MrLimbo’s Essence Trading adds a brand-new trading system to Hytale based on Essence of Life, featuring four rare penguin merchants hidden across the world — one for each major zone.

Pure Life Essence
A powerful condensed resource crafted from 100 Greater Essence of Life.
Special Capture Crate
A unique crate designed to capture and transport the new penguin merchants back to your base.
NEW! - Essence Staff
Unleash the power of Pure Life Essence with this new magical tool: Launch a magic orb on beasts and foes to deal damage or spread some magic on crops and plants to make them grow instantly.
NEW! - Essence Altar
Use this magical Altar to recharge your magic Essence Staff.

Note: The Altar and the Empty Essence Staff are craftable through the Arcanist Workbench.

This mod introduces four custom penguin traders, each tied to one of Hytale’s zones:

Zone 1 Penguin Merchant
Zone 2 Penguin Merchant
Zone 3 Penguin Merchant
Zone 4 Penguin Merchant

Each penguin trades Essence of Life for valuable items — with trade value and rarity increasing the deeper into the world you go.

Each penguin shop contains:

Fixed trade slots (always available)
Random trade slots that change on every restock:
- 1 Tool Slot (Pickaxe or Hatchet)
- 1 Weapon Slot (Sword, Daggers, Mace, Battleaxe, Bow)
- 1 Armor Slot (Helmet, Chestplate, Gauntlets, Legs, Shield)

Every restock refreshes the variable slots, meaning the penguins can offer different loot each day.

The penguin merchants spawn naturally in their respective zones.
They are rare and difficult to find, but they do exist in the world.

Once you find one, you can capture it using the Special Capture Crate and bring it safely to your base — turning your discovery into a permanent trading opportunity.

KNOWN BUGS & ISSUES:
-Using the growth spell on Ash tree saplings doesn't eliminate the sapling, leading to possible exploits.
-The Altar does not work if placed on wooden blocks.

MrLimbo's Essence Trading