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'''Alignment''' is a core feature of the Mod, a system by which you gain or lose standing among the different [[factions]] of Middle-earth.

Various actions performed in Middle-earth will raise or lower your player's alignment with various factions, and this will influence the things you are able to do in the Mod - such as interaction with NPCs, access to {{CT|C|faction-specific crafting tables}}, ability to [[Trading|trade]] and [[Unit Hiring|hire units]], making enemies flee from your presence, and eventually the availability of quests. In addition, alignment allows you to [[Pledging|pledge service]] to a certain [[faction]], allowing for you to [[Conquest|conquer certain areas]] for your [[faction]] and its allies.

==The Alignment Meter==

The alignment meter shows the selected [[faction]] and your current rank for it - "stranger" in the beginning. Use the arrow keys <left> and <right> to display another faction. <Up> and <down> cycles through different groups - Westlands, Rhûn, Harad. The gold ring indicates, how far you made it to the next rank - in the example a bit over halfway from "Esquire" (+500.0) to "Captain" (+1000.0). After you earned or lost alignment, the exact number will be displayed for a short time (see third bar below).

[[File:Alignment Bar 1.png|centre|The alignment bar for Rohan, when outside the area of influence.]]

If you are far from a faction's location, then your alignment bar will look much like the one above. However, if you enter a region of Middle-earth where a faction is active, then your alignment bar will show arrows on the left and the right, like the one below: 

[[File:Alignment Bar 2.png|centre|The alignment bar for Rohan, when inside the area of full influence.]]

If you see these arrows, it means this alignment meter is "active", meaning that you're in that faction's [[Area of Influence]], and that killing NPCs will have an effect on your alignment. The arrows will become less visible (see the bar below) as you move further away from the centre, and will disappear entirely when you are completely outside.

If you decide to [[Pledging|pledge]] to the displayed faction, the gold ring will be replaced by a red seal. Note that in the example, it moved slightly up in the next bar, as the player earned a bit of alignment (793.5 -> 794.1):

[[File:Alignment Bar 3.gif|centre|The alignment bar for Rohan, when inside the area of reduced influence. Shows also the number shortly after killing an enemy and the seal for being pledged.]]

This means that killing [[Gundabad Orc]]s in the [[Lone-lands]] for example won't affect the player's alignment with the {{faction|Rohan}}, ''unless'' there are [[Rohirrim]] nearby. This commonly happens with hired armies, or using [[Spawner#Spawn Egg|spawn eggs]] for example. The alignment meter then displays round bullets instead of arrows beside it (see below), in which case kills count half as much as in the full alignment area.

[[File:Alignment Bar 4.png|centre|The alignment bar for Rohan, when outside the area of influence but Rohirrim nearby.]]

==Individual Faction Details==
If you head over to the [[menu|Middle-earth menu]] (default "L", or "M" in [[renewed]]), and click on the "Factions" button, or type "F", you'll come to a number of screens that display a lot of information: General details, ranks, friends and enemies, and the area of influence.

For more detail how to use it, refer to the page about the [[menu]].  

==Modifying Alignment==
The player starts off with 0 alignment for all factions (except [[Utumno]], of which the player is always an enemy), so you may wander most regions of Middle-earth without coming to much harm - that is, until you first attack an NPC. Your first NPC kill is bound to influence the way a lot of factions feel about you, so keep this in mind! Of course, you can always undo your actions by losing or gaining alignment with various [[factions]].

Note that regardless of the [[Area of Influence]], killing NPCs will automatically make you '''lose''' alignment with their faction. However, in order to '''gain''' alignment with a faction, you have to kill its enemies within this area (arrows shown) or within a 24-block radius of one of its members (bullets shown).

Alignment is gained or lost mostly by killing creatures, but also for performing certain actions. The addition of [[mini-quest]]s has allowed the player to be able to gain alignment for factions completing these quests with the help of the [[Red Book]]. For more details refer to the linked pages.

If a player tries to maintain positive alignment with two factions that are mortal enemies, the alignment with '''both''' [[factions]] will be reduced by the equivalent rate of one kill per hour. This can be disabled in the mod's [[configuration]] by
 <pre>B:"Enable alignment drain"=false</pre>

If the player wants to get alignment '''quickly''', there are several ways to do so. You can for example fight [[invasion]]s. See [[Middle-Earth Gameplay Guide#Get as Much Alignment as Possible|this article]] for more details.

