Enhanced Villagers
More realistic villagers
About this Mod
Villager Mod
Minecraft mod that enhances the villagers.
Core idea is to enhance villagers to make them act more like players, based on the existing vanilla logic.
Current features
- Real villager trade
- Will only trade what is in their inventory (no more magic item spawning)
- Trades will update villagers inventory
- Villager has larger inventor (36 slot like the player)
- Villager want to buy food when needed
- Villager will sell excess food
- Every villagers will trade (including uemployed, nitwit and children)
Future features
- Merchant profession
- Real villagers crafting
- Will only craft what is craftable from what is in their inventory
- Will need tools / machines
- Villager will buy what they need for crafting
- Villager picks up any dropped items (like they pick up some food items)
- Villager to villager trade
- Configurable trades
Links
Available Versions
How to Install Enhanced Villagers on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Enhanced Villagers". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21, 1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Enhanced Villagers 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). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Enhanced Villagers compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Enhanced Villagers officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21, 1.19.2. 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 Enhanced Villagers – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Enhanced Villagers 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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