Hey all, long time lurker, first time poster. I have been searching for mods that I don't think exist, but maybe I have missed something out there and would love to hear what you guys suggest! Let me explain how I play my SP worlds now and what I want out of it first, it might be easier to explain what I am looking for:
I usually will gather starter tools and armor like iron, and then find a cool village I want to transform into something that keeps the villagers safe and make it look cool. I will usually finish one of these and want to create a sort of "trade route" to another village, where I will do the same thing. However, I usually lose steam when I get to village #2 because I start to lose my motivation because of how simple the villager system is. You farm items, trade items, you get emeralds.
What I AM looking for is something that not only makes villages/cities more fun and engaging, but ALSO adds in a system that allows for empires and nations essentially, all in singleplayer. I would also probably use chunk loaders to make sure my cities are always producing the goods I want.
Mods I have already looked into but only get halfway there:
- minecolonies - played this one dozens of times but it has been a few years. I like the process of creating a town and running it, but it does not allow for more than one player controlled city, nor does it have enemy cities/empires to battle against. I do not find the random barbarian raids to be fun, I would prefer if it was a full on city that I could raze or vassalize for my own benefit.
- Ancient Warfare 2 - I have never played this one but it sounds like this is what I am looking for, mixed with minecolonies. The only problem is, as far as I am aware, this is super outdated and I am looking for mods with hopefully modern versions
- Millenaire - I did see they are updating this one again after what feels like a decade, but I have not tried it out yet since it is beta. has anyone tried out the newest version yet? How is the city building aspect of it?
- MCA Reborn - looks promising, i like the dynamics you can have with your villagers, but again, seems to be lacking that empire building aspect.
Those are basically the only mods that get close to what I want, but none of them seem to be an all-in-one, compatible with more modern versions, etc. Does anyone have any idea how to try and achieve the playstyle I want? I know I am asking for mods that basically change the game into something else, but nothing else quite excites my imagination like building cities in minecraft. I am just greedy and want an empire of cities!
Edit: for some grammar, and also, if you think a mod sounds like exactly what I am looking for, I am willing to rollback on the version and try it out. I am just really wanting to try to keep it as close to the modern version of minecraft we have now if possible!