, and these are  Impact, Bullseye, Sleight of Hand and Preserving.   They’ll increase damage, accuracy, rate of fire  and give a chance to not consume ammunition. A personal favorite of mine, Let Sleeping Dogs  Lie is available. It’s a client side mod that  

Causes your tamed dogs to lie down, when they’re  left alone for a while. There’s a lot of different   poses that the dog will do, and once you get  close, they’ll return to their sitting position. The Plain Grinder can be crafted with 7  Smooth Stone and an Iron Nugget. You’ll  

Also need to craft a Grinder Handle from 3  Sticks and an Iron Nugget before you can use   the mod. When you place the Grinder down,  you can then attach the handle to the top.   The Grinder will accept different items,  like Raw Gold, Raw Iron or Raw Copper.  

When you place them inside and spin the handle,  you’ll receive 2 Dust in return, which can then be   smelted in a Furnace to receive 2 Ingots, meaning  it doubles your total output. The Grinder can   receive lots of other items, like Gravel,  Sand, Clay, Blaze Rods, TNT, Bones and more.

Mining near Lava can be quite easy if you’re  careful not to fall in, as hostile mobs won’t   spawn due to the light it emits. To make it  more challenging, try out the Lava Monsters mod.   It adds new creatures that spawn in Lava, and  they’ll spit fireballs at you when they attack.  

They’ll also set alight any blocks they walk on,  which can be quite destructive. They don’t have   too much health, so you can kill them quite easily  to receive drops like Coal and Fire Charges. With King of the Villagers, you can craft a Throne  from 6 Diamond Blocks, which is pretty expensive.  

It looks like Diamond Stairs, and when you place  it down, an unemployed Villager can interact with   it to become the King. He’ll look different to  regular Villagers, as he’ll be wearing a Crown   and Cape. The only difference this mod makes is  that you can trade with the King to receive some  

Different items, as he has items like Diamonds,  the Totem of Undying, Prismarine and more. TrapCraft adds lots of different traps, which can  be used on friends, or hostile mobs. The first is   the Igniter, which can set a block on fire when  it’s powered with Redstone. The distance of the  

Fire can be determined by using Igniter Range  Upgrades. Spikes are pretty self-explanatory,   they’ll deal damage when an entity touches them.  Grass Coverings would work well with Spikes,   they look like the top of Grass Blocks, but  entities and players will fall through them  

As they’ll break. Bear Traps will only trigger  when they’re touched by non-player entities,   and will kill a target over  time. The final trap is the Fan,   which can be used to push entities into your  other traps. There’s a Magnetic Chest block too,  

Which can suck up any items on the ground, so  it’s useful for collecting loot from traps. Measurements adds a Tape Measure, which  can be crafted from 2 Yellow Wool,   3 Gray Wool and an Iron Ingot. When you hold  it, you can right click on two different blocks  

To work out the length, width and height of an  area, which will be useful for lots of builds.   If you want to clear a measurement, then  just crouch and right click the ground. With Tiny Skeletons, there’ll now be a 5%  chance for a Skeleton to spawn as a Baby  

Skeleton instead, just like with Zombies. When  you’re at a distance, they’ll use their Bow and   Arrow to fire at you. But with their quicker  movement speed, they can get close to you and   switch to the Sword on their back instead. Baby  Strays exist too, but instead of having a Bow,  

They’ll throw Snowballs at you which deal  damage. Finally, there’s Baby Wither Skeletons.   These are actually passive, and will run away from  you, as they know you want their Skull. But if you   manage to kill it, then you’ll have a 100% chance  of getting the Wither Skeleton Skull as a drop.

Dusk aims to make surviving the  night a little harder in Minecraft.   Firstly, the time at which you can sleep is  changed to be a bit later, at around 2000 ticks.   The number of monsters that can spawn during the  night is also increased by 30% with the default  

Settings, so it’s definitely going to be more  challenging. But the mod is highly configurable,   so you can increase the monster spawn rate  even more, or disable sleeping entirely. Survive introduces a few new mechanics, with  the first being Thirst. You’ll need to keep your  

Thirst replenished, otherwise you’ll start taking  damage. You can drink water from a source block,   or put it in a Furnace to purify it. The color  of your hotbar indicates your temperature,   and you can receive either hypothermia or  hyperthermia, both of which will hurt. But  

