
Villager Recruits
Recruit and command villagers, manage armies through custom GUIs, enjoy PvP with diplomacy and team compatibility, and fully configurable features.
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About this Mod
Villager Recruits: Claim and Siege Update!
Villager Recruits is an exciting Minecraft modification that allows you to hire and command your own army of villagers. Enhance your gameplay with strategic faction battles,
claim and siege mechanics and intelligent NPC features.
Key Features:
- Hire Villagers: Use emeralds to recruit villagers for your personal army.
- Command and Manage: Utilize screens to effectively command and manage your recruits.
- PvP and Faction Gameplay: Engage in player vs. player or faction vs. faction battles.
- Claim and Siege: Launch an attack to conquer enemy territory or support allies with defending.
- Vanilla Teams Support: Integrates with Minecraft Vanilla Teams, featuring a custom GUI.
- Smart Eating/Healing: Villagers use food and potions intelligently.
- Smart Shield Blocking: Villagers block attacks efficiently using shields.
- Group Commands: Command large armies by organizing your recruits into groups.
- Group management: Recruit villagers from villages or noble villagers and manage your custom groups.
- Mod Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Small ships-Mod, Epic-Knights-Mod, and Corpse-Mod.
- Highly Configurable: Customize almost every aspect to fit your gameplay style.
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More Information on the Wiki
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Available Versions
How to Install Villager Recruits on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Villager Recruits". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.19.2 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Villager Recruits server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Villager Recruits compatible with forge?
Villager Recruits officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Villager Recruits – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Villager Recruits consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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