🏰 Village Ruler - Major Alpha Update

Welcome to the first major release of Village Ruler! This update completely transforms vanilla villages into player-managed civilizations where you can build, expand, and eventually rule your own kingdom.

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✨ NEW FEATURES

👑 Become the Village Ruler

• Claim naturally generated vanilla villages.
• Rename your villages.
• Manage multiple settlements.
• Each village now has its own leader and Settlement Core.

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📋 Village Planner

Every player now receives a Village Planner automatically.

The planner now displays:

• 👥 Population
• 🌾 Food
• 🪵 Wood
• 🪨 Stone
• ⛏️ Ores
• 💎 Emerald Treasury
• 📦 Stored Resources
• 🏗️ Active Build Queue
• 📈 Village Status

Additional Planner Features:

• Deposit resources directly from your inventory.
• View village statistics.
• Manage your settlement.
• Access village management tools.

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🏗️ Blueprint Building System

Buildings must now be researched before they can be constructed.

Blueprint Workflow:

• Unlock a blueprint using Emeralds.
• View the resources required.
• Gather materials.
• Place the blueprint.
• Watch builders construct it block by block.

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📦 Village Resource System

Villages now maintain their own resource storage.

Resources include:

• 🌾 Food
• 🪵 Wood
• 🪵 Planks
• 🪨 Stone
• 🪨 Cobblestone
• ⛏️ Coal
• ⛏️ Iron
• 💰 Emerald Treasury

Buildings cannot be placed unless the village has enough resources.

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👷 Living Villager Jobs

Villagers now automatically receive specialized jobs.

Current Roles:

• Builder
• Farmer
• Lumberjack
• Miner
• Merchant
• Blacksmith
• Village Leader

Builders now:

• Build structures block by block.
• Automatically teleport if they become stuck.
• Continue construction until completion.

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🏠 New Village Buildings

Added buildable village structures including:

• Houses
• Farms
• Lumber Camps
• Mine Camps
• Blacksmiths
• Trade Posts
• Village Shops
• Guard Towers

Buildings are fully furnished and functional.

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🛒 Trade System

Trade buildings are now available.

Added:

• Village Shop
• Trade Post

Trade routes between owned villages generate Emerald income over time.

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🛡️ Improved Village Defense

Guard Towers now summon Iron Golems instead of villager guards.

Iron Golems automatically defend your settlement from hostile mobs.

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👥 Population System

Villages now track their population.

Population:

• Increases as new buildings are completed.
• Decreases when villagers die.
• Counts existing vanilla villagers within the settlement.

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🏙️ City Progression

Villages can now be upgraded into Cities once population requirements are met.

City upgrades unlock:

• Larger buildings
• Improved architecture
• Advanced trade buildings
• Expanded settlement options

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🎨 Improved Building Placement

• Smoother building placement preview.
• Improved green hologram outline.
• Better placement accuracy.
• Builders begin construction after placement confirmation.

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⚙️ Improvements

• Improved builder AI.
• Better pathfinding.
• Builders recover from getting stuck.
• Improved village ownership system.
• Better population tracking.
• Improved Settlement Core behavior.
• Better resource handling.
• Enhanced blueprint workflow.
• Improved planner interface.
• More stable scripting.
• Numerous bug fixes and optimizations.

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🛠️ Fixes

• Fixed multiple script crashes.
• Fixed syntax errors.
• Fixed Settlement Core issues.
• Fixed blueprint placement problems.
• Fixed builder construction issues.
• Fixed trade building generation.
• Fixed planner functionality.
• Fixed population counting.
• Fixed builder teleport recovery.
• Improved overall stability.

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🚧 Coming Soon

Village Ruler is just getting started!

Planned features include:

• 🏰 Kingdom progression
• ⚔️ Wars between civilizations
• 🤝 Diplomacy and alliances
• 🛣️ Automatic roads
• 🐎 Trade caravans
• 🌉 Bridges
• 🏛️ Castles
• 😊 Happiness system
• 💰 Taxes
• 📈 Prosperity
• 🛡️ Raids and rebuilding
• 🌍 Living world simulation
• Hundreds of additional building blueprints

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👑 Thank You!

Thank you for supporting Village Ruler during its early development. Your feedback helps shape the future of the add-on as we continue working toward our vision of creating one of the most immersive civilization overhauls ever made for Minecraft Bedrock.

🏰 Every Kingdom Starts With a Single Village.
Claim it. Build it. Rule it.