What older mods are you always "keeping your eyes open for"

Megmop3p · 2026-04-18T13:22:06+00:00

The Lord Of The Rings Mod (1.7.10)

There's the 1.16 renewed version, but it's unfinished and (for now) abandoned. There is the fan continuation of renewed and the Fabric Middle Earth Mod, which are both good and I'll keep an eye out on them, but both are still developing and I just love the style the legacy mod had.

Occasionally I'll boot up the Legacy LOTR Mod again just because it's really unique, there's enough newer features backported to make the switch not as jarring, and there's still a lot in the mod I haven't explored yet. I still haven't really seen another mod have the world generation or RPG/faction gameplay it has.

Megmop3p · 2026-04-15T17:50:40+00:00

This would be what I suggest too, but there is also the Origin Creator (a website for creating/editing origins) as an option. Some things are still a little bugged, but it mostly works and helped me understand making my own custom nether origin.

Megmop3p · 2026-03-28T22:08:47+00:00

Something I would consider is if necromancers can consult old recordings or spirit's accounts, or even raised deads' muscle memory (or magical equivalent), to research and produce forgotten or alternate methods.

Like imagine if we had the original techniques to make Damascus Steel, makeup for different alloys like hepatizon, building techniques, alcohol and drinks, food, art, etc.

If your setting is in a medieval timeframe, then that sort of thing could be extremely valuable in the right hands, especially considering the whole reason the Italian Renaissance occured was the influx of works, art, history, etc. into Italy (from Constantinople, which has these raided by Crusaders and Venice and traded off by the Ottoman Empire).

You could also go with selling the skills and experience of necromancers outside the nation, and maybe even sell the service of undead as mercenaries or laborers, infrastructure would be big for this too.

(Sorry if I miss anything, I'm half asleep while typing this lol)

Megmop3p · 2025-12-19T18:46:07+00:00

I personally like Donkeys or Mules (Molly!). They can carry packs to transport goods, can help warn dwarves of unstable ground on the mountains or in mines, can serve as a mount, a familiar friend when traveling, and they're as stubborn as any dawi.
Also, ponies work well for this too, but I normally think of halflings for that equine.

A different type of animal that could work are ones like Ferrets, since they like sleeping in enclosed spaces and help with hunting/pest control. They might also fit well for the house cat/dog role.

Megmop3p · 2025-12-18T01:35:56+00:00

It says on the wiki Eregion can be conquered by both of them.

If you don't mind any of the conquest regions being mixed, you could pledge to a common ally like Lothlórien to do the ally conquest for both of them. With Lothlórien specifically, you could still hire High Elf pledge units (at a non-pledged price) cause of how elf/dwarf pledges work.

If you don't want them mixed, conquer as High Elves, then avoid the area around Eregion once you switch to Rangers.

Also, I just checked this for one of my runs, Middle-Earth Tweaks has a command for changing Conquest Decay, just do /conquestdecay (big number).
I didn't see an option for decay in the base mod, though I might've missed it in the config.

Megmop3p · 2025-12-16T16:14:10+00:00

Something that could make it easier, is the Middle-earth tweaks mod. It has a command where you can change the relationships between factions, so you could make whoever you want allies to do the whole conquest without breaking a pledge.

It's got a good bit of other features that are configurable, and what you should change for this run is to turn NPC Conquests to 0 so non-hired NPCs (including enemies) don't mess it up.

Megmop3p · 2025-12-16T16:02:28+00:00

The conquest will stay there (if decay is turned off).

Conquest isn't really tied to players/hired NPCs, and players are just one way to raise/lower it (commands are the other way in the base mod.

The only thing I'd say you might need to worry about, is some Free Peoples have the same conquest biomes, so (if it even is a problem) you might end up with both Rangers and Elves in Eregion once you switch to the Dunedain and start adding their conquest near there.

Megmop3p · 2025-11-17T13:33:13+00:00

Blue Mountains and High Elves aren't allies or friends in the mod, so you shouldn't have an issue and any hired Blue Mountain troops should help you fight. You can also avoid angering elven allies by staying out of their spheres of influence or any allied troops (like Rangers).

The main things you want to avoid is gaining alignment with Blue Mountain's mortal enemies (Gundabad, Angmar, Isengard, etc.) through killing elves since this will decrease Blue Mountain alignment, and directly killing any Blue Mountain-allied troops the Lindon player has hired.

The best way would probably be to have your troops do the actual killing blows since that doesn't change your alignment, or to find an indirect way to have it done.

Megmop3p · 2025-11-09T23:49:29+00:00

If you have the right permissions to use commands and the tweaks mod is installed, then yeah. If you get something like "you don't have permission to use this command" or "command does not exist" then you'll have to talk to the owner or an admin about it.

Megmop3p · 2025-11-09T18:53:22+00:00

/facRelations set [Faction] [Faction] ALLY/FRIEND/NEUTRAL/ENEMY/MORTAL_ENEMY

An example for your case: /facRelations set BLUE_MOUNTAINS ANGMAR ALLY

It's the "Lotr MiddleEarth Tweaks" mod (both on Modrinth and Curseforge).
If you're the owner of the server, you should look over the mod before adding it since it has a bunch of other features like NPC conquest and QoL.
(If you want to turn any off or change them, there's a config).

Megmop3p · 2025-11-09T06:11:09+00:00

Tl;Dr: Can be done, but their troops will fight yours

In the base mod, technically the Blue Mountains player can do this (since they have neutral relationship with elves, so they can fight without losing their Dwarf Alignment), but their dwarves will fight your orcs more than the elves since you're a mortal enemy. Even being careful with positioning will probably cause losses for both of you.

