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I'm looking for a very lightweight Bedrock addon that adds basic, vanilla-style versions of weapons like:

Wooden/stone/iron/gold/diamond longswords

Clubs/maces that do more damage or stun or knock back but have 1 sec cooldown

Longbows that shoot farther/do more damage but take longer to shoot

Spears/javelins with better range

Maybe battleaxes/warhammers that do even more damage but have less range or a 0.5 sec cooldown

Daggers that do little damage but give you a speed boost

And the many other weapons types from 4ks weapons+ add on

I'm specifically trying to avoid the usual huge weapons addons with hundreds of fantasy weapons, custom ores, crazy armor, etc.
The goal is basically Minecraft vanilla+ use existing Minecraft materials and make weapons with different tradeoffs. For example, a longsword could do more damage than a normal sword but swing slower, while a longbow could take longer to draw but hit harder.

I actually really like the basic/simple weapons from 4KS Weapons+, but I wish there were a version that only had the grounded/vanilla-style weapons and didn't add the custom ores or V2/fantasy weapons.
I don't have much experience making Bedrock addons myself, so I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in making something like this as a small project. I'd be happy to explain exactly what I'm looking for and help with balancing/testing and whatever else I can help with.

I'm looking for a good Bedrock add-on that adds new weapons while still feeling like vanilla Minecraft.
I'm specifically not looking for an RPG-style add-on where you eventually get weapons that do ridiculous amounts of damage or have crazy abilities. I want weapons that are useful because they play differently, not simply because they're stronger.
For example, something like.

Spears — longer reach, moderate damage
Clubs/maces — high damage but slower attack speed
Heavy swords/axes — more damage but noticeably slower swings
Daggers — lower damage but very fast attacks
Longbows — more damage/range but take longer to draw
Shortbows — weaker but faster to fire
Javelins — throwable but limited range/ammo

Different weapons having actual strengths and weaknesses rather than every new weapon just being better than Netherite.
Basically, I want something that expands Minecraft's combat options without making vanilla gear obsolete or turning the game into an RPG.
I've been looking at 4KS Studios' Weapons Add-On and Mythicus' Weapons + Tools, but I'm having trouble figuring out which one is actually more balanced.
What add-on would you recommend for this kind of vanilla+/balanced combat? And if you've used either of those two, how do they compare in terms of damage, attack speed, progression, and how OP the weapons eventually become?

Has anyone here actually played Civilizations by Mythicus on Bedrock?
I'm trying to figure out exactly what the Civilization Anchors do. When I place one, the only thing that happens is I get a message saying “Your village won't be attacked for 25 days.” I was originally under the impression that the anchors had something to do with establishing a civilization in an area, but I'm not sure what they're actually for.
I'm also having an issue where I seem to only be able to have one civilization active at a time. I'd really like to have different civilizations in different settlements—for example, a Woodland civilization in one town and an Arctic civilization in another.
I'm also curious about the artifacts/relics in the add-on, such as the Holy Grail and the Golden Kettle. Has anyone actually found or used these? I'm wondering what they do, how you're supposed to obtain them, and whether they have any special effects or uses beyond being rare items.
Has anyone experimented with this mod enough to know:
What exactly do the Civilization Anchors do?
What does the 25-day protection actually mean?
Can you have multiple civilizations established in different locations?
If the mod normally only allows one, is there any workaround to have multiple civilizations at once?
Has anyone figured out any tricks with the anchors, commands, settings, or add-on behavior that would allow this?
What exactly do the Holy Grail, Golden Kettle, and other artifacts do?
How do you obtain the artifacts, and are there any special conditions for finding them?
I'm playing on PS5 Bedrock. Any information from someone who's actually used the mod would be greatly appreciated!

I've been wondering about this for a while. One of my favorite ways to play Minecraft is to find random buildings on Google Earth and recreate them in-game. I like matching the architecture to the biome I'm building in, for example, if I'm building in a swamp, I'll often look at Southern architecture from places like Charleston for inspiration.
The problem is that I haven't been able to find a community dedicated to this kind of thing. Is there a subreddit, Discord server, forum, or other community where people share real-world buildings and discuss how to recreate them in Minecraft?