Better Village
Better Village is a Forge mod that reworks vanilla survival, bringing in new ores, biomes and dungeons alongside harder gameplay.
What it does
Trees yield bark sticks when chopped, and the mod reworks several vanilla systems so survival is meant to feel slower and more demanding. Client and server both need the mod, so every player on a server must install it. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with 1.0.0 as the latest build from 2026-05-25. The license is MIT License, and the project is not open source. Some of its features are still in testing, since the mod is currently at BETA stage.
Key features
Harder classic mechanics
Vanilla mechanics are altered to make the game more challenging for survival players.
New ores, biomes and dungeons
Additional ores, biomes and dungeons are added to the world for exploration and mining.
Bark sticks from trees
Chopping trees drops bark sticks, a more realistic resource route than standard wood collection.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Charvile is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is published under All rights reserved, so its terms differ from the MIT License here. Twilight Forest Villages is also Forge for 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved. Better Village instead adds its ores, biomes and dungeons in an overhaul of classic mechanics.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Village | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-25 |
| Charvile | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-09 |
| Twilight Forest Villages | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-16 |
Questions
Does Better Village need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Better Village is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod changes classic Minecraft mechanics and adds new ores, biomes, and dungeons to make the game much harder. Gathering bark and sticks from trees is just the start of a more realistic and challenging survival experience. The mod is currently in BETA, so some features are still being tested and developed.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better_village_mod
- Owner
- troyanovskii.il
- Published
- 2026-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15