RTS Map Command Recruits
RTS Map Command Recruits lets players give Total War-style orders to Recruits armies on the world map, using the Villager Recruits mod as its base.
What it does
Recruit groups are controlled through the map. Each group is shown as a single tactical icon, and a player can issue click-to-move orders along queued waypoints, set attack or strategic-fire orders, adjust stance and fire controls, and use formation hotkeys. A movement arrow traces the group's current position through its queued waypoints, so a route can be read at a glance.
Members of a group that end up far apart are split into separate controllable sub-groups, and each sub-group keeps its own icon. Icons follow the group's configured image and icon setup, use relation outline colors, and scale with the map zoom. Orders are checked on the server before they take effect, so the server stays authoritative over what the recruits do.
The addon requires Villager Recruits, which provides the recruit armies it commands. The mod is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its files are released under All rights reserved and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Map-based group orders
Click-to-move waypoints, attack orders and strategic-fire commands are issued from the world map.
Formation and stance controls
Formation hotkeys, stance settings and fire controls shape how a recruit group moves and fights.
Single icon per group
A full recruit group appears as one tactical icon on the map, with its route shown as a movement arrow.
Automatic group splitting
Members far apart are shown as separate controllable sub-groups, each with its own icon.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run Villager Recruits armies and want to direct them from the world map, and server owners who want map-level control of recruit forces on a shared server.
How it compares
Recruits Upgrades is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.20.1, so it extends the recruit side rather than the map. Journey Recruits is open source under the MIT License, client-side only and published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, so only the client needs it. Recruits-Extras is also under the MIT License and runs on client and server, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, but it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTS Map Command Recruits | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-20 |
| Recruits Upgrades | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Journey Recruits | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
| Recruits-Extras | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-22 |
Questions
Does RTS Map Command Recruits require Villager Recruits?
Does the server need RTS Map Command Recruits installed?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
RTS Map Command Recruits is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
RTS Map Command Recruits is an addon for the Recruits mod that gives you Total War-style map control over recruit armies: one map icon can represent a full group, with click-to-move, waypoints, formation control, combat commands, and strategic fire control.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rts-map-command-recruits
- Owner
- Knightmare_Broke
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15