HOPL Weapons
Combat in Minecraft has always been fairly straightforward: swing a sword, draw a bow, maybe lob a potion. The HOPL Weapons add-on throws that simplicity out the window and replaces it with a genuinely deep arsenal. If you have ever wanted a reason to care about weapon choice beyond "sharpness level," this is the add-on to watch.
What Is HOPL Weapons?
HOPL Weapons is a combat expansion that introduces a growing roster of new weapons, each with its own stats and unique traits. Rather than reskinning the vanilla sword and calling it a day, the add-on gives every weapon a distinct role. Some reward positioning, others reward timing, and a few completely change how you approach a fight.
The project is available in all six vanilla tiers, so you can progress through the game with the same weapon family from wood all the way to netherite. That consistency makes it easy to build a playstyle around a single weapon type instead of constantly swapping gear.
Implemented Weapons and Their Traits
The currently implemented lineup already covers a wide range of combat styles:
- Dagger: Deals additional damage when you attack enemies from behind.
- Club: Slows enemies that it hits.
- Sling and Sling Bullets: A really cheap, low-damage ranged option for early game.
That is just the starting point. The full planned scope is far larger, and the artwork for many upcoming items is already finished, with coding, recipes, and special functionality still in progress.
Weapons in Development
Several weapons are actively being worked on, including:
- Dart: A cheap throwable for when you need ranged damage in a pinch.
- Greataxe: A large two-handed axe with massive damage but tricky handling.
- Greatclub: A two-handed club that hits harder and knocks back enemies within its cleave range.
- Halberd: A long-range two-handed weapon built for cleaving at a distance.
- Handaxe: Dual-wieldable and throwable, with bonus damage at low health.
- Light Hammer: A low-damage dual-wieldable weapon that slows enemies when thrown.
- Mace: A stronger club with a reduced slow effect.
- Morningstar: An expensive, high-damage spiked weapon that causes bleeding.
- Quarterstaff: Usable one- or two-handed, cheap, and great when resources are tight.
- Rapier: A quick sword for landing a huge number of hits.
- Scimitar: A medium-damage sword that gains stat boosts while mounted.
- Shortsword: A faster sword that can be dual-wielded.
- Sickle: A combat version of the hoe.
- Spear: Long-range single-target damage that can also be thrown.
- Warhammer: A two-handed weapon that shreds armor on impact.
- Warpick: A solid armor-piercing option.
- Whip: A quick, long-ranged dual-wieldable weapon that causes no knockback.
- Blowgun and Blowgun Needle: A bamboo-crafted ranged weapon whose needles can carry potion effects.
- Longbow: Sits between the vanilla bow and crossbow in damage and speed.
Beyond these, there are also ideas on the drawing board such as the Flail, Lance, Pike, and Net. These require more complex functionality and will likely arrive later.
Supported Versions and Loaders
HOPL Weapons is built for modern Minecraft releases and is distributed as a mod rather than a datapack, meaning you will need a compatible mod loader such as Fabric or Forge depending on the build you grab. Always check the version list before you download HOPL Weapons, since the add-on targets specific Minecraft versions and may not function correctly on older or newer snapshots.
If you prefer a frictionless setup, the foxygame.net launcher bundles HOPL Weapons directly into its add-on catalog, so you can add it to a compatible profile without hunting down matching loader versions yourself. It is a convenient shortcut for players who would rather spend their evening fighting with a halberd than troubleshooting dependencies.
How to Install
Getting started is straightforward. Here is the general process:
- Confirm your Minecraft version matches a supported build of the add-on.
- Install a compatible mod loader if you have not already.
- Place the HOPL Weapons file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game and verify the new weapons appear in your creative inventory or recipes.
For players who want to skip manual file management, using a launcher that handles version compatibility automatically can save a lot of headaches. Just make sure the loader and the add-on version line up before you start a new world.
Final Thoughts
HOPL Weapons is one of those add-ons that quietly changes how you think about combat. The dagger rewards flanking, the sling gives early-game players a ranged answer, and the planned roster promises everything from armor-piercing warpicks to momentum-based flails. Whether you are a builder looking for a reason to fight or a PvP enthusiast chasing new tools, there is plenty here to explore. Download HOPL Weapons for Minecraft, pick a tier, and see which weapon becomes your new favorite.