Villages Alive: The Woodsman

Quickstart

1. Gather the materials for the Woodsman's Lodge Marker: oak logs, diamond axes, chests, and a copper ingot.
2. Craft the marker at a crafting table:

1. Find a reasonably flat, open area with at least 35×35 blocks of clear horizontal space and 20 blocks of vertical clearance.
2. Face the direction you want the lodge's front door to open toward, then place the Woodsman's Lodge Marker block on the ground.
3. Step back — the area is cleared, leveled, and the full lodge is constructed instantly. Five seconds later, Woodsman Wade walks out onto the front walkway and begins his work cycle automatically.

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Overview

Villages Alive: The Woodsman lets you summon a fully functional lumberjack homestead with a single crafted block. Place the Woodsman's Lodge Marker and the mod builds a complete rustic hut, surrounding yard, and exterior chest storage, then spawns an industrious NPC — Woodsman Wade — who plants, grows, harvests, and deposits wood resources on his own, indefinitely.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

Placing the Marker

The Woodsman's Lodge Marker reads the direction you are facing when you place it. The lodge is built 10 blocks in front of the marker's placement position, with the front door facing toward you. Choose your facing direction carefully before placing — the entire 35×35 footprint is cleared and leveled immediately, removing everything up to 20 blocks above the ground surface.

Once the marker is consumed by the build, it disappears. If you break the marker block before the lodge finishes constructing, it drops itself so you can try again elsewhere.

Woodsman Wade

About five seconds after the lodge appears, Wade walks out onto the front walkway carrying a diamond axe. He then follows a clockwise patrol circuit around his spawn point and works through a repeating three-phase routine:

1. Plant — Wade plants a fixed sequence of oak saplings in designated spots around the yard.
2. Grow — He bone-meals each sapling until it grows into a full tree.
3. Harvest — He fells the trees, collecting all wood, approximately 5% of leaf blocks, sticks, and any apples that drop.
4. Deposit — Wade deposits his haul into the exterior chests along the lodge's outer wall.

If every exterior chest is full, Wade idles in place and resumes depositing as soon as space becomes available.

Wade's Invulnerability

Wade is completely immune to all damage — including fire, explosions, and falls. He cannot be knocked back and will never be targeted or attacked by other mobs. He simply keeps working no matter what happens around him.

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Crafting And Obtaining

Woodsman's Lodge Marker

Crafted at a crafting table using oak logs, diamond axes, chests, and a copper ingot in the pattern shown above. The recipe unlocks automatically once you have any of the required ingredients in your inventory.

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Abilities And Mechanics

• Automatic land clearing: The lodge footprint (35×35, up to 20 blocks tall) is cleared of all blocks above ground level before construction begins. The subsoil is reinforced and grass is laid to create a clean, flat base.
• Pre-stocked chests: The lodge spawns with filled interior chests, including diamond axes, so it is immediately useful as a base of operations.
• Exterior chest storage: Wade deposits harvested wood, sticks, apples, and occasional leaves into chests placed along the outside of the hut — accessible to you at any time.
• Fully automated tree farm: Wade's plant → grow → harvest loop runs on its own with no player input required after placement.
• Persistent NPC: Wade will not despawn. He remains active and working as long as the world is loaded.

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Progression And Strategy

• Early game boost: If you can gather two diamond axes, two chests, four oak logs, and one copper ingot, you gain a permanent automated source of oak wood, sticks, and apples with zero ongoing effort.
• Chest management: Wade stops depositing when exterior chests are full. Empty the chests regularly to keep the wood supply flowing.
• Site selection: Because the marker clears a large area, pick a location away from structures or terrain you want to preserve. The lodge builds outward in the direction you face, so position yourself accordingly.
• Multiple lodges: Nothing stops you from crafting and placing additional markers in different locations to run several Wade-operated tree farms simultaneously.