PoliticsMod

🏛️ PoliticsMod

Build Nations. Manage Economies. Rule the World.

⚠️ EARLY DEVELOPMENT WARNING

This mod is currently in Early Access (v0.5). Features are subject to change and bugs may occur.

• Loaders: NeoForge, Forge (1.20.1) & Fabric
• Minecraft Version: 1.21.1 & 1.20.1
• Game Mode: Survival and Creative, built for Roleplay (RP) Servers.

Required

• Architectury API
• GeckoLib
• Fabric API (Fabric only)

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📖 About

PoliticsMod brings a full political and economic simulation layer to Minecraft. Unlike simple land-claim mods, PoliticsMod models the inner life of a nation — founding a capital, governing cities, managing a treasury, trading with other nations, conducting diplomacy, and watching your borders.

Inspired by the grand strategy games of Paradox and by Tropico, a country is more than money and land: it has stability, legitimacy and prestige, its cities have development and unrest, and every number in the menu explains where it comes from.

Whether you are running a small kingdom or a massive empire on an RP server, this mod gives you the tools to secure territory, manage citizens, and simulate a living country.

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✨ Features

🏳️ State Management

• Found Your Nation — Craft and place the Founding Stone, right-click it, and enter your country name. The 5×5 chunks around it must be unclaimed. One nation per player.
• Dissolve — /politicsmod delete, then /politicsmod confirm within 30 seconds.
• Dashboard — Press K to open the management screen: Overview, Map, Citizens, Politics, Diplomacy, Economy, Ledger, News (and Settlements with MineColonies or Millénaire).
• Custom Flag — The leader pastes a direct PNG link on the Overview tab; the flag is shown in the dashboard.
• Roles — Leader, Mayor, Citizen. Leaders appoint mayors from the Citizens tab or with /politicsmod setrole.

⚖️ The Realm

• Stability (−3…+3) — Peace, no debts and calm cities raise it; war, bankruptcy, too much new land and a high federal tax lower it. Each level changes tax income; at −3 mayors may secede. The leader can restore order for money.
• Legitimacy — Grows with time in power and with the share of the vote at leader elections; petitions and disorder erode it.
• Prestige — Won sieges and wars, new cities and annexed villages raise it; it raises embassy income and lowers land prices.
• Cities as provinces — Each city has development (bought from a treasury, plus its tax blocks) and unrest. A city in revolt may break away.
• Cores — New land becomes a core after 80 cycles; until then it brings half the tax. Lost cores are remembered.
• Modifiers — Every bonus and penalty has a source: hover any number on the dashboard to see its parts.
• Map modes, Ledger and alerts — Color the map by relations, countries, income, stability, unrest or cores; compare all countries and their history on the Ledger tab; icons in the dashboard header show what needs attention.
• Server owners can switch the whole layer off with realmEnabled: false.

🏙️ Cities & Territory

• City Stones — Place a City Stone to found a city within your territory.
• Chunk Claiming — Select chunks on the Map tab and assign them to your country or a city, or use /politicsmod claim.
• Borders — Territory borders are drawn in the world. Toggle them with /politicsmod borders and switch style (line on the ground, glowing fence, dashed line) with /politicsmod borders style. Borders follow the terrain and are coloured by relation: yours green, allies blue, enemies red.
• Territory Trading — Stand in another nation's chunk and offer a price; their leader accepts or rejects the offer standing on that chunk.
• Land Prices — A chunk costs more the bigger the country is, and three times more if it does not touch your land. The Map tab shows the price of the selection before you buy.

👥 Citizens

• Invite, kick and promote players from the Citizens tab (leaders and mayors).
• Kicking and changing roles requires the player to be online.
• What mayors and citizens may do is configurable per server (see Configuration).

👛 Wallet & Salaries

• Every player has a personal wallet: /politicsmod wallet shows the balance and history, send pays another player, donate gives to your treasury.
• The leader pays salaries from the treasury every economy cycle (Citizens tab or /politicsmod salary set).
• Income tax is taken from salaries and personal sales and returns to the treasury.
• Currency exchange: right-click a Vault holding emeralds (configurable) to turn them into money, or /politicsmod wallet exchange.

🏘️ Plots

• Mayors turn city chunks into plots and sell or rent them: /politicsmod plot create, /politicsmod plot price sale|rent <amount>.
• Citizens stand on a plot and /politicsmod plot buy or /politicsmod plot rent.
• Only the owner and trusted players can build or open containers there: /politicsmod plot trust <player> [access|build]. lock keeps strangers out.
• Rent is charged every cycle; a tenant who can't pay loses the plot.

