Hearth & Hoard
by cryo5512
Hearth & Hoard adds an economy layer to Forge 1.20.1 servers, with auction houses, bank vaults, mailboxes and NPC merchants inspired by World of Warcraft.
What it does
Players can list items on a global Auction House that works across dimensions, set listing durations and pay listing fees, then search and sort the results. Bank Vaults are personal storage that can be upgraded, with more rows added for a payment. Mailboxes let players send items and currency as letters to offline players, and admins can send server-wide mail. Delivery times are configurable, so a letter arrives only after the postman has made the trip.
Server owners can build merchants that stock buyback tabs, repair items and offer trades defined through JSON presets. Dialogue trees with multiple choices can be built in-game for NPCs. Players trade with each other through a secure interface where items and currency are exchanged, and a shift-click sends a trade request. The author describes the mod as one that bundles these quality-of-life features into a single install for modpack makers and server admins, who can disable any single feature.
Hearth & Hoard is open source under the MIT License. It is published for Forge only, with a single game version, 1.20.1, and the server and every player need it, because it is client and server. Files for 1.0.0 were published on 2026-07-30.
Key features
Global Auction House
A cross-dimensional auction board where listings have set durations, fees and a searchable, sortable list.
Upgradeable bank vaults
Personal vaults that store items and money, with extra rows available for a payment.
Mailboxes and letters
Items and currency can be sent to offline players, with delivery times that can be configured.
Dynamic vendors
Merchants that offer buyback, repairs and custom trades, all set up through JSON presets.
Secure player trading
A trade interface where items and currency change hands safely, opened by a shift-click request.
Dialogue trees
Interactive NPC conversations with multiple choices, built directly in-game.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Chat & Mail covers Forge 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, is client and server, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. smart_port is Forge too, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.5, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. AdvancedEco is Forge for 1.20.1 only, with the client required and the server optional, and is also not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearth & Hoard | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Chat & Mail | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-10 |
| smart_port | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
| AdvancedEco | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client required, server optional | 2025-12-27 |
Questions
Does Hearth & Hoard need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Hearth & Hoard support?
Can server admins turn off individual features?
In the catalog
Hearth & Hoard is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Tired of installing a dozen different, incompatible mods or buggy server plugins to run your multiplayer RPG server? Hearth & Hoard is a highly optimized, fully configurable Forge mod that brings World of Warcraft-inspired economy, NPCs, and quality-of-life features straight into Minecraft. Whether you are a Modpack…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hearth-hoard
- Owner
- cryo5512
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15