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# \ud83c\udfd8\ufe0f Ancient Villages<\/p>\n

**Ancient Villages** is a vanilla-friendly Minecraft mod that adds **fully custom Japanese-inspired villages** to the world, designed to seamlessly integrate into the Minecraft universe.<\/p>\n

Built entirely using **The Dawn of Time** blocks, the mod expands the Dawn of Time ecosystem by connecting structures, armors, plants and gameplay systems into a single, coherent experience.<\/p>\n

The goal of Ancient Villages is to create **living settlements** with identity, stories and progression, while remaining faithful to Minecraft\u2019s original mechanics. If you want to locate a village or a lone structure : `\/locate structure ancientvillages:xxx`<\/p>\n

**The mod requires the following dependencies to work :**<\/p>\n

* Dawn of Time
\n* Armor of the Ages
\n* Garden Trails
\n* Fusion
\n* YetAnotherConfig (YACL)<\/p>\n

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![Separator](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/yhha6Zo.png)<\/p>\n

## The Ancient Villages serie<\/p>\n

The **Ancient Villages** series introduces multiple **Japanese-style villages** spawning in **taiga biomes**, each built with unique layouts, scales and architectural styles.<\/p>\n

Each village follows a distinct theme:<\/p>\n

* **Military villages**
\n* **Agricultural villages**
\n* **Industrial villages**
\n* **Commercial villages**<\/p>\n

Villages are not just decorative: they feature a **fully vanilla-friendly questing system** with unique stories to uncover.
\nPlayers will interact with NPCs facing personal struggles such as **heritage conflicts, revenge, family dramas, religious pressure**, and more.<\/p>\n

By helping villagers and completing quests, players build their **reputation**, unlocking:<\/p>\n

* Access to powerful equipment
\n* Advanced crafting opportunities
\n* Deeper integration within village life<\/p>\n

Every village offers different stories, NPCs, house styles and progression paths, encouraging exploration and long-term involvement.<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f **Early Release Notice**
\nAncient Villages is currently in **early release**.
\nThe mod is **stable and playable**, but actively being tested. Feedback during this testing phase is essential and will directly shape future updates. Players are strongly encouraged to share their experiences and suggestions.<\/p>\n

![Separator](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/yhha6Zo.png)<\/p>\n

## Credits<\/p>\n

* **TheGoldenWorld** \u2013 creator of the whole project, mod and structures
\n* Superchache39 \u2013 datapack learning resources
\n* ChatGPT \u2013 markdown formatting & feature design assistance
\n* Retro Diffusion \u2013 logo generation
\n* Minecraft Title Generator \u2013 banner creation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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