🛒 New Hillbilly Shopkeeper NPCs for HiveStore Addon

Introducing Elder Brother Jeb and Younger Brother Clete McCoy

➡️ View on GitHub

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🚨 New NPCs Released

Two new fully interactive NPC shopkeepers are now available for the HiveStore GMod addon. Meet the McCoy brothers—offering a rugged, immersive backwoods trading post experience.

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👴 Elder Brother — Jebediah "Jeb" McCoy

File: npc_hivestore_elder_brother
Role: Full-store shopkeeper
Personality: Weathered mountain man, serious but friendly

Features:

• Custom hillbilly dialogue (greetings, shop talk, farewells)
• Invulnerable NPC, faces players when interacting
• Opens the full store GUI
• Pipe smoke particle effects
• Procedural appearance: wrinkled skin, gray-streaked beard

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🧑‍🔧 Younger Brother — Cletus "Clete" McCoy

File: npc_hivestore_younger_brother
Role: Weapons & tools specialist
Personality: Energetic, enthusiastic about firearms

Features:

• Sells only weapons and tools
• More animated behavior with tool-spark effects
• Unique dialogue focused on hunting and weaponry
• Opens filtered store GUI with custom styling
• Procedural appearance: clean skin, light stubble, bright eyes

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⚙️ New System Components

🎨 Custom Appearance System

File: cl_skin_generator.lua

Generates unique procedural hillbilly textures:

• Elder Brother: aged skin, beard, wrinkles
• Younger Brother: youthful look, bright features

🛍️ Specialized Store System

• Elder Brother: full HiveStore
• Younger Brother: weapons/tools only
• Each with distinct UI styling

🔧 NPC Spawning System

File: sv_npc_spawner.lua

Console Commands:

• hivestore_spawn_elder: Spawn Elder Brother
• hivestore_spawn_younger: Spawn Younger Brother
• hivestore_spawn_both: Spawn both NPCs
• hivestore_remove_npcs: Remove all shopkeeper NPCs

✨ Visual Enhancements

• Animated name tags for both NPCs
• Pipe smoke for Elder Brother
• Tool sparks & bouncing name tag for Younger Brother

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📂 File Changes Overview

➕ New Entity Files

• init.lua, cl_init.lua, shared.lua (for both NPCs)

➕ New System Files

• cl_skin_generator.lua
• sv_npc_spawner.lua

🎨 New Material Files

• elder_brother.vmt
• younger_brother.vmt

📚 Documentation

• NPC_DOCUMENTATION.md

🔄 Updated Core Files

• hive_store_init.lua: Added NPC loading
• cl_init.lua: Added specialized store functionality
• README.md: Documented NPC usage & features

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🎯 Key Features Summary

• ✅ Interactive hillbilly dialogue system
• ✅ Different shopping experiences for each brother
• ✅ Procedurally generated appearances
• ✅ Admin-friendly spawn/remove commands
• ✅ Particle effects & animated visuals
• ✅ Fully integrated with the PeakeCoin economy

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🔗 Try It Out

Add some backwoods charm to your GMod server with these immersive shopkeeper NPCs.

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/PaulMoon410/hivestore_gmod