💰 Economy

• Treasury — Every nation has a balance, shown in the HUD and the Economy tab.
• Economy Cycle — Every 3 minutes taxes come in and upkeep, salaries and loans go out. At dawn every citizen gets a chat report for the past day.
• Starting Treasury — A new country starts with 2 500$ and 25 chunks.
• Tax Blocks — Place up to 2 per chunk on your territory to earn income every economy cycle.
• Federal Tax — Tax blocks inside cities fill the city treasury; the leader sets the federal tax share that goes to the nation.
• Upkeep — Each claimed chunk costs upkeep every cycle; the capital's core (9 chunks) is free.
• Vault — Each Vault raises the treasury limit. Right-click it to see the current limit.
• Residential Buildings — Simulate population based on housing near the block.

🛒 Trade Warehouse — Market

• Build a Trade Warehouse on your territory to access the global market of all nations.
• Sell: list the item in your hand for your own wallet, or on behalf of the state for the treasury.
• Buy: pay from your wallet, or from the treasury (leaders and mayors).
• Embargo: nations at war cannot trade. Trade inside a country and between allies has no fee.

🤝 Diplomacy

• Declare war, propose an alliance or peace, and accept or reject proposals from the Diplomacy tab.
• Declaring war costs money and has a cooldown.
• Surrender ends a war with a tribute: the losing nation pays a share of its income every cycle.
• Allied players cannot attack each other.
• Secession: if the federal tax is too high, a mayor can declare their city independent.

🏦 Embassy

• Place an Embassy on your territory and link it to another nation with /politicsmod embassy link <country> while standing in its chunk.
• Each linked embassy gives an income bonus every cycle, suspended while the two nations are at war.

📡 Radar

• Place a Radar on your territory.
• When players from a nation you are at war with enter its range, all your online citizens get a HUD alert.

🗳️ Elections & Laws

• The leader calls elections for leader or mayor; citizens run and vote. A petition of half the citizens forces a leader election.
• Laws: Closed Borders, Martial Law, Free Trade — on the Politics tab or with /politicsmod law.

⚔️ Sieges

• During a war, start a siege in an enemy border chunk and hold it with more fighters than the defenders until the bar fills — the chunk becomes yours.

💸 Debt & Loans

• Treasuries can go into debt. Bankrupt countries can't wage war, and their mayors may secede.
• Allies lend money with interest, repaid every economy cycle.

📰 News & Maps

• A news feed of everything that happens between nations (/politicsmod news, News tab).
• Flagpole block that flies the flag of the land's owner.
• Country borders on BlueMap, Dynmap and JourneyMap when they are installed.

🏘️ MineColonies & Millénaire (NeoForge)

• Settlements tab: your colonies and villages, their people, happiness or reputation, and the tax they pay; also marked on the map.
• Colonies of your citizens and Millénaire villages they control belong to your country and pay tax — happy colonies pay more.
• Colony ranks follow diplomacy: citizens and allies are friends of the colony, enemies at war are hostile, and the guards fight them.
• Become a friend of the village in Millénaire and annex it: it pays tribute, but it breaks away if relations sour.
• Land of other players' colonies and of villages you don't control can't be claimed or founded on; your own settlements' land is free to claim.
• Both are optional; nothing is needed when they aren't installed.

🛡️ Protection

• Outsiders cannot break or interact with blocks inside your territory. Only operators bypass protection.
• During a war, enemies can break blocks only in a chunk they are besieging.
• Protection flags for the whole country or a single city: PvP, explosions, mob explosions, fire spread, item pickup and entry of strangers. Set them on the Protection screen (Map tab) or with /politicsmod flag.

📖 Guide

• A 16-page guide book in your own language, given on first join. Craft another from a book and a gold nugget, or use /politicsmod guide.

📊 HUD

• Current country, city and plot, your nation's treasury, your wallet, and active radar alerts.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Craft a Founding Stone (or take it from the PoliticsMod creative tab).
2. Place it and right-click it — enter your country name.
3. Place a City Stone and name your first city.
4. Press K → Map tab → select chunks and claim them.
5. Place Tax Blocks (up to 4 per chunk) to start earning income.
6. Invite players on the Citizens tab.
7. Build a Trade Warehouse and start trading with other nations.
8. Pay salaries, sell plots to your citizens and set up land protection.
9. Read the guide book for everything else.

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🔧 Commands Reference

Most actions are also available in the dashboard (K).

