Transform your Minecraft villages into living, breathing communities!
VillageLife+ is a comprehensive mod that brings villagers to life through dynamic social systems, intelligent AI behaviors, and deep relationship mechanics—all without adding custom textures, models, or sounds.
Every villager receives a unique auto-generated name that persists across sessions
Names follow realistic first and last name patterns
Children inherit their parents’ last names
Context-aware messages based on profession, time of day, and mood
Special greetings for partners, parents, and children
Profession-specific conversations (e.g., farmers discuss crops, librarians talk about books)
Villagers form partnerships with intimacy scores
Parent-child relationships are tracked and maintained
Children follow parents and family bonds persist throughout the game
Villagers develop friendships with other mobs, including tamed wolves
Friendship prevents hostile targeting and grows over time
Mood affects villager behavior and dialogue
Children follow parents at configurable distances
Villagers can “chill” with friendly mobs when enabled
Social tracking goals update relationships passively
Custom pathfinding for delivery tasks
/vgive <item> – Command the nearest villager to deliver items
/v <command> – 100+ subcommands for social interactions, movement, work, items, trading, relationships, defense, and activities
Claim mayorship over villagers in an area
Issue decrees, declare festivals, and manage the village
Villagers show respect to mayors, with special dialogue and reputation bonuses
Villagers track hunger levels (configurable)
Moods (happy, sad, angry, scared) affect dialogue and behavior
Tiredness system simulates realistic daily cycles
Individual reputation scores with each player
Positive actions unlock special interactions
Negative actions result in villagers avoiding the player
Talk intervals and ranges
Relationship thresholds
/vgive search parameters
Child follow distances
Social behavior toggles
Hunger and mood settings
And much more via the config file
Persistent NBT Data: All data saved with villagers
Event-Driven Architecture: Efficient and performance-friendly
Modular Design: Easy to extend and customize
Compatible AI: Works seamlessly with vanilla villager systems
Minecraft: 1.20.1
Forge: 47.2.0+
Java: 17+
Roleplay servers wanting deeper NPC interactions
Players who enjoy social simulation aspects
Modpack creators enhancing village life
Anyone tired of lifeless, silent villagers
VillageLife+ adds depth and personality to Minecraft villages while maintaining the vanilla aesthetic. Every feature is implemented through code, ensuring compatibility, performance, and immersion.
