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Welcome to this source-available project of Middle-earth mod.<\/h2>\n

This mod is about the famous universe of Middle-earth, from J. R. R. Tolkien’s work, into Minecraft.<\/p>\n

You’ll find a brand new dimension with custom blocks, items, entity, generation, etc.<\/p>\n

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\n\"Curseforge\"
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## Current state of the mod
\nAs of now, the mod is in the Alpha development stage, meaning this project is still a prototype, and missing many core features we are planning on adding.<\/p>\n

## Planned Features
\n> – Brews and stews<\/b>
\n Features related to cooking and fancy beverage preparation.<\/i>
\n> – Trading mechanics<\/b>
\n A new trading feature.<\/i>
\n> – Next iteration on smithing & attributes system<\/b>
\n Mechanics related to smithing and gear upgrades.<\/i>
\n> – Structures mechanics & Settlements<\/b>
\n Immersive structures and settlements, aiming to have a cohesive environment.<\/i>
\n> – Hiring units<\/b>
\n Creating a mechanic so npcs can join in the player’s adventures!<\/i>
\n> – New factions<\/b>
\n Each update we will deliver more and more factions with custom content for each such as armors, weapons, structures and mounts (or mount armor)! We have a list of factions we want to offer in the team design plans.<\/i><\/p>\n

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## Credits<\/p>\n

\nClick to Fold \/ Unfold<\/b><\/summary>\n

### Developers
\n> – Jukoz
\n> – ObliviousCrab
\n> – Slooshyboi
\n> – TomSchlom<\/p>\n

### Artists (Models\/Textures)
\n> – Boenndal
\n> – Sindavar
\n> – Jooble
\n> – ObliviousCrab
\n> – Angmarzku
\n> – Mark
\n> – Jukoz
\n> – R3tt0<\/p>\n

### Builders
\n> – Angmarzku
\n> – Arwaeneth
\n> – Boenndal
\n> – Jooble
\n> – Jukoz
\n> – ObliviousCrab
\n> – Slooshyboi<\/p>\n

### Contributors
\n> – Froosty11
\n> – JB3
\n> – Khuz
\n> – nullBlade
\n> – Number_Sir
\n> – Thorin_The_III<\/p>\n

### Special Thanks
\ndylanhugh and Angmarzku for their ideas & arts for Gundabad and more.
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## License
\nAll of our content is under the **ARR** license (**All Right Reserved**), meaning you cannot use our code without our written consent. If you want to use our code in any way, please write an issue using the request template in our Github.
\n> **Please be aware that this project is a Minecraft Parody set in the Middle-earth universe and all rights are reserved under Tolkien domain.**<\/p>\n

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## Contribution
\n### Contributing to the source code
\nIf you want to help us, please join our [Discord server][discord].<\/p>\n

### Translate our mod to different languages
\nCurrent translation progress is as shown below:<\/p>\n

\nClick to Fold \/ Unfold<\/b><\/summary>\n

\"Crowdin\"<\/p>\n

\"Deutsch\"
\n \"Espa%c3%b1ol\"
\n \"Fran%c3%a7ais\"
\n \"Italiano\"
\n \"Nederlands\"
\n \"Protugu%c3%aas\"
\n \"%d0%a0%d1%83%d1%81%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9\"
\n \"T%c3%bcrk%c3%a7e\"
\n \"ti%e1%ba%bfng+vi%e1%bb%87t\"
\n \"%e7%ae%80%e4%bd%93%e4%b8%ad%e6%96%87\"<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

if you want to participate in the localization, please join our [Discord server][discord] or contribute directly in our [Crowdin project][crowdin].<\/p>\n

[github]: https:\/\/github.com\/Jukoz\/middle-earth
\n[discord]: https:\/\/discord.gg\/9yQ7UWkVUz
\n[crowdin]: https:\/\/crowdin.com\/project\/middle-earth-mod<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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