Nation & Citizens

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod info	Member	Nation summary: role, treasury, income and upkeep
/politicsmod invite <player>	Leader / Mayor	Add an online player as a citizen
/politicsmod kick <player>	Leader / Mayor	Remove a citizen
/politicsmod setrole <player> <mayor|citizen>	Leader	Change a citizen's role
/politicsmod claim [city]	Leader / Mayor	Claim the current chunk for the nation or a city
/politicsmod claim_radius <radius> [city]	Leader / Mayor	Claim chunks around you
/politicsmod pay <country> <amount>	Leader	Transfer money to another nation
/politicsmod delete / confirm	Leader	Dissolve your nation

Wallet & Salaries

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod wallet / wallet history	Anyone	Your balance and operations
/politicsmod wallet send <player> <amount>	Anyone	Pay another player
/politicsmod wallet donate <amount>	Member	Give money to your treasury
/politicsmod wallet exchange [count]	Anyone	Turn the held exchange item into money
/politicsmod wallet withdraw <count>	Anyone	Turn money back into items (off by default)
/politicsmod salary set <player> <amount>	Leader	Set a salary (0 removes it)
/politicsmod salary list	Member	Salaries of your country
/politicsmod tax income <rate>	Leader	Set the income tax

Plots

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod plot / plot list	Anyone	Plot you stand on / plots of your country
/politicsmod plot create / delete	Leader / Mayor	Turn the city chunk you stand in into a plot, or remove it
/politicsmod plot price sale|rent <amount>	Leader / Mayor	Set the price (0 disables)
/politicsmod plot evict	Leader / Mayor	Free the plot
/politicsmod plot buy / rent	Citizen	Get the plot you stand on
/politicsmod plot trust <player> [access|build] / untrust <player>	Owner	Share your plot
/politicsmod plot lock / unlock / leave	Owner	Keep strangers out / let them in / give the plot up

Politics & War

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod realm	Member	Stability, legitimacy, prestige, cores and cities, with reasons on hover
/politicsmod realm stabilize	Leader	Spend treasury money to restore order
/politicsmod election	Member	Current election and petition
/politicsmod election start leader / start mayor <city>	Leader	Call an election
/politicsmod election run / vote <name>	Member	Stand as a candidate / vote
/politicsmod election petition	Citizen	Sign the petition for a new leader
/politicsmod law / law enact|repeal <law>	Member / Leader	Laws: closed_borders, martial_law, free_trade
/politicsmod siege start	Leader / Mayor	Besiege the enemy border chunk you stand in
/politicsmod siege status / cancel	Member / Leader	Running sieges / call them off
/politicsmod loan offer <amount> <interest> <cycles> <country>	Leader	Offer a loan to an ally
/politicsmod loan accept|reject|list	Leader / Member	Answer an offer, see your loans
/politicsmod news [count]	Anyone	Latest news
/politicsmod settlement / settlement annex|release <village>	Member / Leader	Colonies and villages of the country; annex or release a Millénaire village (NeoForge, with MineColonies or Millénaire)

Protection

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod flag	Anyone	Protection where you stand
/politicsmod flag set <flag> <on|off|default>	Leader	Protection for the whole country
/politicsmod flag city <city> <flag> <on|off|default>	Leader / city mayor	Protection for one city

Flags: pvp, explosions, mob_explosions, fire_spread, item_pickup, entry.

Cities & Taxes

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod tax federal <0-99>	Leader	Set the federal tax rate
/politicsmod tax info	Member	Tax overview
/politicsmod city setmayor <city> <player>	Leader	Appoint a city mayor
/politicsmod city info [city]	Member	City treasury and mayor
/politicsmod city develop <city>	Leader / city mayor	Buy the next development level of a city
/politicsmod city secede	Mayor	Declare your city independent (high federal tax, bankruptcy, stability −3 or a city in revolt)

Diplomacy

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod diplomacy war <country>	Leader	Declare war
/politicsmod diplomacy alliance <country>	Leader	Propose an alliance
/politicsmod diplomacy peace <country>	Leader	Propose peace
/politicsmod diplomacy surrender <country>	Leader	Surrender and start paying tribute
/politicsmod diplomacy accept / reject	Leader	Answer an incoming proposal
/politicsmod diplomacy status [country]	Member	Show relations
/politicsmod diplomacy tribute	Member	Show tribute obligations
/politicsmod diplomacy tribute cancel <country>	Leader	Release a nation from paying you tribute

Territory & Embassies

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod territory offer <price>	Leader / Mayor	Offer to buy the chunk you stand in
/politicsmod territory accept / reject	Leader (owner)	Answer the offer for the chunk you stand in
/politicsmod territory offers	Leader	List incoming purchase offers
/politicsmod embassy link <country>	Leader / Mayor	Link the embassy in your chunk
/politicsmod embassy unlink	Leader / Mayor	Unlink the embassy in your chunk
/politicsmod embassy info	Leader	List your embassies

Client & Admin

Command	Who	Description
/politicsmod help	Anyone	Command overview
/politicsmod guide	Anyone	Get the guide book
/politicsmod borders	Anyone	Toggle border rendering
/politicsmod borders style	Anyone	Switch border style
/politicsmod reload	Operator	Reload config/politicsmod.json
/politicsmod wallet give / take <player> <amount>	Operator	Adjust a wallet
/politicsmod modifier add <type> <percent> <minutes> "<name>" <country>	Operator	Timed modifier for a server event (tax_income, embassy_income, upkeep, land_price, siege_defense; 0 minutes = until removed)
/politicsmod modifier list <country> / remove <id> <country>	Operator	Stored modifiers of a country

Permissions

Every command group has a permission node politicsmod.command.<group> for LuckPerms and similar mods: info, members, claim, rename, pay, tax, city, territory, embassy, diplomacy, wallet, salary, plot, flag, borders, delete, guide, help, election, law, siege, loan, news, settlement (everyone by default), reload and admin (operators by default).

