
Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds
Makes villagers follow emeralds. Properly.
About this Mod
Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds
A simple Fabric mod that makes villagers follow players holding emerald-related items including
Emeralds, Emerald Blocks, Emerald Ore, and Emerald Deepslate Ore.
Doesn't this already exist?
This mod is indeed functionally similar to
Villagers-Follow-Emeralds-Fabric,
but distinct in a few important ways.
Internally, the comparable Villagers-Follow-Emeralds-Fabric adds an AI goal to villagers to modify their behaviour,
which creates a conflict with the brain tasks villagers make use of since 1.14,
resulting in often inconsistent emerald following.
This mod instead makes use of a proper brain task to add following behaviour,
which is much more reliable and future-proof.
This is also where the "Smart" in the name comes from.
Another difference is that this mod uses a tag to determine which items tempt villagers,
which means that it is possible for server owners and modpack creators
to add custom items to this list if they so desire.
Available Versions
How to Install Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds 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 (1.20.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2 (+3 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds 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 (1.20.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds compatible with fabric?
Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds 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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