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Minecraft: Java Edition
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Licensed LGPL-3.0-only
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Updated 3 weeks ago
⛏️ Miner's Market - Competitive Mining Challenge
A competitive mining mod for Minecraft
Compete to strike it rich — mine ores, sell to the merchant, and be the first to earn 10,000 gold! The first player to reach the goal wins!
✨ Features
🏪 Market at Spawn
- Auto-Generated Market: A market structure spawns automatically at the world spawn point
- NPC Merchant: A merchant NPC stands ready to buy your ores and ingots
- Starter Equipment: Each player receives a powerful Miner's Pickaxe and supplies from a chest
⛏️ Miner's Pickaxe
- Fortune III: Built-in Fortune III enchantment for maximum ore drops
- High Durability: 4096 durability — lasts through long mining sessions
- Fast Mining: Mining speed of 12.0 — faster than diamond tools
💰 Ore Trading
Sell your mined items to the merchant for gold:
| Item | Price | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 1 | Raw Copper | 1 |
| Copper Ingot | 2 | Lapis Lazuli | 3 |
| Raw Iron | 5 | Iron Ingot | 10 |
| Raw Gold | 7 | Gold Ingot | 15 |
| Redstone | 5 | Diamond | 30 |
| Emerald | 10 | Amethyst Shard | 10 |
| Netherite Ingot | 100 |
📈 Price Events
- Dynamic Pricing: Every 10 minutes, a random price event occurs — ore prices go up or down!
- Timed Events: Each event lasts 3–5 minutes, keeping the game exciting
- HUD Indicator: Active price events are shown on your HUD with the current multiplier
- Title Announcements: Price changes are announced with on-screen titles so you never miss them
- Strategy Element: Decide whether to sell now or wait for better prices
📊 Real-Time HUD
- Earnings Display: Track your current gold with a coin icon
- Play Time: See your elapsed time in MM:SS format
- Rankings: View finished players and their times
- Floating Notifications: Sale amounts pop up when you sell items
- Market Direction Marker: Always know which way to the market
- Price Event Status: See when a price event is active and the current price multiplier
🎮 Game Flow
- Game Start Block: Press to begin a 5-second countdown, then the race starts
- Game Reset Block: Double-click within 5 seconds to reset the game
- Night Vision: All players receive permanent night vision for mining
- Victory Notifications: Announcements when players reach the goal
📖 How to Play
- Create a New World: Start a new world with the mod installed
- Find the Market: A market structure is generated at the spawn point
- Grab Your Gear: Take a Miner's Pickaxe and bread from the chest
- Start the Game: Press the Game Start block to begin the countdown
- Mine Ores: Head underground and mine as many ores as you can
- Sell to Merchant: Return to the market and right-click the merchant while holding items
- Reach 10,000 Gold: The first player to earn 10,000 gold wins!
🛠️ Technical Details
Multi-Loader Support
This mod is built with Architectury and supports multiple mod loaders!
- 1.21.1–1.21.9: Fabric and NeoForge
- 1.20.1: Fabric and Forge
- Download the correct version for your mod loader
- Shared codebase ensures consistent experience across loaders
Requirements
Minecraft 1.21.9
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.134.1+1.21.9, OR NeoForge 21.9.16-beta+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 18.0.3+
Minecraft 1.21.8
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.136.0+1.21.8, OR NeoForge 21.8.52+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 17.0.8+
Minecraft 1.21.7
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.129.0+1.21.7, OR NeoForge 21.7.25-beta+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 17.0.8+
Minecraft 1.21.6
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.128.2+1.21.6, OR NeoForge 21.6.20-beta+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 17.0.6+
Minecraft 1.21.5
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.126.0+1.21.5, OR NeoForge 21.5.96+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 16.1.4+
Minecraft 1.21.4
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.18.4+ with Fabric API 0.119.3+1.21.4, OR NeoForge 21.4.156+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 15.0.3+
Minecraft 1.21.3
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.16.10+ with Fabric API 0.107.3+1.21.3, OR NeoForge 21.3.95+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 14.0.4+
Minecraft 1.21.1
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.17.3+ with Fabric API 0.116.7+1.21.1, OR NeoForge 21.1.209+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 13.0.8+
Minecraft 1.20.1
- Mod Loader: Fabric Loader 0.16.10+ with Fabric API 0.92.2+1.20.1, OR Forge 47.3.0+
- Dependencies: Architectury API 9.2.14+
Compatibility
- Works alongside other mods
- Compatible with performance mods (Sodium, Starlight, etc.)
- Designed for multiplayer but also works in singleplayer
🐛 Bug Reports & Suggestions
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Report it on our GitHub Issues page!
📷 Screenshots
Check out the Gallery above for screenshots showcasing:
- The market structure at spawn
- NPC merchant trading
- HUD overlay with earnings and rankings
- Miner's Pickaxe in action
🤝 Credits
- Built with Architectury
📜 License & Permissions
License: LGPL-3.0 - Copyright (C) 2025 Soichiro Kashima
Source Code: Available on GitHub
Freedom to Use: ✅ Free to use, modify, and redistribute under LGPL-3.0 terms
Modpack Inclusion: ✅ Allowed - You may include this mod in modpacks
Redistribution: ✅ Allowed - You may redistribute this mod (must remain LGPL-3.0)
🔗 Links
- GitHub Repository: https://github.com/ksoichiro/MinersMarket
- CurseForge: [Link to CurseForge page]
Developed for Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.1–1.21.9
Race to riches! ⛏️