Barter Inflation
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. File opened and checked on 22 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Piglins gradually demand more gold as players trade with them, creating a dynamic nether economy that resets on full moons.
⬇ Download on ModrinthBarter Inflation
This datapack introduces an event-driven economy system to piglin bartering in the Nether. Every successful barter transaction logged in the world increases a global inflation counter. As inflation rises, piglins become pickier, they occasionally reject gold ingots entirely, snorting dismissively and keeping the gold without giving anything back.
Inflation Levels
- Low inflation (0-20 trades): Bartering works normally
- Medium inflation (21-50): 15% chance of rejection
- High inflation (51-100): 35% rejection chance, piglins may demand multiple ingots before accepting
Economy Reset
When a full moon rises in the Overworld, the economy resets and inflation drops to zero, and piglins become generous traders again. A subtle particle effect appears around piglins during high inflation periods to warn players.
Technical Details
The pack tracks all statistics using scoreboards and runs checks only when barter events occur, keeping performance impact minimal. No commands are required for players -- everything operates automatically through entity detection and game event triggers.
Server operators can check current inflation levels with:
/scoreboard players get #inflation barter.economy
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as barter-inflation.zip
- Download size: 2 KB
- Download link checked 30 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.