Minecolonies: War 'N Taxes

The War 'N Taxes addon (formerly known as MinecolonyTax) is specifically designed for modpack developers and fundamentally transforms the MineColonies gameplay by implementing a sophisticated taxation system, fully customizable war and raid mechanics, and flexible currency options. Originally developed for the EpicWarsCvC server, this addon now includes simple PvP arena setup, peace negotiations, and economic sanctions — all integrated with SDMShop for streamlined financial management.

Core Features

Customizable Tax System: You can define base rates and upgrade multipliers for every building in the MineColonies settlement.

Maintenance Costs: Building revenues are balanced by automatic maintenance deductions from the colony's tax income.

Tax Collection Limit: Tax accumulation stops after reaching a configurable maximum threshold.

Tax Freeze Mechanism: Temporarily suspend tax collection in a colony as part of war consequences or economic penalties.

War and Raid Mechanics

Team Balance: Team compositions can differ by at most one player when war begins.

Fair Outcome Determination: Result calculated using the formula (remaining lives + guards) / (initial lives + guards), ensuring proportional fairness. Each MineColony guard counts as one life.

War and Raid Actions:

• War Actions: Breaking and placing blocks in enemy colonies during war without levitation side effects.
• Raid Actions: Only entity damage; blocks remain protected.

Raids: Direct theft of tax revenues with configurable duration, transfer rates, and cooldown periods.

War Process

1. War Declaration: The /wagewar <colonyName> command initiates the joining phase.
2. Joining Phase: Allies and defending officers automatically join during the preparation window.
3. Active War: Default duration of 2 hours; each player has 5 lives.
4. Objectives: Eliminate enemy lives; spectators remain until war conclusion.
5. Peace Negotiations: Peace proposals via /suepeace whitepeace or /suepeace reparations <amount> require defender acceptance.
6. Resolution: Configurable in the mod's settings with various outcome options.

PvP Arenas and Duels

Arena Setup: Define arena corners using /pvparena p1 and /pvparena p2 commands.

Duel Challenges: Initiate with /pvp command with accept/decline buttons.

Spectator Mode: Join (/pvp spectate [player]) or exit (/pvp spectate stop).

Inventory Management: Inventories and armor are saved/cleared during duels and restored afterward.

Improvements and Fixes

• Fixed inventory preservation on last life
• Correct display of raider death notifications
• Improved SDMShop balance transfer
• Code refactoring for better readability
• Added basic multi-language support

Recommended to use with SDMShop, FTBTeams (required), Recruits mod.

To use another currency, set SDMShopConversion = false and configure the currency in the mod's settings.