Classic Villagers
by pohci
Classic Villagers brings back the pre-26.1 baby villager hitbox and model for Fabric players and servers that want the older look.
What it does
Starting with 26.1, baby villagers received a new hitbox. Classic Villagers restores the earlier hitbox dimensions, which lets many breeder and mob farms work again after recent changes broke them. A toggle switches the classic baby villager model on or off, so players can pick the older or newer appearance.
The mod is a Fabric mod for game versions 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, with the latest file for 26.1.2. It works on a client alone, a server alone or both, and neither side needs it. Mod Menu can change the settings, and the commands that reload villagers are limited to operators. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Classic baby hitbox
Restores the baby villager hitbox dimensions used before 26.1, which lets many farms work again.
Classic baby model toggle
Switches the classic baby villager model on or off, so the appearance can be chosen.
Villager reload commands
Commands reload villagers after a change, and are limited to operators.
Mod Menu settings
Options can be enabled or disabled from Mod Menu without editing files.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Restoring breeder farms
Farms that depended on the old baby villager size can be restored on 26.1.1 or 26.1.2.
Choosing the baby look
Players who prefer the earlier baby villager model can turn it back on.
Who it’s for: Players who run villager breeders or farms built for the older hitbox, and players who prefer the classic baby villager look. Server owners can use the operator-only commands to reload villagers.
How it compares
Old babies is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.3 that is client-side only and released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Baby Zombie and villager old model restorer is also client-side only for 26.1 – 26.3, but it is open source under the MIT License. No Babies is client and server for 26.1.2 only and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Villagers | Fabric | 26.1.1 – 26.1.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-04-25 |
| Old babies | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Baby Zombie and villager old model restorer | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-10 |
| No Babies | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-21 |
Questions
Does Classic Villagers need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Classic Villagers support?
Who can reload villagers with the mod?
In the catalog
Classic Villagers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Restores the new baby villager hitbox (26.1+) behavior with a pre-26.1 version, fixing broken farms and breeders affected by recent changes. As well as a toggle for the old baby villager model.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/classicvillagers
- Owner
- pohci
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15