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Kaupen's Ancient Trades

by Kaupenjoe

Kaupen's Ancient Trades adds a Wandering Trader that sells items for Ancient Coins, a currency found by digging suspicious sand.

FabricNeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.21.1

What it does

Before Emeralds were used as currency, a coin of unknown denomination circulated widely across the lost empires. Ancient Coins are the mod's version of that currency. Players find them by digging suspicious sand, and rare whole coins are harder to come by than the fragments found in the same places. Some players also find far more valuable Emeralds this way.

The mod adds multiple Wandering Trader trades that are paid for in Ancient Coins. Prices are steep, and the trader rarely stocks the Ancient Coin trades at all.

Ancient Trades needs Fabric API on Fabric. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, for 1.21.1, under the MIT License, and the mod is not open source. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional.

Key features

  1. Ancient Coins

    A currency found by digging suspicious sand, with whole coins rarer than fragments.

  2. Wandering Trader trades

    Several new trades are added to the Wandering Trader, paid for in Ancient Coins.

  3. Over-cap enchanted books

    Some trades offer enchantments above the normal level cap, such as Protection IV and Looting VI.

  4. Desert ruins

    Suspicious sand is found in desert pyramids, which is where most coins come from.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0.1-1.21.11.0.0-1.21.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Optional 2

Cloth Config APIConfiguration Library for Minecraft Mods
Optional
Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Wandering Trades is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.4, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and not open source. Ancient City Maps covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 1.21.11, released under the MIT License and open source, and it does not change the Wandering Trader. Kaupen's Ancient Trades is for 1.21.1 only, on both loaders, and adds trades rather than maps.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Kaupen's Ancient TradesFabric and NeoForge1.21.1Client and server2024-10-27
Wandering TradesNeoForge1.21.4Client and server2025-03-30
Ancient City MapsFabric and NeoForge1.21 – 1.21.11Client and server2025-12-25

Questions

Does Ancient Trades need Fabric API?

Yes, on Fabric. Fabric API must be installed next to the mod. On NeoForge no extra library is listed.

Does the server need the mod?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which game version does it support?

Only 1.21.1. Both the Fabric and NeoForge files are built for that version.

In the catalog

Kaupen's Ancient Trades is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Economy mods2,072Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Lore: Long, long ago before Emeralds were used as a currency, an unknown denomination of coin was widespread throughout the now lost empires! These coins can be dug up and still found. Some find them far more valuable than Emeralds too! If you encounter a Wandering Trader, they might offer you magic, you cannot…
Kaupenjoe, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Kaupenjoe
Published
2024-10-16
Updated on Modrinth
2024-10-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureEconomyEquipment
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