Tags:

Utility Other Food Tweak

Author:

OsminogrTrue

Side:

Both

Created:

Nov 8th 2025 at 11:46 AM

Last modified:

Nov 15th 2025 at 11:27 AM

Downloads:

253

Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.21.5, outdated):
BaseProtectorBlock.zip  1-click install

Castle Heart is a territory protection mod that adds a magical base defense system to your world. Build a Castle Heart block to protect your territory from hostile actions - it will consume food to maintain an active protection field around your base.

## Key Features

### Base Protection System
- **Territory Protection**: The Castle Heart creates a protective field in a configurable radius around itself
- **Food-Powered Defense**: The heart consumes food resources to maintain protection
- **Multiple States**:
- **Active** - Full protection when owners/group members are online
- **Offline** - Reduced protection when all owners are offline
- **Under Attack** - Increased consumption (10x) when protection is triggered
- **Inactive** - No protection when food reserves are depleted

### Smart Resource Management
- **Adjacent Storage**: The Castle Heart automatically draws food from chests placed directly next to it
- **Power Transmitters**: Extend your food storage network using Power Transmitter blocks that connect to room inventories
- **Food Pool**: Internal buffer stores food for continuous protection
- **Automatic Refilling**: The heart periodically scans connected storage and refills its reserves

### Group Ownership
- **Player Groups**: Link your Castle Heart to player groups for shared base protection
- **Group Management**: Easy GUI interface for selecting and managing linked groups
- **Multi-Player Bases**: Perfect for clan bases and cooperative play

### User Interface
- **Informative GUI**:
- Current protection state
- Food pool levels with progress bar
- Estimated time remaining
- Attack status and consumption rate
- Owner and group information
- Protection radius display
- **Real-time Updates**: GUI automatically refreshes to show current status

### Advanced Features
- **Configurable Settings**:
- Adjustable protection radius
- Customizable consumption rates
- Configurable scan intervals
- Attack consumption multiplier
- **Consumption Multipliers**: Different block tiers can have different consumption rates
- **Extensible Design**: Power Transmitters allow complex base layouts

## How It Works

1. **Place the Castle Heart** at the center of your base
2. **Add Food Storage**: Place chests adjacent to the Castle Heart and fill them with food
3. **Activate Protection**: The heart will automatically start drawing food and protecting your territory
4. **Optional**: Set up Power Transmitters to connect distant storage rooms
5. **Optional**: Link to a player group for shared base management

## Protection Mechanics

- **Online Protection**: Normal consumption rate when owners/group members are online
- **Offline Protection**: Same consumption rate continues even when offline
- **Under Attack**: Consumption increases 10x when protection is actively blocking hostile actions
- **No Food = No Protection**: Protection fails when food reserves are exhausted

## Perfect For

- Solo players who want to protect their builds
- Clans and groups managing shared territories
- PvP servers with base raiding mechanics
- RP servers with kingdom/faction systems
- Any survival gameplay where base protection is important

## Compatibility

Works with any food items and storage blocks that implement the standard inventory interface.

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**Protect your realm. Feed your heart. Defend your castle.**