==Benefits of Alignment==
Most alignment factions share common benefits for gaining alignment with them, such as:
* Good reputation with NPCs - most NPCs will treat you as a friend and not '''attack''' you if you have neutral or positive alignment. (Notable exceptions being the [[Wood-Elf|Wood-elves]], [[Troll]]s, and [[Mordor]], who only trust you above a certain alignment).
** With this comes the ability to [[Speech|talk]] to the NPCs (they react friendlier).
** And therefore, the ability to accept [[mini-quest]]s from the NPCs. You need at least neutral alignment for that.
* To be '''feared''' by some NPCs if you have less than -500 alignment with their faction (they will flee if the player comes close to them, but some ranged units still shoot arrows or crossbow bolts when the player hasn't arrived the close range but is still in their shooting range). Not all faction NPCs show this behavior, strong faction NPCs like those of {{faction|Gondor}} or {{faction|Mordor}} won't flee even if a player has less than -500 alignment with them, and even among the NPCs of weaker factions there are some exceptions like Mirk-trolls, Mirkwood spiders, Trolls and Hill-trolls. Utumno creatures will never flee from any player, because of their permanent -66,666 alignment.
* [[Trading]] - most {{c|traders}} in the Mod will only trade with you above a certain level of alignment. {{c|Blacksmith}}s even have higher requirements than the non-militaristic professions. 
* [[Unit Hiring|Unit hiring]] - the {{c|captains}} in the Mod require a certain alignment before they will let you hire their units. More advanced units require even more alignment, and being [[Pledging|pledged]] to that faction.
** The '''cost of hiring''' a unit goes down as your alignment increases.
** The costs even get more reduced, when being [[Pledging|pledged]] to that faction.
** When you achieve +1500 alignment, you can buy a [[warhorn]] from most {{c|captains}}.
* [[Pledging]] allegiance becomes available at +100 alignment, allowing [[conquest]]s for that faction.
* Use of {{c|Crafting Tables|crafting tables}} - most factions have a crafting table on which you can craft their weapons, equipment, blocks, and other items. These tables can only be used with positive alignment.
* [[Shield]]s - most factions have a shield which becomes available to wear at +1000 alignment.
* The use of chat [[title]]s for a specific faction. These are earned by getting +100 alignment with a certain faction. Most factions have multiple titles, depending on which you prefer. These are a fun way to show your achievements throughout Middle-earth.

The specifics of these things vary between factions. Some factions also have other benefits; see the table below for full details.

==Commands==
The command for altering your alignment is:

<pre>/alignment [set|add] <FACTION|all> <amount> [player]</pre>
The <code>player</code> tag is optional and can be used to affect someone other than you. To find out the command name of the faction you want, look in the table below or press the tab key after typing <code>/alignment set</code> - it brings up a list of all possible command arguments.

You can also use <code>all</code> for the <code><nowiki><FACTION></nowiki></code> parameter to affect all factions at once.

The command to toggle, if the [[Area of Influence]] matter or not is:

<pre>/alignmentZones enable|disable</pre>

The command to check other players alignments (mostly for server admins) is:

<pre>/alignmentsee <player></pre>

==Alignment Entity Registry==
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You can register mobs from the vanilla game or other Mods with the LotR Mod's alignment system.

This is done in the file <code>LOTR_EntityRegistry.txt</code> found within the <code>.minecraft/config</code> folder. That file contains instructions on how to register a mob by adding a line of text to the file.

An example registration line would be:

<pre>name=Zombie,faction=GONDOR,targetEnemies=true,bonus=5</pre>
which would register vanilla Zombies with the [[Factions#Gondor|Gondor faction]], give them AI to target* enemies of the faction (such as [[Mordor Orc]]s), and award players a +5 alignment bonus with the appropriate enemy factions ([[Factions#Mordor|Mordor]] and others) upon killing a Zombie.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>''The registered mob is given targeting AI, but not attack AI. Thus, it will be able to select appropriate attack targets, but if it is not already capable of attacking a target, it won't actually be able to attack those selected targets.''

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In the [[renewed]] version, a similar effect is achievable using datapacks. NPCs' faction alignments are defined in JSON files; the default alignments for the LotR mod are located in the <code>data/lotr/npcs/entity_settings/</code> directory. A datapack can edit these alignments or add new ones for other entity types from the vanilla game or other mods.

JSON files for entity type settings must be placed in the relevant namespace for that entity type - this being <code>lotr</code> for the mod's entities, <code>minecraft</code> for vanilla's, and other values for other mods'. For example, a file defining an alignment for the vanilla zombie entity would be located at <code>data/'''minecraft'''/npcs/entity_settings/zombie.json</code>.

==List of all Alignment Factions==
''For more information on factions outside of how their alignment meter works, see the [[Factions]] page.''

In the faction relations table below, factions are listed as ''allies'', where killing units from any of these factions will lower alignment with the given faction, ''neutral'', whereby killing units from these factions won't affect your alignment with the given faction, or ''enemies'', where killing units from these factions will increase alignment with the given faction.

Want to know the best way to fight these factions? Look [[Tactics Against Factions|here]]!

