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Reworked spears for 1.20.1 Forge with new tiers, new enchantments, longer reach, and improved combat mechanics.
BetterSpear – Reworked Spears for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge)
BetterSpear is a combat-focused mod that fully rebuilds Minecraft’s new spear weapon and brings an improved version of it to Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge.
Mojang recently added the spear to vanilla Minecraft, but the weapon was very limited: simple damage scaling, a basic charge attack, and lunge enchantment.
This mod takes that core concept and turns it into a deeper, more flexible, more powerful, and more cinematic combat tool, designed for players who want true spear gameplay on 1.20.1.
⭐ What This Mod Adds
✔ Full Spear Progression
BetterSpear introduces every spear tier to survival progression:
Wooden
Stone
Copper
Iron
Gold
Diamond
Netherite
Each tier has unique damage, reach, durability and combat feel.
✔ Extended Melee Reach
Spear hits reach up to 3.5 blocks with normal attacks.
This gives mid–range melee combat new skill expression, spacing, and timing.
✔ Charge Combat
Hold right-click to enter charge mode and strike within 3 blocks.
Charge attacks include:
stronger damage potential
cinematic hit particles
smoother timing
and immediate cancel on left-click
✔ New Enchantment: Lunge (Level 1–3)
From Mojang’s original concept, now redesigned and expanded:
perform a forward dash
higher levels increase distance
uses hunger depending on the level
✔ New Enchantment: Breaking (Level 1–2)
A unique enchantment exclusive to this mod:
If the spear is charged and you are moving at high speed
(horse riding, Elytra flight, creative flight…),
you can smash into blocks and destroy structures!
Important:
Every destroyed block consumes durability, so use carefully.
Recommended for Diamond and Netherite spears only.
✔ Custom Particles & Visuals
Spear combat has new visual polish:
impact particles
charge effects
improved hit animations
sword-style sweep visuals for spear strikes
⭐ Why This Mod Exists
BetterSpear:
rebuilds the spear in a community–driven way
creates new combat depth
adds spear gameplay to players who cannot play 1.21+
enhances PvE, PvP, boss fights and world exploration
brings more skill expression to melee combat
Spend some time learning timing and spacing, and the spear becomes a powerful and versatile weapon.
🛠 Development Status & Known Issues
BetterSpear is in early development and will continue to evolve with feedback.
❗ Singleplayer Focus
This mod is designed mainly for singleplayer testing and combat experience.
It is not optimized for multiplayer right now.
Server behaviour may be unstable or unbalanced.
⚡ Dual-Spear Bug
If you hold two spears at the same time (main-hand + off-hand) and charge,
damage will stack and become double.
This bug is known.
It may remain or be removed depending on community response.
🔄 Updates Planned
Future updates will include:
combat polish
animation improvements
hitbox tuning
more enchantments
performance improvement
bug fixes
multiplayer exploration (maybe!)
Feedback is extremely helpful, so every suggestion counts.
✔ Version & Requirements
Minecraft: 1.20.1
Loader: Forge
Geckolib Needed
Designed for survival & combat gameplay
Works solo, may break in servers