Follow: The guard will follow you around as your personal bodyguard, protecting you or fighting alongside you. They will even go outside the colony when following! You can designate how they follow you in Follow Settings. Patrol Mine: The Guard will patrol the level of a Mine.

Can guards use shields in Minecolonies?

Knights are melee guards that protect your colony. As long as you provide a Knight with a sword, they will protect your colony day and night. Knights will use armor when provided with some, and will use a shield as well if you’ve completed the Avoidance research in the University).

How can we protect Minecolonies?

Our Colony Protection System (once a Town Hall is placed) can be toggled in the config file. The protection turns all explosions off (by default), so creepers, TNT, and any modded blocks won’t destroy your colony.