
Nice Village Names
Adds unique Names to every Village which has Villagers and a Bell.
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About this Mod
📖 Description
Nice Village Names adds unique names to every Village which has Villagers and a Bell based on the type of Villagers living in that Village.
Village names gets displayed to players when they come within a 64 Block reach of the Village and is also shown above or below (depends on which block is air) a Village Bell.
Players can toggle the title message with an added /trigger command.
You can also either reroll the Village Name by using an unnamed Name Tag on the Bell or rename it by using a named Name Tag on the Bell.
The Bell itself also gives off some small particles and heals Iron/Snow Golems, Cats, Wolves, Players, Villagers, Wandering Traders & Mounts when entity is within 32 blocks unless it is night time.
Command:
/trigger village_names
🛠️ How to, Instructions & Commands
The datapack usually just needs to be installed. There is nothing else you have to do. It just works out of the box.
But if you are playing on a PaperMC Server (or a PaperMC Fork like Purpur) make sure to set allow-non-player-entities-on-scoreboards in your paper config files to true in order for everything to work properly.
✍️ Feedback, Questions & Suggestions
We're here to help! If you happen to have questions, suggestions or just encountered a bug, then feel free to hop on our discord server to ask for help in our Data Pack Section. Click to join the server
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Available Versions
How to Install Nice Village Names on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.5).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Nice Village Names". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Nice Village Names server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Nice Village Names compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Nice Village Names officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3. 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 Nice Village Names – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Nice Village Names 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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