"I amar prestar aen… The world is changed. Han mathon ne nen… I feel it in the water. Han mathon ne chae… I feel it in the Earth. A han noston ned `wilith. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost. For none now live who remember it." Galadriel

Now the development is in alpha... almost everyday I have do anything, new stuff...

The Lord of the Rings Mod is a huge expansion for Minecraft that adds the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth into the game, including content from his legendarium, The Lord of the Rings, and from other related tales such as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.

This version is a work-in-progress port to 1.21.1 from the 1.16.5 and 1.7.10 of the great modder Mevans (Original owner and creator of the mod), which is one of the most extensive mods ever created, beloved by Tolkien fans and Minecrafters alike. As Tolkiens fans I promise to take this Mod to the new era of Minecraft... in few months we are going to go to the 26.2 and 26.3 versions too.

The main features in the mod so far are:

• A new Middle-earth dimension
• Over 100 new biomes, sub-biomes, and biome variants, each with their own unique structures and resources
• Biomes are generated in accordance with Tolkien's map of Middle-earth
• The mysterious, unexplored lands of Rhûn and Harad
• The ancient Pits of Utumno, a terrifying dungeon dimension full of Morgoth's evil creatures
• People and races from the Lord of the Rings world
• An alignment system where your actions can improve or harm your reputation with many independent factions
• New gameplay elements dependent on the player's alignment: unit hiring, and an expanded achievement system
• over a thousand new blocks and items, including faction block sets
• many new trees, flowers, and custom-modelled fallen leaves
• a night skybox, more pleasant rain, and the northern lights of Forodwaith
• custom crafting and smelting stations
• vertical slabs, wood slabs/stairs/branches, and multiblock gates
• an expanded melee combat system, featuring weapon types with different speed and reach
• a fun drinks-brewing system
• map waypoints and fast travel
• Trading reworked
• Randomly generated Mini-Quests, and the Red Book to record them
• A system of modifiers for customising and upgrading your weapons, tools, and armour
• Seamless multiplayer integration in all areas of the mod

Planned Features

Gameplay Features and new mechanics

1. New combat mechanics adapted to 1.21.1 and specially 26.2
2. Elytra substitutes lore friendly as special animals and birds.
3. Totem substitute lore friendly (maybe a ring of power)
4. Shulker boxes lore friendly substitute
5. Ring forging
6. Major quest system
7. Portals to the First/Second Ages (Valinor, Beleriand, Numenor and First/Second Age Middle Earth)
8. Music, possibly different music depending on the biome, or music discs with the LOTR soundtrack
9. Small armies of enemy factions headhunting the player
10. Seasons
11. Slave rebellions from the Slaves of Nurn
12. More troop commanding abilities for the Table of Command (nothing specific known yet)

Factions

1. Lossoth (added in 1.16.5)
2. Woodmen of Mirkwood (including Beornings)
3. Dwarves of the Red Mountains (the 4 houses)
4. Drúedain
5. Wainriders/Balchoth
6. Eastern Avari Elves, incl. those in Eryn Caran and on Tol Rhúnaer
7. Variags of Khand
8. Limwaith
9. Lake-town/Esgaroth (sub-factions)

Mobs

1. New pacific and neutral animals…
2. Canon characters (i.e. Frodo Baggins, Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Galadriel, Elrond, Saruman, Sauron, The Balrog Durin’s Bane, Shelob, Nazgul, etc.)
3. Cave trolls
4. Dragons (note that Smaug is dead by the time the mod takes place and will not be added)
5. Great eagles, fellbeasts, crebain, as substitute of elytras
6. Mûmakil (a.k.a. Oliphaunts)
7. Vampire bats
8. Wildlife in the waters
9. Much more animals in agreement with lore
10. Explicitly announced animals: Jaguars, Hippos, Large Apes, and Monkeys

Structures

1. Cities: major structures (i.e. Minas Tirith, Helm's Deep, etc.)
2. Villages for other factions

Blocks/Items

1. New woods
2. Rings of Power
3. Carriages/Chariots
4. LOTR fitting paintings (with input from the user community, similar to lore texts) - note that the Emmaitar mod is a partial implementation of this, in a user-customisable way
5. Middle-earth replacement for Redstone wiring, possibly copper and silver…
6. Ships
7. Siege weapons

Regions/Biomes/Environment

1. The regions are going to be added as major regions, first Eriador, Rhovanion with Gondor and Mordor, Rhun and Harad
2. Mordor rework
3. Much more plant life in agreement with lore

Requirements & Technical Stuff

The current version - Lotrmod-0.1 for 1.21.1

Credits to Mevan's projects: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-lord-of-the-rings-mod-legacy

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/the-lord-of-the-rings-mod-renewed