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landmines, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, and other things that go kaboom all the way
up to nuclear (see
Figure 13.8
)
. It even includes targeted missiles and a radar!
On the more utilitarian side this mod adds a handy tunneling explosive that will knock out
a 3x3x20 hole in the direction the explosive is facing.
In the true spirit of Minecraft every item can be crafted from raw ingredients, adding some
very interesting options to a multiplayer game on Survival.
FIGURE 13.8
Going thermo: a dramatic nuclear crater courtesy of More Explosives.
Super Heroes
This is another fun mod that's perfect for multiplayer. Superheroes! Iron Man, Thor, Hulk,
and Captain America complete with customized armor suits and, of course, their core cap-
abilities. For example, Iron Man can fly (if you have crafted the rocket fuel), shoot bul-
lets, launch rockets, and do a few other interesting things. Thor, as you'd expect, puts an
Olympian's hammer throw to shame, and the Hulk is, essentially, indestructible and cap-
able of smashing through everything except bedrock.
REI's MiniMap
This is another community favorite, adding a very handy and highly configurable map to
the top-right corner of the screen (see
Figure 13.9
). The map is switchable between a sur-
face display, a second that helps highlight biomes, and a third that is optimized for under-
