Hungy Villager
by Aelpecyem
Hungy Villager is a server-side Fabric utility that stops the mobGriefing rule from blocking villagers, farmers and grazing animals.
What it does
With the mobGriefing game rule switched off, villagers normally cannot pick up items, farmers do not harvest crops properly, and sheep and other grazing animals leave grass alone. Hungy Villager turns those behaviours back on by changing only the code that checks the rule, using three small mixins, so the rest of the game keeps its settings.
The mod is meant for survival servers and worlds where mobGriefing is disabled to protect builds from mob damage but farms and villager trades should still work. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. Files exist for Fabric on 1.16 – 1.16.5, the latest being 1.0.0 for 1.16.5, released 2021-02-10 under CC0 1.0 Universal, which places the code in the public domain. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Villager item pickup
Villagers can collect dropped items again even while mobGriefing is disabled.
Farmer crop harvesting
Farmers harvest and replant crops as they normally would under the default rule.
Grass eating by animals
Sheep and other animals that eat grass still turn grass blocks back to dirt.
Three targeted mixins
The changes are made by three small mixins that only alter the rule checks they need.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Protected builds with working farms
A server keeps mobGriefing off so creepers and endermen leave structures alone, while villager farms still function.
Villager trading setups
Villagers that restock and collect items keep working on a server that has the game rule disabled.
Who it’s for: Server owners who disable mobGriefing for protection but want farmers, villagers and grazing animals to keep working. Players need nothing installed, since the environment is server-side only.
Questions
Does Hungy Villager need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and game versions does it support?
Is the source code available?
In the catalog
Hungy Villager is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Do you hate creepers? If so, have you considered disabling mobGriefing, just to find your villager farm not working? In that case, this mod has the solution for you!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hungyvillagers
- Owner
- Aelpecyem
- Published
- 2021-02-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-02-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15