Middle-Earth Additions: Factions
by Trep
Middle-Earth Additions: Factions tracks which faction each player belongs to and shows it through a panel, chat formatting and placeholders.
What it does
Players are assigned to factions such as Gondor when they join, and the mod detects those joins automatically and stores each affiliation in JSON files inside the world save directory. The data persists across restarts, and the mod works out of the box with the Middle-Earth mod installed, so no setup is strictly needed to start tracking factions.
Faction information can be shown in chat prefixes, scoreboards and other interface elements through PlaceholderAPI, which exposes several placeholder formats for different uses. Installing PlaceholderAPI adds that integration, and the mod also works with StyledChat and LuckPerms. Without PlaceholderAPI present, the mod keeps functioning on its own.
Middle-Earth Additions: Factions is published for Fabric only, across 1.21.1 and 1.21.8 as its two release versions. Either side can run it, and neither the server nor the client needs it, so it stays optional on both. The code is under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Automatic faction detection
Joins by players to factions of the Middle-Earth mod are picked up in real time, without manual registration.
Faction panel
A compact panel shows the current faction icon and up to five title nodes for the player's rank.
Good and evil variants
The panel adapts to the disposition of the faction, changing button icons and rank names from Soldier up to Lord.
Multiple placeholders
Several placeholder formats are offered, so each chat prefix or interface element can pull the faction value it needs.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who run the Middle-Earth mod on Fabric and want faction data shown in chat, the interface or other mods.
How it compares
Easy Factions is a Fabric mod for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved, and it is a client and server mod. MiguelFaction is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License, also a client and server mod. Seven Stars API targets 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and is likewise a client and server mod under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle-Earth Additions: Factions | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-02 |
| Easy Factions | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-21 |
| MiguelFaction | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-09 |
| Seven Stars API | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Middle-Earth Additions: Factions need the Middle-Earth mod?
Is PlaceholderAPI required?
Where is faction data stored?
In the catalog
Middle-Earth Additions: Factions is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Middle-Earth Additions: Factions is a powerful addon for the Middle-Earth mod that automatically tracks player faction affiliations and provides seamless integration with PlaceholderAPI-compatible mods. Perfect for servers wanting to display faction information in chat, prefixes, and other UI elements. Result…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/middle-earth-additions-factions
- Owner
- Trep
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15