{"id":124517,"date":"2026-06-07T10:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/ppgs-weapon-expansion\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:39:29","slug":"ppgs-weapon-expansion","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/ppgs-weapon-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"PPG&#8217;s Weapon Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># IMPORTANT NOTICES<br \/>\n**Wiki is not yet updated to latest version (4.0)**<\/p>\n<p>PPG&#8217;s Weapon Expansion introduces new weapon types and variations along with new enchantments to enhance survival gameplay! This datapack was made in light of the many new datapack features introduced in 1.21 including custom enchanting and nbt crafting, aiming to provide features similar to mods like &#8220;Epic Knights: Shields, Armor and Weapons&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>My goal in designing this datapack was to provide a bit more variation in combat styles in a way that is still balanced around survival. No particular weapon should be inherently better than the rest, but should instead allow players to find a fighting style that better suits them than base Minecraft&#8217;s rather linear options.<\/p>\n<p>I also personally recommend an incredible datapack &#8220;Better Vanilla Mobs&#8221; by FunkyToc. I think it would work super well with this datapack by adding some extra spice to mobs to balance out your new arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/modrinth.com\/datapack\/better-vanilla-mobs<\/p>\n<p>Check out my other datapack!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/modrinth.com\/datapack\/ppgs-runic-weaponry<\/p>\n<p>TO GET STARTED: Craft a &#8220;Weapon Compendium&#8221; with a book, axe of any kind, and sword of any kind. Using the Weapon Compendium will unlock all new recipes for this datapack in the recipe book. Have fun!<\/p>\n<p>![Axes and swords of any type work](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/03b81669a4af5c966f91f6cec38e222c9624b6df.png)<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out the wiki. https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/1LY6M7fE\/ppgs-weapon-expansion<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to download the resource pack! https:\/\/modrinth.com\/resourcepack\/ppgs-resource-pack<\/p>\n<p>Issues or Questions? 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