EcoCreate-Markets

A custom economy and auction house mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1, designed specifically for TomTom's EcoCreate Modpack.

Overview

EcoCreate-Markets provides a streamlined, industrial-themed marketplace with a digital-only currency system. The economy is designed to feel earned through factory output and military supply chains, what the EcoCreate Modpack will be like.

Core Philosophy

"Money flows through production, not magic commands."

Key Features

Digital Currency System - Server-side virtual currency with no in-game coin items
Auction House - An intuitive auction house built on simplicity
Leaderboard - /baltop GUI showing the richest players on the server
Info Panel - Customizable HUD overlay showing your balance, listings, rank, and server announcements
Transaction Ledger - SQLite-backed transaction history for transparency and admin monitoring
FTB Integration - Hooks for FTB Quests, FTB Ranks, and permission-based limits
Modded Item Support - Full NBT preservation for all items

Usage

Player Commands

/balance (/bal) - Shows your current balance
/pay <player> <amount> - Send money to another player
/market (/ah) - Opens the Market GUI
/market sell <price> - Quick-sell item in main hand
/market claim - Claim all pending items and money
/baltop - Opens the leaderboard GUI

Admin Commands

/ecomarkets balance <player> - Shows a player's balance and lifetime stats
/ecomarkets set <player> <amount> - Sets a player's balance
/ecomarkets add <player> <amount> - Adds money to a player's balance
/ecomarkets remove <player> <amount> - Removes money from a player's balance
/ecomarkets auction list - View all active auction listings
/ecomarkets auction remove <id> - Remove a listing (item returned to seller)
/ecomarkets auction clear - Remove all listings
/ecomarkets ledger [page] - View recent transactions
/ecomarkets ledger player <player> - View a player's transaction history
/ecomarkets panel message <text> - Set the Info Panel server message
/ecomarkets reload - Reloads configuration
/ecomarkets save - Force-save all data to disk

Configuration

Configuration file located at: config/ecomarkets-common.toml

Info Panel (New in 0.1.3)

The Info Panel is a HUD overlay that appears on every player's screen. It shows your balance, active auction listings, leaderboard rank, and any server announcements — all updating in real-time.

Players can toggle the panel with a keybind (default: K).

┌──────────────────────────┐
│      EcoCreate           │
│  Welcome to Season 3!    │
│  ──────────────────────  │
│  Player: TomTom          │
│  Balance: $15,000        │
│  ──────────────────────  │
│  Active Listings: 2      │
│   • 64x Diamond  $5,000  │
│   • 32x Iron     $1,200  │
│  ──────────────────────  │
│  Rank: #4                │
└──────────────────────────┘

For Server Owners

Everything is customizable in config/ecomarkets-common.toml under [infoPanel]. Here are the highlights:

Position and size:

position = "MIDDLE_RIGHT"
offsetX = 4
offsetY = 0
panelWidth = 0          # 0 = auto-fit to content

Colors (ARGB hex — first 2 characters are opacity, last 6 are the color):

backgroundColor = "B0121212"
borderColor = "FF2A9D8F"
titleColor = "FFE9C46A"
textColor = "FFFFFFFF"

Server message — display announcements, event info, or seasonal messages. Change it live without restarting:

/ecomarkets panel message Welcome to Season 3!
/ecomarkets panel message               <-- clears the message

Long messages automatically scroll like a news ticker. The scroll speed and pause timings are configurable.

Hide specific sections:

Setting	What it does
`maxListingsShown = 0`	Hides the listings section
`showRank = false`	Hides the leaderboard rank
`showTeam = false`	Hides the team name
`enabled = false`	Disables the panel server-wide

Technical and Development Details

Dependencies

Minecraft Forge [1.20.1-47.x] - Required as a Mod Loader
FTB Ranks [Latest] - Optional for Permission System
FTB Teams [Latest] - Optional for Team/Faction display in the Info Panel
FTB Library [Latest] - Optional, but required if you have FTB Ranks or FTB Teams
sqlite-jdbc [3.44.1.0] - Required for Trade Ledger Database

FTB Ranks Integration

EcoCreate-Markets integrates with FTB Ranks for permission-based limits:

Permission Node	Description	Default
`ecomarkets.max_listings`	Maximum auction listings	5
`ecomarkets.pay.max`	Maximum single payment	10000
`ecomarkets.fee_reduction`	Sale fee reduction (%)	0

API

EcoCreate-Markets provides a public API for integration with other mods:

// Get player balance
long balance = EcoMarketsAPI.getBalance(player.getUUID());

// Deposit money (works for offline players)
EcoMarketsAPI.deposit(playerId, 1000, "Quest reward");

// Withdraw money
boolean success = EcoMarketsAPI.withdraw(playerId, 500, "Purchase");

// Transfer between players
boolean success = EcoMarketsAPI.transfer(fromId, toId, 1000, "Trade");

Forge Events

// Listen for balance changes
@SubscribeEvent
public void onBalanceChanged(BalanceChangedEvent event) {
    UUID playerId = event.getPlayerId();
    long newBalance = event.getNewBalance();
}

// Listen for auction sales
@SubscribeEvent
public void onAuctionSold(AuctionSoldEvent event) {
    AuctionListing listing = event.getListing();
    long salePrice = event.getSalePrice();
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License, with plans to make the project open source.

Attribution Required: When using or distributing this mod or derivative works, you must give appropriate credit to TomTom's EcoCreate.

Credits

TomTom - Original author and maintainer
TomTom's EcoCreate Modpack - The modpack this was designed for

Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions:

Open an issue on CurseForge

Made with passion for the TomTom's EcoCreate community

EcoCreate: EcoMarkets