The Merchants Guild (New Traders & NPCs)
ModAdds new traders and NPCs that sell powerful new items.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.1
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.8 years−26 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.8 years ago (19 Jan 2024) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
1 point lost14 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.15 of the 107 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%) See the 15 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. Not counted for projects only on CurseForge.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.299,760 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.0 years, 5 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
26 of the 61 points that apply = 43 out of 100.
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About
The Merchants Guild adds new trader NPCs who sell powerful items, giving players encounters to seek out for distinctive gear. Its traders include the Bygone Miner, who sells the Ancient Pickaxe; the Twins, who sell the Phantom Ring; the Shunned, who sells the Scythe; the Wall, who sells the Evoker Staff; the Elder, who sells the End Bow; and the Imp, who sells the Pendant. These NPCs are found in specific locations: the Twins in Dark Forest, the Shunned in Deep Dark, the Wall in Plains, the Elder in End Midlands, and the Imp in Nether Wastes or Soul Sand Valley. The mod also describes the Seeker's mechanics and crafting recipe, along with spells for the Evoker Staff.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 17 items, 6 mobs, 7 recipes, 4 sounds and 1 key binding.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- MinoBanana
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 300K
- Created
- 8 Nov 2023
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of its one file, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found64 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found4 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file252 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 1 a month now, 6 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
134 modpacks include The Merchants Guild (New Traders & NPCs) in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Medieval MC [FORGE] - MMC41.2M downloadslast version with it 12 Dec 2023
PERFECTION 189K downloadslast version with it 24 Jul 2025
GCZ's Horror Pack23K downloadslast version with it 5 Feb 2024
Arcania Origins15K downloadslast version with it 16 Feb 2024
Minecraft - Fantasy Alive15K downloadslast version with it 23 Aug 2024
Midnight Apocalypse [FORGE]8.4K downloadslast version with it 12 Aug 2024
Create And Bits II - Fly Higher7.4K downloadslast version with it 21 Mar 2024
Realm of Immortuae7.3K downloadslast version with it 20 Feb 2024
Fearful6.1K downloadslast version with it 2 Jan 2024
Forge of Eternity4.5K downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2025Often in the same modpacks
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AttributeFixAModin 57% of the modpacks with The Merchants Guild (New Traders & NPCs)Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.