ThrowableSlimeball
Most Minecraft players treat slimeballs as crafting fodder and little else. ThrowableSlimeball flips that assumption on its head by turning slimeballs and magma creams into genuine thrown weapons with physics, status effects, and a surprising amount of tactical depth. If you have ever wanted a projectile that bounces around a corner or slows a charging creeper, this is the add-on for you.
What ThrowableSlimeball Does
At its core, ThrowableSlimeball lets you right-click to toss the slimeball or magma cream currently in your hand. That simple input hides a layered set of behaviors that make each throw feel deliberate rather than random. Under the default configuration, a thrown slimeball has an elasticity value of 3, which governs how many times it can bounce and how much punishment it can dish out before falling apart.
When your projectile strikes a non-sticky, non-elastic block, or an entity wearing full body armor, it bounces up to three times while its speed decays with each impact. Hit an elastic block and the story changes: the ball rebounds without spending elasticity and without losing speed, letting you chain ricochets in tight spaces. Sticky blocks and depleted non-elastic blocks cause the projectile to disintegrate on contact.
Slime and Magma Cube Interactions
The mod also respects its own kind. Colliding with a slime-type entity, or a magma cube for magma cream, causes the projectile to disintegrate, but not before helping the target. A slime that is not at full health regains one life, while a full-health slime grows one size larger. It is a small detail that makes the add-on feel connected to vanilla mob logic rather than bolted on.
Damage and Status Effects
Against non-slime entities that are not fully armored, a thrown slimeball deals one point of damage and applies a Slow I effect lasting elasticity remaining multiplied by 20 ticks. Magma cream follows the same pattern but adds an extra on-fire duration of elasticity remaining multiplied by two seconds. That combination makes magma cream a solid choice for crowd control in the Nether or against fast mobs.
Tags and Configuration
ThrowableSlimeball exposes four tags that let pack authors fine-tune behavior: throwable_slimeball:slime for slime-type entities, throwable_slimeball:magma_cube for magma cube types, throwable_slimeball:sticky for sticky blocks, and throwable_slimeball:elastic for elastic blocks. Editing these tags means you can decide which blocks bounce your projectiles and which mobs absorb them.
Configuration lives in .minecraft/config/throwable_slimeball-common.toml under the Throwable Settings header. You can adjust slimeBallMaxBounceTimes and magmaCreamMaxBounceTimes between 0 and 12, and tune slimeBallSpeedDecay and magmaCreamSpeedDecay anywhere from 0.0 to 1.0. Lowering the decay keeps throws lively for longer, while raising it makes every bounce feel heavier.
- slimeBallMaxBounceTimes default: 3
- magmaCreamMaxBounceTimes default: 3
- slimeBallSpeedDecay default: 0.3
- magmaCreamSpeedDecay default: 0.4
Supported Versions and Loaders
ThrowableSlimeball is available for both Fabric and Forge, covering the modern Minecraft releases that most modpacks target. The Fabric build depends on Forge Config API Port, so make sure that library is present before launching. Modpack creators are explicitly welcome to bundle the add-on, which makes it an easy inclusion for kitchen-sink packs and combat-focused modpacks alike.
If you would rather skip manual file juggling, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install path that drops ThrowableSlimeball straight into your profile without touching a single jar by hand. It is a convenient shortcut for players who just want to start bouncing slimeballs at creepers.
How to Install ThrowableSlimeball
Learning how to install the add-on is straightforward. First, confirm whether your modpack runs Fabric or Forge, since the two builds are not interchangeable. Next, place the matching jar into your mods folder, and add Forge Config API Port if you chose Fabric. Finally, launch the game once so the config file generates, then tweak the toml values to taste.
When you download ThrowableSlimeball, keep an eye on the version number and match it to your Minecraft release. Mixing versions is the most common cause of a crash on startup. Once everything lines up, you can experiment with bounce counts and decay rates until the physics feel exactly right for your playstyle.
Final Thoughts
ThrowableSlimeball for Minecraft is a small add-on with an outsized impact on how you approach ranged combat. The bouncing mechanics reward clever positioning, the status effects add real utility, and the tag system gives pack authors room to customize. Whether you are slowing a raid or just enjoying the sight of a slimeball ricocheting off a wall, this mod delivers a fresh way to use two of the game's most overlooked items.