Journey Recruits
by aguilam
Journey Recruits draws the territories that Villager Recruits factions hold directly onto JourneyMap's map, so claimed land can be read at a glance.
What it does
On JourneyMap, each faction claim appears as a colored polygon, and claims belonging to the same faction share one color. Every claim shows the faction's name at its center, so a player looking at the map can tell whose land is whose without opening a menu. The labels can be resized, and their visibility depends on zoom level, with a setting that controls the maximum zoom at which names still appear. Minimap support is included as well.
The mod is client-side only, so a player who joins a server running Villager Recruits needs only this mod and its dependencies on their own side. It requires Cloth Config API, JourneyMap and Villager Recruits. It is built for Forge and published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 as six release versions, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Faction claim polygons
Each claim is drawn as a polygon on the JourneyMap map, colored by the faction that holds it.
Faction name labels
The name of the faction is shown at the center of every claim, so territories are identifiable on the map.
Configurable labels
Label scale and the maximum zoom at which names are shown can be adjusted, and the same labels appear on the minimap.
Territory overview
Territories of different factions can be compared side by side on the full map, showing who controls which land.
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 3
Use cases
Reading faction borders
A player on a server with several factions can see where each faction's land begins and ends before traveling into it.
Planning around claims
Players who recruit villagers can check the map for free land or nearby claims before choosing where to build.
Who it’s for: Players who run Villager Recruits on Forge and use JourneyMap, mainly on multiplayer servers where factions claim land. The mod needs to be installed only on the client.
How it compares
Recruits QoL Fix is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client and server and is not open source, under All rights reserved. Easy Faction (and alliances): Territory Claim is a server-required mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with client installation optional and a license of All rights reserved, so it handles claims on the server side rather than drawing them on the map. Journey Recruits differs from both by being client-side only and open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Recruits | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
| Recruits QoL Fix | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
| Easy Faction (and alliances): Territory Claim | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
Does Journey Recruits need JourneyMap?
Does the server need Journey Recruits installed?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
In the catalog
Journey Recruits is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
With this mod, faction claims from the Recruits mod are displayed directly on your JourneyMap. Now you can easily see territories of different factions right on the map!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/journey-recruits
- Owner
- aguilam
- Published
- 2026-04-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15