
NPC Variety
Adding variety to your villagers, with different skin tones and eye colors
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About this Mod
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Description:
- As it is right now, this mod adds the following features:
- Eight skin tones, ranging from white to black, with vanilla villagers colors being around the middle.
- The majority of NPCs in a given biome will have realistic skin tone range appropriate for the climate, with some randomization to make it interesting.
- Five eye colors. Green (vanilla), blue, light blue, brown, and amber. Ravagers also have these eye colors too.
- Close their eyes while sleeping. Currently only villagers actually do sleep, but if the others ever sleep for some reason (like another mod) their eyes will close as well.
- Villagers pass on these traits to their children.
- Zombie villagers also have 8 skin tones (but their eyes are still all red), and converting back and forth they will retain all their features.
- Zombie Villagers that are cured keeps the red eye.
Note 1: There are no plans for a Forge version of this mod.
Note 2: This mod is required both on the client and the server side to work as intended.
This mod is a port of the Original NPC Variety mod. The original Author have gave us authorization to port it for the 1.16 version of Minecraft.
This mod requires the Fabric API to work.
Note for Modpack Makers
You're free to use our mods in your Modpacks so long the download is redirected either to here or CurseForge. No credit is necessary, although appreciated!
Thanks for using our mods!
Available Versions
How to Install NPC Variety 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 "NPC Variety". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21, 1.20.4, 1.20.3 (+9 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
NPC Variety 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 NPC Variety compatible with fabric?
NPC Variety officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21, 1.20.4, 1.20.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with NPC Variety – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if NPC Variety 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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