Villages Alive Guard Tower

Quickstart

1. Craft a Guard Tower Plot block at a crafting table:

1. Find a reasonably flat, open area and face the direction you want the tower's entrance to look.
2. Place the Guard Tower Plot block on the ground. The compound instantly builds itself 10 blocks in front of you.
3. Wait about 5 seconds — Bowman Bart spawns just outside the tower door, ready to patrol and defend.

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Overview

Villages Alive Guard Tower lets you instantly erect a fully functional guard compound anywhere in your world. One placed block triggers an automated construction sequence that clears the land, builds a walled perimeter, raises a three-story watchtower, and posts a named crossbow guard to protect the area — all without any commands or Creative mode required.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

Placing the Tower

Face the direction you want the front entrance to face, then place the Guard Tower Plot block. The mod reads your facing direction at the moment of placement. The compound generates centered 10 blocks ahead of that spot, so make sure there is enough open space.

What Gets Built

• A 17×17 area is cleared up to 32 blocks high and flattened to grass.
• A 16×16 oak-fence perimeter is erected around the compound with a centered opening on the front face and exterior torch lighting.
• A 9×9 three-story watchtower rises in the center: stone base, wooden upper levels, lantern-lit walkable floors on each story, and a doorway aligned with the surrounding foundation.
• A climbable ladder column runs up the interior, attached to the central log nearest the front door, giving access to every floor.

The Guard Arrives

Five seconds after the build completes, Bowman Bart spawns just outside the front door. He is persistent — he will not despawn naturally — and patrols a 64-block radius around his tower.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Bowman Bart

• Health: 40 HP
• Gear: Crossbow, torch, and a full set of enchanted leather armor (Protection IV, Unbreaking III, Mending, Thorns III on all pieces, plus bonus enchants on each slot such as Feather Falling on boots and Respiration on helmet)
• Attack range: 32 blocks; fires flaming crossbow bolts that burn targets on hit
• Targets: Monsters and undead within 64 blocks (line of sight required)
• Respawn: If Bart is killed, he automatically respawns at his tower after 30 seconds. There will never be duplicate permanent Barts at the same tower.

Bowman Bob & Bowman Bufford

When Bart engages hostiles he calls in two temporary helpers — Bowman Bob and Bowman Bufford — who spawn beside him and join the fight. They are removed automatically once the threat is dealt with, so Bart can resume solo patrol. Helpers are summoned once per threat encounter.

Friendly Fire Prevention

All guards from this mod (Bart, Bob, and Bufford) share an allied relationship. They cannot damage each other — attacks between them deal no damage and guards will never target one another.

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Crafting And Obtaining

The Guard Tower Plot block is crafted at a crafting table. It drops itself when mined (fastest with an axe) so you can recover and reuse it if you place it in the wrong spot before the build triggers — though once the block is placed and the tower starts building, the structure itself is permanent.

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Progression And Strategy

• Early placement matters: The tower clears everything in a 17×17 column up to 32 blocks high and removes non-player entities in the area. Choose your spot carefully to avoid destroying builds or displacing useful mobs.
• Face the right way: The entrance, Bart's spawn point, and the ladder orientation all depend on the direction you are facing when you place the block. Take a moment to orient yourself before placing.
• Multiple towers: You can build as many towers as you like. Each tower gets its own independent Bowman Bart, and all guards across all towers are allied — they will cooperate if their patrol radii overlap.
• Protecting villages: Placing a tower near a village gives you a persistent armed guard with a 64-block patrol radius, automatic reinforcements on combat, and a guaranteed respawn if he falls — making it a reliable way to keep settlements safe through hostile nights.