VillageCraft 3 Essentials
VillageCraft 3 Essentials adds a currency system to NeoForge 1.21.1, with custom ores, coins and an ATM block for exchanging currencies.
What it does
Custom ores can be used as a currency and copies of familiar gems such as diamonds, along with other currency items, serve as the medium of exchange. Players can convert one currency into another through an ATM block, and the exchange rates it applies are randomized.
The mod was built for a private SMP and is described by its author as part of the VillageCraft 3 Modpack, which pairs it with the VillageCraft 3 Server. Each release is labeled pre-v and marked Beta, so updates in the same line may change how currency features behave. The code is open source under the MIT License, and Timeship Modding is credited as the author team.
Installation needs only NeoForge. Client and server both need the mod, since currency transactions happen on the server and the client shows the ATM interface. The latest file, 1.21.1pre-v1.0.5, is a beta build for 1.21.1 released on 2026-09-05, and the project was first published on 2025-12-30.
Key features
Custom currency ores
Ores are mined as a currency source, so exchange value is tied to in-world resources.
ATM currency exchange
An ATM block converts one currency into another, with rates that change at random.
Currency conversion
Currency tools and items can be traded for other currencies such as ruby or diamond-based values.
Beta release line
Builds are labeled pre-v and marked Beta, so the features may still change between updates.
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.
Optional 19
Use cases
Private SMP economies
Small groups on a private server can run a shared economy built on mined currency and the ATM.
Modpack integration
The mod fits as a component of the VillageCraft 3 Modpack and the VillageCraft 3 Server setup.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want a currency and exchange system on a private NeoForge 1.21.1 server, especially one running the VillageCraft 3 setup.
Questions
Does VillageCraft 3 Essentials need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does VillageCraft 3 Essentials use?
Are the currency features stable?
In the catalog
VillageCraft 3 Essentials is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 917 Economy mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
VillageCraft 3 Essentials is a mod build for the VillageCraft 3 Modpack which is used on the VillageCraft 3 Server, a private SMP. This mod adds custom ores to use as currency, which are copies of diamonds in every way. The other feature added is the ATM, a block which allows you to exchange currencies with…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villagecraft-3-essentials
- Owner
- Timeship Modding
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15