Middle-Earth Additions: Npc

Overview

Middle-Earth NPC transforms the inhabitants of Middle-earth into active merchants and traders. Assign roles to non-player characters, establish inter-faction commerce, and develop a living economy across all nine major factions of Middle-earth.

Key Features

NPC Role System

• Blacksmith role: NPCs sell weapons, armor, raw materials, and enchanted books
• Farmer role: NPCs offer food, crops, and agricultural goods
• Automatic workstation detection (anvils for blacksmiths, composters for farmers)
• Smart AI pathfinding to locate and maintain workstations

Faction-Based Trading

• Unique goods for all 9 Middle-earth factions:
  • Gondor, Rohan, Shire, Isengard
  • Lothlorien, Longbeards, Mordor, Misties, Dale
• Items and prices specific to each faction, using Middle-earth currency (copper, silver, gold coins)
• Shop data configuration via JSON files

Role Management

• Use the command /npcrole <role> for manual role assignment
• Right-click interaction system for pending role assignments
• Only NPCs with Civilian and Militia ranks can receive roles
• Persistent role data storage between world loads

Datapack Customization

• Override default shops using datapacks
• Create files data/me-npc/farmer/<faction>.json or data/me-npc/blacksmith/<faction>.json
• Customize items and prices for merchants of any faction
• Example: data/me-npc/farmer/gondor.json to modify Gondor farmer inventory

How to Use

1. Find a Civilian or Militia NPC from any faction
2. Use the command /npcrole blacksmith or /npcrole farmer near the NPC
3. Right-click the NPC to confirm role assignment
4. The NPC will search for nearby workstations and begin trading
5. Use /npcrole clear to remove roles if needed

Requirements

• Minecraft: 1.21.1
• Fabric Loader + Fabric API
• Middle-earth mod (1.5.3-1.21.1-alpha or compatible version)

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader and Fabric API
2. Install the Middle-earth mod
3. Install Cardinal Components API
4. Place this mod file in the mods folder
5. Launch and start building your Middle-earth economy

Technical Details

• Fabric support with client and server compatibility
• Entity extensions based on Mixin for smooth integration
• Data-based shop configurations for easy customization
• Persistent NPC role data storage using Cardinal Components

Transform your Middle-earth settlements into thriving centers of commerce and trade