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# 🛒 New Hillbilly Shopkeeper NPCs for HiveStore Addon
_Introducing Elder Brother Jeb and Younger Brother Clete McCoy_

[➡️ View on GitHub](https://github.com/PaulMoon410/hivestore_gmod)

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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](https://github.com/PaulMoon410/hivestore_gmod)