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⚙️ Configuration

Server settings live in config/politicsmod.json and are created on first launch. Change values and run /politicsmod reload.

Group	Settings
Territory	startingTreasury, countryChunkPrice, chunkPriceGrowthPercent, chunkPriceGrowthStart, maxChunkPrice, outpostPriceMultiplier, cityChunkPrice, upkeepPerChunk, upkeepFreeChunks
Economy	economyCycleTicks, economyDailyReport, incomePerTaxBlock, maxTaxBlocksPerChunk, baseMaxBalance, vaultBalanceBonus, embassyIncomeBonus
Diplomacy	warCost, warCooldownMinutes, tributeRateDefault, secedeThresholdPercent
Market	marketFeePercent, maxListingsPerCountry, maxListingsPerPlayer, maxListingPrice
Wallets	walletStartBalance, walletMaxBalance, walletHistorySize, maxSalary, defaultIncomeTaxPercent, maxIncomeTaxPercent
Exchange	exchangeEnabled, exchangeItem, exchangeRate, exchangeWithdrawEnabled
Protection	creativeBypassesProtection, flagDefaultPvp, flagDefaultExplosions, flagDefaultMobExplosions, flagDefaultFireSpread, flagDefaultItemPickup, flagDefaultEntry
Plots	maxPlotsPerPlayer
Roles	rolePermissions — actions allowed for MAYOR and CITIZEN: INVITE, KICK, CLAIM_CITY, MANAGE_EMBASSIES, SPEND_TREASURY, BUY_TERRITORY, MANAGE_PLOTS, SELL_FOR_STATE
Elections	electionDurationMinutes, electionCooldownMinutes, petitionPercent
Laws	lawChangeCooldownMinutes, martialLawIncomePenaltyPercent, martialLawSiegeMultiplier, freeTradeEmbassyBonusPercent
Sieges	siegeCost, siegeHoldSeconds, siegeGraceSeconds, maxSiegesPerCountry
Debt	maxDebt, maxLoanInterestPercent, maxLoanCycles
News & maps	newsMaxEntries, webMapsEnabled, webMapUpdateSeconds
Settlements	minecoloniesEnabled, colonyTaxPerCitizen, colonyTaxFollowsHappiness, colonyRanksFollowDiplomacy, millenaireEnabled, villageTaxPerVillager, villageAnnexReputation, villageKeepReputation, annexedVillageTributePercent, settlementsBlockClaims
Guide	giveGuideOnFirstJoin
Radar	radarRangeChunks, radarCheckTicks

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📦 Blocks

Block	Description
Founding Stone	Founds and manages your nation
City Stone	Founds a city
Residential Building	Simulates housing & population
Tax Block	Passive income every economy cycle (max 4 per chunk)
Embassy	Income bonus from a linked partner nation
Radar	Alerts citizens when enemies at war come near
Vault	Raises the treasury limit
Trade Warehouse	Access to the market of all nations
Flagpole	Flies the flag of the country that owns the land

Every block can be crafted and drops when broken with the right tool. The PoliticsMod Guide book is crafted from a book and a gold nugget.

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🌍 Localization

Fully localized in twenty languages — all in-game messages, HUD and GUI labels follow the player's language setting:

English en_us	Russian ru_ru	Ukrainian uk_ua	Polish pl_pl
German de_de	French fr_fr	Spanish es_es	Portuguese (Brazil) pt_br
Portuguese (Portugal) pt_pt	Italian it_it	Chinese (Simplified) zh_cn	Japanese ja_jp
Korean ko_kr	Chinese (Traditional) zh_tw	Turkish tr_tr	Dutch nl_nl
Czech cs_cz	Swedish sv_se	Vietnamese vi_vn	Indonesian id_id

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⚖️ License

Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).

• Modpacks: Free to include in any modpack.
• Source Code: Available on GitHub. Free to view, modify, and distribute — any derivative work must also be released under GPL-3.0.
• Distribution: Redistribution permitted provided the source code is made available and the original license file is included.

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❤️ Support & News

PoliticsMod is free. If you enjoy it, you can support development and follow the news on Ko-fi. The mod mentions this once in chat when you join a world (the first time, with a short welcome); turn it off with showSupportMessage in the config.

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🐛 Bug Reports & Suggestions

Found a bug or have a feature idea?
Please open an issue on the GitHub Issues Page.