{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" border="1"
|-
! style="width: 20%;" |Faction (for the <code>/alignment</code> command)
! style="width: 55%;" | Allies and Enemies
! style="width: 25%;" | Benefits of positive alignment (besides not being attacked by the faction)
|-
|[[Factions#Angmar|Angmar]] (<code>ANGMAR</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=angmar}}
|• Hire [[Angmar Orc|Angmar orcs]], [[warg]]s and [[troll]]s<br>
• Tame and ride [[warg]]s<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Angmar}}
|-
|[[Factions#Blue Mountains|Blue Mountains]] (<code>BLUE_MOUNTAINS</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=blue mountains}}
| • Trade with [[Blue Mountains Miner|miners]]<br>
• Trade with [[Blue Mountains Merchant|merchants]]<br>
• Hire [[Blue Mountains Dwarf|dwarves]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Blue Mountains}}
|-
|[[Factions#Dale|Dale]] (<code>DALE</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=dale}}
| • Trade with [[Dalish Baker|bakers]]<br>
• Trade with [[Dalish Blacksmith|blacksmiths]]<br>
• Trade with [[Dalish Merchant|merchants]]<br>
• Hire [[Factions#Dale|Men of Dale]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Dalish}}
|-
|[[Factions#Dol Guldur|Dol Guldur]] (<code>DOL_GULDUR</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=dol guldur}}
| • Hire [[Dol Guldur Orc|Dol Guldur orcs]], [[Mirkwood Spider|spiders]], [[Dol Guldur Orc|spider riders]] or [[Olog-hai]]<br>
• Tame and ride [[Mirkwood Spider|spiders]]<br>
• Usage of the {{CT|Dol Guldur}}
|-
|[[Factions#Dorwinion|Dorwinion]] (<code>DORWINION</code>)
|
Note that picking [[Grapevine Post|grapevines]] in [[Dorwinion]] will ''lower'' alignment with this faction.<br>
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=dorwinion}}
|• Trade with [[Dorwinion Vintner Elf|vintner elves]]<br>
• Trade with [[Dorwinion Merchant|merchants]]<br>
• Trade with [[Dorwinion Vinekeeper|vinekeepers]]<br>
• Hire [[Dorwinion Vinehand|vinehands]]<br>
• Hire [[Vintner Guard|guards]]<br>
• Hire [[Bladorthin Warrior|warriors]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Dorwinion}}
|-
|[[Factions#Dúnedain|Dúnedain]] (<code>RANGER_NORTH</code>)
|Note that killing [[Huorn|Dark Huorns]] will ''increase'' alignment with this faction.<br />
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=dunedain of the north}}
|• Hire [[Rangers of the North]]<br>
• Trade with [[Dúnedain Blacksmith|blacksmiths]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Ranger}}
|-
|[[Factions#Dunland|Dunland]] (<code>DUNLAND</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=dunland}}
|• Trade with [[Dunlending Bartender|bartenders]]<br>
• Hire [[Dunlending]]s<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Dunlending}}
|-
|[[Factions#Durin's Folk|Durin's Folk]] (<code>DWARF</code>)
|Note that performing a [[Dwarven Marriage Ring|Dwarven marriage]] will ''increase'' alignment with this faction.<br />
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=durin's folk}}
|• Trade with [[Dwarf Miner|miners]]<br>
• Hire [[Dwarf|dwarves]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Dwarven}}
|-
|[[Factions#Fangorn|Fangorn]] (<code>FANGORN</code>)
|Note that chopping down trees in [[Fangorn]] forest will ''decrease'' alignment with this faction<br />
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=fangorn}}
| • Create hired [[Huorn]]s<br>
• The ability to drink [[Ent-Draught]]s
|-
|[[Factions#Gondor|Gondor]] (<code>GONDOR</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=Gondor}}
|• Trade with [[Gondor Traders|traders]]<br>
• Hire [[Gondor Soldier|soldiers]] of all fiefdoms<br>
• Hire [[Swan Knight]]s<br>
• Hire [[Rangers of Ithilien]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Gondorian}} and {{CT|Dol Amroth}}
|-
|[[Factions#Gundabad|Gundabad]] (<code>GUNDABAD</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=gundabad}}
|• Hire [[Gundabad Orc|Gundabad orcs]] or [[warg]]s<br>
• Tame and ride [[warg]]s<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Gundabad}}
|-
|[[Factions#Half-trolls|Half-trolls]] (<code>HALF_TROLL</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=half-trolls}}
|• Hire [[Half-troll]]s<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Half-troll}}
|-
|[[Factions#High Elves|High Elves]] (<code>HIGH_ELF</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=high elves}}
|• Trade with [[Lindon Smith|smiths]]<br>
