Golems Are Friends Not Fodder
by LobsterJonn
Golems Are Friends Not Fodder changes how village golems behave, so that Armorers, Toolsmiths and Weaponsmiths try to repair damaged golems during the day.
What it does
Iron golems in villages are normally left alone by the villagers who work there. This mod has Armorers, Toolsmiths and Weaponsmiths attempt to repair golems that are damaged during the daytime, so the golems that patrol a village at night can be restored without the player stepping in. The author describes the change as a fix for the way villagers treat the defenders that protect them.
The mod is a Forge utility for Minecraft Java Edition, with files for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 across five release versions: 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.20 and 1.20.1. The latest Forge file is 1.20.0-1.0.1 for 1.20.1, released on 2023-06-10. Client and server both need the mod, so the server and every player must run it. The code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved, though public links to the source code and issue tracker are available.
Key features
Golem repair by villagers
Armorers, Toolsmiths and Weaponsmiths work on golems that have taken damage within their settlement during the day.
Daytime repair window
Repairs happen during daylight, after the golems have spent the night fighting off zombies.
Golem defense support
Villages keep their golems in working order, which matters most in early game when iron is scarce.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Keeping night patrols running
Golems that take damage every night can be repaired by the village's own workers, so the defense holds up across many nights.
Reducing early iron use
Villages that depend on iron golems for protection need less iron spent on manual repairs in the early game.
Who it’s for: Players who keep villages with iron golems on Forge and want the golems to stay in working order without manual repairs. Server owners running a multiplayer world can install it on the server and all clients.
Questions
Does Golems Are Friends Not Fodder need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game versions does the mod support?
Does the mod require any other mods?
In the catalog
Golems Are Friends Not Fodder is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
I find it odd that villagers will look idly as you chop up their only defense against the darkness for some early game iron or that they don't provide any comfort or even a little thanks the stout fellows after they've patrolled the town tirelessly all night mowing down zombie after zombie. Enough I say. The…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/golemsarefriends
- Owner
- LobsterJonn
- Published
- 2023-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15