Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon
Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon is a Forge client mod that adds colored glow outlines and a group selection menu to recruits from the Villager Recruits army mod.
What it does
Pressing H toggles a glow effect around nearby recruits, and the color shows each unit's relationship and class. Green marks own infantry, cyan marks own ranged units such as bowmen and crossbowmen, lime marks own cavalry and horsemen, blue marks allied units, red marks hostile units and yellow marks neutral ones. Recruits picked in the group menu glow white instead.
Pressing R opens a command menu for selecting recruit groups, so orders can be given to a chosen set of units without clicking each one. The addon works with the Villager Recruits army mod, which it is built to help manage in large numbers. Since it only changes the client, nothing needs to be installed on the server for it to work.
The addon requires Villager Recruits to be installed on the client alongside it. Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon targets 1.20.1 on Forge only, with its latest file dated 2026-05-04. The code is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Glow effect toggle
Pressing H turns a glow outline on or off around nearby recruits, so they can be spotted in a crowd.
Color by class and side
Each glow color marks a unit's side and class, from own infantry and ranged units to cavalry, allied, hostile and neutral units.
Group selection menu
Pressing R opens a menu for selecting recruit groups and issuing commands to them as a set.
White highlight for selection
Selected recruits glow white, which keeps the chosen group distinct from the color coding of the other units.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players of the Villager Recruits army mod on Forge 1.20.1 who want to see and command their units with less effort. Server owners do not need to install it.
How it compares
TFC Recruits covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 on Forge with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. Recruits Use Boomsticks is client and server, MIT licensed and open source, for 1.20.1 only. Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon is client-side only, so it adds nothing to a server and differs from both in that respect.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-04 |
| TFC Recruits | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
| Recruits Use Boomsticks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-25 |
Questions
Does the addon need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does the addon support?
Does the addon need Villager Recruits to run?
In the catalog
Commanders Vision X Villager Recruits Addon is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A client-side addon for Villager Recruits that makes managing your army a lot easier! Important: You MUST have the Villager Recruits mod installed (version 1.15.0 or newer) for this addon to work! If you don't have Recruits installed, your game will crash on startup!
Official listing
- Owner
- Adrik_Smith_Dev
- Published
- 2026-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15