Paint Gun Mod
If you have ever finished a playthrough of Portal and wished you could smear repulsion gel across a Minecraft ravine, the Paint Gun Mod is exactly the add-on you have been waiting for. This clever little mod brings the signature gels of Aperture Science into your world, letting you paint surfaces that fling you skyward or bounce you across gaps like a caffeinated kangaroo. It is a focused, well-executed add-on that pairs perfectly with PortalMod, and it rewards players who enjoy experimenting with movement and trap design.
What the Paint Gun Mod Adds
At its core, the mod introduces three new items: the paint gun itself, the propulsion gel ball, and the repulsion gel ball. The default paint gun model was created by LeVraiRayan, and it fits neatly into the vanilla aesthetic while still looking suitably sci-fi.
The paint gun is the star of the show. Left-clicking fires repulsion gel, which sends you and other entities bouncing high into the air. Right-clicking fires propulsion gel, which dramatically speeds up movement along painted surfaces. The two modes give you a huge amount of control over how you traverse terrain, and switching between them mid-jump becomes second nature surprisingly fast.
Toggling Gel Abilities
You are not locked into the default control scheme. If you want to swap which mouse button fires which gel, the mod gives you a clean in-game method. Place the paint gun in the center slot of a crafting table and put the wrench from PortalMod on the left side, and the repulsion gel ability will toggle. Put the wrench on the right instead, and the propulsion ability changes. It is an elegant, no-menu solution that keeps you immersed in the game.
Crafting the paint gun follows a similar logic, so once you have the required PortalMod components on hand, you can assemble your gel-slinger without leaving the crafting grid.
Gel Balls and How They Behave
The propulsion and repulsion gel balls work much like snowballs. You throw them, they fly through the air, and they splat against whatever they hit. The difference is what happens on impact: instead of leaving nothing behind, each ball places a stain of gel on the surface.
- By default, the gel stain spreads in a plus-shaped pattern covering more than five blocks.
- Setting the gelBallPaintedArea gamerule to 1 changes the shape to a clean 9-block square.
- Any other gamerule value keeps the original plus-like form.
- Balls can also be fired from a dispenser, which opens up automated gel-spraying contraptions.
- They are crafted by combining a gel container from PortalMod with a snowball in any crafting position.
There is one more gamerule worth knowing: doEraseGelBallsByFizzlers is set to false by default. If you flip it to true, fizzlers will erase gel balls on contact, which is handy if you want to build puzzle chambers with proper cleanup mechanics.
Supported Versions and Loaders
The Paint Gun Mod is designed for the Java Edition of Minecraft and is distributed as a Forge mod, with builds targeting popular legacy versions such as 1.7.10 and 1.12.2. Because it depends on PortalMod, you need both files installed for anything to work. If you are running a newer release, check the mod page for the most current compatibility notes before you start building your test chamber.
For players who dislike juggling dependencies, the foxygame.net launcher handles the pairing automatically, pulling both Paint Gun Mod and its PortalMod requirement into the same profile with a single click and keeping them updated when new builds land.
How to Install the Paint Gun Mod
Installing it is straightforward once you know the routine:
- Confirm you have the correct Forge version installed for your chosen Minecraft release.
- Place the Paint Gun Mod file and the PortalMod file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game through your Forge profile and verify both mods load without errors.
- Load a world, gather the required materials, and craft your first paint gun.
If you plan to download Paint Gun Mod for Minecraft, always grab it from the official project page so you get a clean, up-to-date file. Mixing old and new builds is the most common cause of crashes, so keep both mods on matching versions.
Final Thoughts
The Paint Gun Mod is a small add-on with a big personality. It turns ordinary terrain into a playground of momentum, letting you launch yourself over ravines, build launch pads for friends, and design gel-based traps that would make GLaDOS proud. The gamerule options give server owners fine control over how chaotic the gels become, and the dispenser support means redstone engineers have plenty to tinker with. Whether you are chasing speedrun shortcuts or just want to bounce around your base, this mod delivers a genuinely fun twist on Minecraft movement. Pair it with PortalMod, pick your gel, and start painting.