• Hire [[Lindon Elf|High Elves]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Lindon|Lindon}} and {{CT|Rivendell}}
|-
|[[Hobbits (Faction)|Hobbits]] (<code>HOBBIT</code>)
|
Note that performing a [[Hobbit Marriage Ring|Hobbit marriage]], and killling Dark [[Huorn]]s will ''increase'' alignment with this faction.<br>
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=hobbits}}
|• Hire from [[Hobbit Shirriff|shirriffs]]<br>
• Hire from [[Hobbit Farmer|farmers]]<br>
• Trade with [[Hobbit Bartender|bartenders]]<br>
• Trade with [[Hobbit Orcharder|orcharders]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Hobbit}}
|-
|[[Factions#Isengard|Isengard]] (<code>URUK_HAI</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=isengard}}
|• Trade with [[Uruk Trader|traders]]<br>
• Hire [[Uruk]]s<br>
• Tame and ride [[warg]]s<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Uruk}}
|-
|[[Factions#Lothlórien|Lothlórien]] (<code>GALADHRIM</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=lothlorien}}
|• Trade with [[Galadhrim Wanderer|wanderer]]<br>
• Trade with [[Galadhrim Smith|smith]]<br>
• Hire [[Galadhrim Elf|Galadhrim Elves]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Galadhrim}}
|-
|[[Factions#Mordor|Mordor]] (<code>MORDOR</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=mordor}}
|• Trade with [[Mordor Orc Trader|traders]]<br>
• Hire [[Mordor Orc|Mordor orcs]], [[warg]]s, [[Olog-hai]] and [[Mordor Spider|spiders]]<br>
• Hire [[Slave of Nurn|slaves of Núrn]]<br>
• Tame and ride [[warg]]s and [[Mordor Spider|spiders]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Morgul}}
|-
|[[Morwaith (Faction)|Morwaith]] (<code>MOREDAIN</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=morwaith}}
|• Usage of {{CT|Morwaith}}
|-
|[[Factions#Near Harad|Near Harad]] (<code>NEAR_HARAD</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=near harad}}
| • Hire [[Southron Warrior|warriors]]<br>
• Trade with [[Merchant of Harad|merchants]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Haradric}}
|-
|[[Factions#Rhúdel|Rhúdel]] (<code>RHUN</code>)
|•
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=rhudel}}
|• Hire [[Easterling Warrior|warriors]]<br>
• Trade with [[Easterling Traders|merchants]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Rhûnic}}
|-
|[[Factions#Rohan|Rohan]] (<code>ROHAN</code>)
|Note that killing [[horse]]s in Rohan will ''decrease'' alignment with this faction.
{{Faction Relations Table|faction=rohan}}
|• Trade with [[Rohirrim Traders#Rohirrim Blacksmith|blacksmiths]]<br>
• Trade with [[Rohirrim Traders#Rohirrim Meadhost|meadhosts]]<br>
• Hire [[Rohirrim]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Rohirric}}
|-
|[[Taurethrim (Faction)|Taurethrim]] (<code>TAUREDAIN</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=taurethrim}}
|• Trade with [[Taurethrim Shaman|shamans]]<br>
• Hire [[Taurethrim (Faction)|Taurethrim]]<br>
• Hire [[Taurethrim Farmhand|farm hands]]<br>
• Usage of the {{CT|Taurethrim}}
|-
|[[Factions#Woodland Realm|Woodland Realm]] (<code>WOOD_ELF</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table|faction=woodland realm}}
|• Trade with [[Wood-elf Smith|smith]]<br>
• Hire [[Wood-Elf|Wood-elves]]<br>
• Usage of {{CT|Wood-elven}}
|-
|[[Factions#Utumno|Utumno]] (<code>None</code>)
|{{Faction Relations Table
|allies=
None
|neutral=
None
|enemies=
All factions
}}
|• No effect
|}

==Witch Easter Egg ==
Vanilla Witches give -2 Angmar Alignment when slain in the overworld. This is an Easter Egg, most likely a joke coming from the title 'Witch King of Angmar'. 

==History==
[[File:Alignment Bar Old.png|centre|520px|Alignment bar before {{update|15}} - only good and evil]]
Before factions were added in {{update|15}}, alignment was simply divided between "good" and "evil." In previous versions, the player would be awarded alignment for killing mobs of the opposite side, regardless of faction.

[[File:Alignment Bar Old 2.png|centre|520px|Alignment bar before {{update|35}} - integer numbers, no ranks]]
After this, until {{update|35}}, alignment was only an integer and just numbers existed instead of ranks. Areas of influence were introduced in {{update|32}}, but the smooth reduction was added in {{update|35}} together with the [[pledging]] and [[conquest]] mechanics.

The alignment system, meter and command were ported to [[renewed]] in {{Update/Renewed|2.9}}.

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