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[TACZ] NPCs
Fully animated neutral and enemy NPCs with loot tables and proper player-like TACZ shooting.
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About this Mod
This mod adds NPCs inspired by the STALKER games.
There are two factions currently, the Duty and the Bandits, they both drop different armors and weapons
-Requirements/Compatibility-
- SmartBrainLib
- TACZ
- Geckolib
- (OPTIONAL) MarbledsArsenal (Required for default armor to spawn without making a datapack)
- (OPTIONAL) TACZ: Durability (Guns will spawn with random durability and npc guns will jam)
Rendering and use of armors and TACZ guns - NPCs will use TACZ guns from any addon pack just like a player would, including rocket launchers, grenade launchers and flamethrowers, to name a few.
Rank system - NPCs spawn with different ranks, Rookie, Experienced, Veteran and Expert. These ranks are mostly taken from STALKER and denote which armor the npc will spawn with, using a datapack you can specify for different ranks to spawn with any items including rank specific guns or drops. Patches are currently cosmetic but will be used for faction quests later on and villager trades.
Datapack configuration - The datapack is set up in a really simple way, using vanilla loot tables and tags to spawn full sets of armor on NPCs, there are two hardcoded loot tables, the contents can be changed but the name cannot, in the loot table you can specify tags of armor sets to spawn and certain guns to spawn, if you are ever confused try just changing the tags to different armor sets. To get the default datapack just unzip the mod .jar with something like 7zip.
MOBS DO NOT CURRENTLY NATURALLY SPAWN, NEXT UPDATE WILL HAVE STRUCTURES FOR MOBS TO SPAWN IN, ONLY EXECPTION IS BANDITS THEY SPAWN IN PILLAGER OUTPOSTS.
(versioning = x(major).x(minor/bugfix).x(hotfix))
I accept commisions on discord at the username jeducklet.
Available Versions
How to Install [TACZ] NPCs on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "[TACZ] NPCs". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
[TACZ] NPCs server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is [TACZ] NPCs compatible with forge?
[TACZ] NPCs officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with [TACZ] NPCs – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if [TACZ] NPCs consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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