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Worthwhile Wandering Trader
Wandering trader trades worth stopping for
Quick answer
Which Worthwhile Wandering Trader release should I use?
Worthwhile Wandering Trader worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Worthwhile Wandering Trader required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Worthwhile Wandering Trader worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar need?
worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Worthwhile Wandering Trader without breaking your instance.
Built for Worthwhile Wandering Trader worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar. It targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Worthwhile Wandering Trader add?
Worthwhile Wandering Trader
A wandering trader worth stopping for.
Worthwhile Wandering Trader replaces the wandering trader's flowers and dyes with goods that are hard to get otherwise: a chance at a Heart of the Sea or a Totem of Undying, music discs, armor trim templates, explorer maps and building blocks from far-away biomes. The trader also buys a few things you have lying around, such as hay bales and baked potatoes.
Server-side only. Players join with a plain vanilla client and trade as usual.
Features
- New trades. Every wandering trader offers 3 buy trades and 8 sell trades: 1 very rare (25% chance), 4 rare and 3 useful. When the very rare roll fails, the trader gets a fifth rare trade instead.
- Different every time. Each trader picks its trades at random, and items such as music discs, trim templates, logs and goat horns are picked at random per trader. No trade appears twice on one trader.
- Explorer maps. A map trade leads to the nearest village, desert pyramid, jungle temple, ancient city or trial chambers (1.21.1) that is not on any other map yet, just like a cartographer's map. When nothing is found nearby, the trader offers another rare trade instead.
- Everything is configurable. Prices, amounts, uses, slots per group, the very rare chance and the map search radius. Any item can be used, including items from other mods.
- Replace or add. By default the vanilla trades are replaced. The
addmode keeps them and adds the configured trades after them. - Vanilla feel. Same experience reward, no restocking, the normal trading screen.
Default trades
| Group | Trades |
|---|---|
| Buy (3) | Hay Bale, Water Bottle, Baked Potatoes, Milk Bucket, Water Bucket, Fermented Spider Eye |
| Very rare (1, 25%) | Heart of the Sea, Sniffer Egg, Totem of Undying, Trident |
| Rare (4) | Name Tag, Saddle, Music Disc, Armor Trim Template, Sponge, Echo Shard, Goat Horn, Ender Pearls, Eye of Ender, Explorer Map |
| Useful (3) | Ice, Logs, Saplings, Mob Head, Pottery Sherd, Nautilus Shell |
Prices and amounts are listed in the README.
Configuration
config/worthwhilewanderingtrader-server.toml is created on the first start with every default trade and comments for each option. The mod never rewrites it.
mode = "replace"
buySlots = 3
veryRareSlots = 1
veryRareChance = 0.25
rareSlots = 4
usefulSlots = 3
mapSearchRadius = 100
[[rare]]
price = { item = "minecraft:emerald", count = 8 }
result = { item = "minecraft:name_tag", count = 1 }
maxUses = 2
Trades can have a second price, a random item from a list, a potion, a goat horn instrument or an explorer map to any structure or structure tag. Mistakes never crash the server: invalid entries are skipped with a warning in the log.
Server-side only
The mod adds no items, blocks, entities or network messages. Install it on the server; vanilla clients and clients without the mod can join and trade. In singleplayer, install it in your own game.
Safe to remove
Traders that already picked their trades keep them, including maps. New traders get vanilla trades again.
Requirements
| Minecraft | Loaders |
|---|---|
| 1.21.1 | NeoForge 21.1.1+, Forge 52.0.0+, Fabric (1.21–1.21.1) with Fabric API |
| 1.20.1 | Forge 47.1.0+ (also runs on NeoForge 1.20.1), Fabric (1.20–1.20.1) with Fabric API |
On 1.20.1 there is no trial chambers map, and maps other than mansion and monument are marked with a red X, since 1.20.1 has no icons for them.
Compatibility
- Mods that add wandering trader trades through the usual loader event: in
replacemode they are replaced along with the vanilla trades, inaddmode they stay. - Async Locator does not cover this mod's map searches. If a map search causes a short pause, lower
mapSearchRadius. - Other mods that change how the wandering trader picks its trades may conflict.
More from the author
Source code and issues: GitHub
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Worthwhile Wandering Trader by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21
1 loader build1.20.1
3 loader builds1.20
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Worthwhile Wandering Trader versions and loaders
worthwhilewanderingtrader-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
worthwhilewanderingtrader-forge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
worthwhilewanderingtrader-fabric-1.21-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
worthwhilewanderingtrader-fabric-1.20-1.20.1-1.0.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
worthwhilewanderingtrader-forge-1.20.1-1.0.0.jar
15 Oct 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.