Billy from Karlson!!
by PikaSan
Billy from Karlson is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 that adds Billy, a tamed companion mob who follows the player around, in the style of the cursed Minecraft mods.
What it does
Billy follows the player wherever they go, and the mod keeps that behavior close to the original game, where the character trails its owner. Billy has to be tamed before he will follow, and feeding him milk buckets keeps him healthy. Billy is fitted with animations built in Blockbench and rigged with GeckoLib, so the model moves smoothly as he walks.
Players who want to stop Billy from trailing them can attach a lead to a fence, which the mod treats as a way to hold him in place. The mod was made with MCreator, and a video tutorial by the author walks through the setup, though it is in Spanish. Billy from Karlson is distributed under All rights reserved and is not open source. It requires GeckoLib and runs on the client and server alike, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge 1.16.5 only, dated 2024-09-29.
Key features
Tamed companion
Billy must be tamed before he follows the player, matching the behavior of the character in the original game.
Milk for health
Feeding Billy milk buckets keeps him healthy, so the companion stays in good condition while travelling.
Lead and fence control
A lead tied to a fence keeps Billy from following the player everywhere, giving a simple way to park him.
Animated model
Billy's model was built in Blockbench and animated with GeckoLib, which gives him fluid movement.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Cursed Time is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 that is released under the zlib License and is not open source; either side can run it, and neither needs it. Moonless Shitpost is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, and it needs both the server and every player. Facecraft is a Forge mod for 1.15.2 – 1.16.4 under All rights reserved, not open source, with the same client and server requirement.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy from Karlson!! | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2024-09-29 |
| Cursed Time | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client or server, optional | 2023-06-08 |
| Moonless Shitpost | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-03 |
| Facecraft | Forge | 1.15.2 – 1.16.4 | Client and server | 2023-09-08 |
Questions
Does Billy from Karlson need GeckoLib?
Does the server need Billy from Karlson?
How can Billy be kept in one place?
In the catalog
Billy from Karlson!! is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
With this mod I wanna introduce Billy to the Minecraft world, you can craft it and punch it as much as you like, like in the original game, billy follows you around AS LONG AS IT HAS BEEN TAMED!!! That means that for it to actually follow you you need to tame it first by giving him buckets of milk to have healthy and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/billy-from-karlson
- Owner
- PikaSan
- Published
- 2024-09-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15