The mod includes some new armors you can  craft to try and regulate your temperature.   You’ll also need to sleep more often, or  your body will begin to shut down. The only   alternative is to drink sugary drinks. Finally,  there’s Stamina, which will decrease gradually  

Over time from performing actions. It can be  restored through standing still or sleeping.  The Obsidian Boat can be crafted like a regular  Boat, but using 5 Obsidian Blocks instead.   If you place it in Water, it’s  going to sink, as the Obsidian  

Boat can only float in Lava, making it a  great choice for navigating the Nether. Advanced Compass has to be my favorite compass  mod, just because of how clean it looks. With   it installed, you’ll see the Compass displayed at  the top of your screen, showing each direction and  

All the mobs around you. By pressing P, you can  configure the compass, with settings allowing you   to display coordinates, change the location and  more. In the second tab, you can choose which mobs   you want it to display. Whereas by pressing N,  you can set custom waypoints, with a few different  

Icons available, and they’ll appear on the  compass at all times. It’s a great mod all around. With Weapon Throw installed, you can throw  both Swords and Axes by holding down the R key,   which will power it up. The throw doesn’t go too  far, but it deals a good amount of damage. There’s  

Also 5 Enchantments included, which are Throw,  Grounded Edge, Concussion, Gravity and Return.   Out of these, the most notable are Throw, which  increases overall damage. Gravity, which causes   the weapon to not fall until it reaches a block.  And Return, which acts as the loyalty Enchantment.

Mounted Pearl will allow you to use Ender Pearls  when you’re riding a mount like a Horse. Usually   when you throw a Pearl, you’ll be dismounted  and teleported. But with this mod installed,   you’ll remain mounted and it will even travel with  you, which could be useful for crossing rivers.

Enhanced Farming mod starts by adding new  Fruit Trees spawning throughout your world,   which can grow Mangos, Bananas, Oranges, Pears,  Cherries and more. There’s lots of new crops too,   which allow you to plant the likes of  Lettuce, Grapes, Garlic, Pineapple and a few  

Others. And with all these new ingredients,  there’s plenty of food items you can make,   like Juices, Pies and Soups. That’s  basically all the mod is about,   adding more farming ingredients and  recipes to the latest version of Minecraft. Scarecrow’s Territory allows you  to craft a Scarecrow from 3 Sticks,  

A Hay Bale and a Carved Pumpkin.  It can then be placed down,   and given a dye to change the color if you’d like.  When a Scarecrow is placed down, it will keep any   Spawners within an 8 block radius activated, and  allow passive mobs to spawn in this area, even  

When the players are not around. But either way,  they make great decoration blocks for your farm. The Greater Eye of Ender can be  crafted from an Eye of Ender,   a Diamond and an Emerald. When you sneak and  right click while holding it, you can switch  

Between different Overworld structures. You  can then just right click to release the Pearl,   with it giving you a general direction of the  selected structure, and there’s a chance it   will be consumed. By adding a Nether Quartz to  the Greater Eye of Ender in a Crafting Table,  

You can create a Nether version which can look for  a Fortress or Bastion. If you combine the Greater   Eye of Ender with a Chorus Fruit instead, it  can be used in the End to search for End Cities.

Torchmaster adds the Mega Torch, which requires 2  Logs, 2 Blocks of Gold, 2 Diamonds and 3 Torches.   When placed down, it will stop the spawning  of hostile mobs in a 64 block radius. You can   craft the Dread Lamp instead from Glowstone,  2 Glass Panes, 5 Obsidian and a Black Dye.  

Instead, this will stop the spawning of  any passive animals. The final item is the   Feral Flare Lantern, which requires 2 Gold Ingots,  2 Glass and a Glowstone Dust. When placed down,   this will spawn invisible light sources  all around, helping to light up your base.

Everyone should know about Alex’s Mobs by now,  and it just turned a year old. It currently adds   over 60 creatures to Minecraft, which are a  mix of both real world and fantasy styled.   Some of the creatures you’ll come across include  Crows, Gorillas, Rattlesnakes, Shoebills,  

Tigers and obviously a lot more. When you start  a world, you’ll spawn with an Animal Dictionary,   which will tell you everything you  need to know about each creature,   such as their favorite foods and drops. A mod like  this is really going to bring your world to life.

That completes our 1.18 Forge list. I’ve got  some more Forge videos planned for the future,   now that we’ve passed 1.17. In the meantime,   make sure to check out my channel for  some more mods and resource pack lists.