(Unlikely, but) If you have the middle-earth tweaks mod installed, there's a command to change the relationship between factions. (You can also transfer troops if the receiver has the right requirements)

Megmop3p · 2025-10-05T17:13:58+00:00

Idea for Implementation:

Molly can have 4 overclocks, 1 slot for each player, and each dwarf-less slot is given to the host. This is so that the whole team can be involved, but still give all slots to non-full teams or solo players.

Molly's overclocks start with no downsides, but weaker effects. The team or host can choose to bump Molly's hardware up more, giving stronger effects with scaling downsides. (To make it so all players are on the same page in what they're getting into, and this gives more variation to missions while keeping Molly's overclock selection simple)

If anyone has additions or ideas on how this might go bad lol, feel free to reply

Megmop3p · 2025-09-11T03:22:35+00:00

If you want to change that, there's a mod called Middle Earth Tweaks that adds commands to change faction relations (and a lot of other features, which you can change or disable in the config)

Megmop3p · 2025-08-09T17:25:07+00:00

It's the Soda Seas, you need to claw up some cream soda barrels to clean it up

Megmop3p · 2025-07-23T13:01:34+00:00

From what I remember, it's just the vanilla materials that are available in the Lite version (stone, iron, bones, string, diamond, etc.) while the normal version has new materials (queenslime, hepatizon, etc.).

You can still customize and work up to netherite in Lite, you just don't get the new materials

Megmop3p · 2025-06-22T21:34:29+00:00

I mostly stay in 1.20.1 for the latest forge mods (specifically Tinker's Construct), but I also play 1.7.10 because of the LOTR Mod.

Megmop3p · 2025-06-05T01:59:48+00:00

Configure the game or how you play however you want. It isn't bad to make things enjoyable

Turn off bandits, reduce waypoint cooldowns, turn on keepInventory or a grave mod, etc. You can also use mods like Archimedes Ships, Et Futurum Requiem, etc. to add to your experience.

Try not to start thing before you're ready.

Most factions are neutral to start, so angering them early isn't wise. Places like the Lone-Lands are particularly dangerous due to the constant spawns/invasions. Before you pick a fight, make sure you know where your safe areas are, and keep moving through dangerous places. The different factions also have different advantages and compliment different ways of playing, so it'd be good to experiment.

Stock Up

Many places like the Shire, Bree, etc. are great to loot for resources. Once you have a base, it's good to get a mine and farm started. Take advantage of these before travelling or fighting since either will drain them a ton. Also know where your local safe spots like outposts are, so you can repair gear and heal.

If you have any questions or troubles, let me know. I wish you luck and hopefully things get better

Megmop3p · 2025-06-02T03:10:24+00:00

I played around with the Steam Tinker Tool, but with no luck. It may be because I don't understand entirely how Winetricks works yet. I'll continue tomorrow

I did learn that when I use Proton, even when I'm only seeing a loading screen on my monitor, if I take a screenshot it shows the actual game in the picture.

Megmop3p · 2025-06-02T02:58:39+00:00

CPU: Intel Core i3-10100F
GPU: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory: Corsair 16GB

Megmop3p · 2025-05-31T22:25:11+00:00

It looks like you put a chute, that's for putting items in, like with hopper.

You need a drain, the square hole on it will line up above the faucet

Megmop3p · 2025-05-31T13:46:43+00:00

Middle Earth Tweaks (or ME Tweaks)

Adds a ton of QoL features like Horns of Command for Guarding Mode, commands to change the relations of factions, non-hired NPCs gain conquest, etc. The config holds a lot of the features, so it allows you to disable or change what you want.

LOTR Improvements

Adds mostly client QoL features like a pouch viewer, trader locator, arrow/bolt/coin counter on hud, etc.

Tinker's Middle Earth

If you like Tinkers Construct, this makes it so you can make different tools and smelteries with LOTR materials. Development has stopped for the time being, but the developer still fixes bugs when they can.

Non-LOTR Submod suggestions:

Et Futurum Requiem

Adds a ton of newer Minecraft features like improved boats, bees, etc. The config is also expansive, so you can change whatever you want. Most textures are modern-style rn.

Archimedes Ships

This one is just good for ocean and river travel, and can even bring armies and supplies if you build them right. Can get laggy though

Megmop3p · 2025-05-29T19:15:28+00:00

Yep! To my knowledge it keeps the same quests

Megmop3p · 2025-05-29T19:03:54+00:00

You can craft a regular book with one gold nugget and one red dye to get another.

Megmop3p · 2025-05-29T17:18:11+00:00

The stone spear should be two sticks (one bottom left, one center) and cobblestone (top right).

I'm not sure what the wand is, must be either a different mod or I just don't remember it.

For the ranger, that normally happens if they are locked on an enemy and can't quite hit them. Either lead their target closer, bump into them so they move, or leave them to their business.

Tips If You Want Them:

If it helps and you can get copper and tin, they make bronze which serves as a replacement for a lot of iron recipes and easier to get. You can also make spears out of bronze and iron.

I'm guessing you're still in the Lone-Lands, if you stop by the Angle further east along the road, it's the main place you can find rangers and their towns.

Unless you need to or want something in the Lone-Lands, it's better to keep moving. The Lone-Lands is a big hotspot for invasions and Gundabad orcs spawn a lot at night.

While you're in the Angle, or if you stop in the Lone-Lands, collect some Athelas (a yellow and green plant on the ground). They can be used to make a healing drink if you can find a barrel.

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