Living Villages
by Marew
Living Villages changes how villagers behave toward one another and toward players, with conversations, shelter-seeking, campfire gatherings and reputation that tracks each villager.
What it does
Villagers hold face-to-face conversations, and when it rains they run to the nearest shelter. At night some villagers gather around outdoor campfires to talk, and they greet one another differently in the morning, afternoon and evening. Groups of three or four villagers can hold full discussions from pre-written threads, covering topics such as raids, iron golems and bad trades. Baby villagers pester adults until they are dismissed, and they play tag with other children.
Each villager tracks its own reputation toward the player. Trading fairly and warming up to villagers raises it, while stealing from a chest, shouting at an iron golem or attacking a villager lowers it. Once reputation is high enough, a villager may give the player a gift. Attacked villagers flee, screaming, and the mod keeps villagers apart from the player in a way that reflects how they were treated.
Living Villages is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 only. It is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Fabric API and Cloth Config are required, and the code is open source under the MIT License, with files published since 2026-06-02.
Key features
Face-to-face conversations
Villagers stop what they are doing, turn toward each other and speak in turns while the other finishes.
Group discussions
Three or four villagers take part in full discussions built from pre-written threads on several topics.
Weather and night behavior
Villagers run to shelter when it rains and gather around outdoor campfires once night falls.
Individual reputation
Each villager tracks reputation for the player separately, so one villager's opinion does not decide another's.
Gifts and fear
A villager with high enough reputation may give a gift, while attacked villagers flee.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Will's Lively Villages is also open source under the MIT License, but it targets 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 rather than 1.20.1. Convo is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. You are the mob is also client and server, released under All rights reserved, while Better Campfires is client required with server optional, under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Villages | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-02 |
| Will's Lively Villages | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-17 |
| Convo | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-21 |
| You are the mob | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-30 |
| Better Campfires | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client required, server optional | 2025-03-11 |
Questions
Does Living Villages need Fabric API?
Does the server need Living Villages?
Which game versions does Living Villages support?
In the catalog
Living Villages is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Villagers stop what they're doing, turn to face each other, and speak — one bubble at a time, waiting for the other to finish. Groups of 3 to 4 villagers hold full discussions using pre-written threads about raids, the golem, bad trades, and village life. When it rains, villagers run for the nearest shelter. When…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/living-villages
- Owner
- Marew
- Published
- 2026-06-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15