Villages Alive Highrise

Quickstart

1. Gather Smooth Stone, Polished Diorite, and a Grass Block, then craft the Highrise Generator at a crafting table:

1. Face the direction you want the highrise's front entrance to face — the building will rise 10 blocks in front of you.
2. Make sure a 29×29×30 area in that direction is clear (or be prepared for existing terrain to be cleared).
3. Place the Highrise Generator block. Construction begins instantly.
4. Watch for the chat message confirming the highrise has been generated. Within about 10 seconds, villagers start moving in, followed shortly by workstations appearing outside the entrance.

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Overview

Villages Alive Highrise lets you summon a fully furnished, villager-ready tower city in seconds. One placed block triggers an automated sequence that builds a towering structure, populates it with villagers, and lays out a complete set of job site workstations — turning any flat-ish patch of land into a living, breathing village hub.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

Placing the Generator

Stand facing the spot where you want the highrise entrance. Place the Highrise Generator on the ground — the front door will face toward you, and the tower will rise 10 blocks ahead of your position. The mod clears a 29×29×30 footprint automatically before building.

Construction Sequence

Once placed, the sequence unfolds automatically:

1. Instant: The highrise is built — clearing the area and erecting the full structure.
2. ~10 seconds later: 13 villagers begin spawning, one at a time, every 3 seconds, starting from the lowest room and working upward.
3. ~5 seconds after the last villager: Two rows of 13 workstations each are placed in front of the entrance.

You do not need to do anything during this process — just wait and watch.

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Abilities And Mechanics

The Highrise Structure

• Central Spire: A 7×7 polished-tuff column rising 100 blocks tall.
• Side Rooms: 7×7×7 rooms built off all four sides of the spire at each floor level. Each room features:
  • Birch plank floors
  • Mangrove plank back walls
  • Jungle plank ceilings
  • Pale Oak log corner columns
  • Paired glass windows
  • Hanging lanterns
  • A bed for villager claiming
• Open Core & Walkway Rings: The interior of the spire is a recessed 5×5 open shaft with 1-block-wide polished-tuff walkway rings encircling it on each floor.
• Spiral Staircase: A fixed spiral staircase wraps a central stone-brick column, letting you walk up through the floors. Note that climbing above the highest room's floor level requires you to build your own solution (ladders, scaffolding, etc.).
• Iron Roof: A solid 7×7 iron block cap tops the spire, centered on two gold blocks with an upward-facing lightning rod.
• Entrance Lantern Posts: Mangrove fence posts with hanging lanterns flank the front doorway.

Villager Population

Exactly 13 adult villagers (non-nitwit, unemployed) spawn one at a time in the center of the first 13 rooms (lowest floors first), 3 seconds apart. They will pathfind to and claim the beds already placed in each room.

Workstation Rows

Two identical rows of 13 workstations are placed in front of the entrance, facing the building:

Row 1 is placed 6 blocks from the door; Row 2 is placed 4 blocks from the door. Stations are spaced one empty block apart. Villagers will naturally exit the building and claim workstations, giving them professions and enabling trading.

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Crafting And Obtaining

The only craftable item in this mod is the Highrise Generator, found in the Construction category of the inventory.

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Progression And Strategy

• Choose your site carefully. The mod clears a 29×29×30 area automatically — place the generator somewhere you won't mind losing existing terrain or structures.
• Give it time. The full population + workstation sequence takes roughly 45–50 seconds to complete after the build. Don't interrupt or leave the area too soon.
• Claim professions quickly. Villagers spawn unemployed. Once workstations appear, they will pathfind and claim jobs on their own — you can influence which villager gets which job by blocking or re-placing workstations.
• Trade immediately. Once villagers have claimed workstations and beds, the highrise functions as a complete village. You have access to all 13 standard professions in one location.
• Reaching upper floors. The spiral staircase covers all room floors, but the top of the spire is inaccessible without player-built solutions. Bring ladders, scaffolding, or use Ender Pearls to explore the full 100-block height.
• Lighting and protection. The lightning rod on the roof helps protect the iron-and-gold rooftop during storms. Consider adding walls or lighting around the workstation area to protect villagers from hostile mobs at night.