Bribery

Bribery

A Village Bribery System. Pay villagers and iron golems to look the other way (maybe)

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About this Mod

Bribery

Bribery is a mod for Fabric and Neoforge that implements a Village Bribery System. This was primarily
designed because I found the concept of bribery existing in Minecraft was humorous, but also because I
could see this having value in RP-style games.

Players can attempt to bribe entities (currently villagers and golems) by sneaking and left-clicking
them while holding a stack of currency, which currently includes iron ingots, gold ingots, emeralds,
diamonds, and netherite ingots. A bribed entity does not pay attention to negative gossip or reputation
events or target the player. When attempting to bribe an entity, there is a chance that the entity will
reject the bribe; this will cause severe negative gossip and possibly aggression towards the player if
the entity is neutral.

When an entity accepts a bribe, they also have a chance of becoming an extortionist. Extortionists will
periodically blackmail the player, threatening to spread negative gossip or aggro the player of they do
not provide sufficient funds within the time limit.

Other entities can also witness bribes occur. Unbribed villager witnesses will spread negative gossip, and unbribed
golems will become angry at the player.

Currency types, chances/modifiers, cooldowns and more can be fine-tuned in config/bribery.json.
Additionally, thanks to MidnightLib, this can be configured in realtime using the config screen
(key bindable), Mod Menu, or the /midnightconfig bribery command.

Compatible with Thief and Guard Villagers

Special thanks to:

  • KikuGie: Stonecutter and other gradle utils, project layout role model
  • Motschen: MidnightLib

Available Versions

Bribery 0.5.1 for 1.21.5 Fabricbeta
MC 1.21.5fabric
October 19, 2025
Bribery 0.5.1 for 1.21.4 Neoforgebeta
MC 1.21.4neoforge
October 19, 2025
Bribery 0.5.1 for 1.21.4 Fabricbeta
MC 1.21.4fabric
October 19, 2025
Bribery 0.5.1 for 1.21.3 Neoforgebeta
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3neoforge
October 19, 2025
Bribery 0.5.1 for 1.21.3 Fabricbeta
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3fabric
October 19, 2025

How to Install Bribery on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.10).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Bribery". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8 (+15 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Bribery server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Bribery compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Bribery officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Bribery – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Bribery 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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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.1+8 more