Manhunter
by snowcrabzz
Manhunter lets a player take up the role of a bounty hunter on Forge 1.20.1, with illagers and villagers as targets and trade in the mod's new drops.
What it does
Players take the bounty hunter role through a MCreator-built mod for Forge. A bounty item makes illagers peaceful toward the player, so a hunt can proceed without an immediate fight. Bounties are unique, with unique enemies, mini-bosses and bosses as targets, and each bounty has its own set of enemies.
Killing either illagers or villagers yields brand new drops, which are used to craft new profession blocks. Those drops can also be traded to villagers for emeralds, linking the hunting work to the village economy. Work advances through ranks: a player moves from Manhunter to Illager Cloth Traitor, and then to Villager Souls, gathering more rewards and longer work as the ranks rise.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it and only the server runs it. It targets Forge for 1.20.1 alone, the only game version with files, and the latest file is 1.0.0, published 2025-06-04. The code is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Bounty hunter role
The mod turns the player into a bounty hunter, with bounties as the central activity.
Peaceful illagers
An item effect makes illagers peaceful toward the player, so targets can be approached.
Unique bounties
Each bounty brings unique enemies, mini-bosses and bosses for the player to track down.
Rank progression
Players advance from Manhunter to Illager Cloth Traitor to Villager Souls by gathering, with more rewards at each step.
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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
Village trade loop
Drops from illagers and villagers can be traded to villagers for emeralds, feeding a village economy around the hunt.
Profession block crafting
New drops are used to craft profession blocks, giving the hunting work a place in the base.
Who it’s for: Players who want a bounty-driven adventure in a Forge 1.20.1 world, and server owners who want an economy and mob-hunting layer on a server without requiring a client mod.
How it compares
Bounty Craft is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that needs both the client and server, and it is released under the MIT License. Lot's Of Illagers (LOI) is also a Forge 1.20.1 mod that needs both sides, and it is All rights reserved. Manhunter, by contrast, is server-side only, so players join without it, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhunter | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-06-04 |
| Bounty Craft | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Lot's Of Illagers (LOI) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-20 |
Questions
Does Manhunter need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and game version does Manhunter use?
How do players progress through the bounty ranks?
In the catalog
Manhunter is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
By killing either Illagers or Villagers, you can use their brand new drops to craft new profession blocks, allowing you to trade these new drops with Villagers in for Emeralds. Work up the ranks of a Manhunter out for Illager Cloth, or a Traitor out for Villager Souls, gathering more and more rewards the longer you…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/manhunter
- Owner
- snowcrabzz
- Published
- 2025-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15