Nova MC Companion
by NovaAI
Nova MC Companion is a Fabric mod that adds Nova, an AI companion who follows the player, talks, fights and mines alongside them on 1.21.11.
What it does
Nova can be talked to with the V key, using real-time speech recognition, and answers with text-to-speech voices. She follows the player, remembers past adventures together, and takes orders or questions through chat as well. Her custom 3D model carries animations for walking, mining, combat and swimming. A full inventory is opened through a G-Menu interface.
Combat is handled with 20+ mob-specific strategies, including boss support for the Ender Dragon, Wither and Elder Guardian. Nova also farms with auto-replanting, fishes with cast detection and catch announcements, chain-crafts from 270+ built-in recipes, and knows 95+ structure types to guide the player to them. The mod needs Fabric API and runs on client and server, with files published for 1.21.11 only. It is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Voice commands
Nova understands natural speech through real-time recognition and replies out loud with text-to-speech.
Combat strategies
She detects threats, equips weapons and uses tactics tailored to more than 20 mob types, including bosses.
Mining and building
Nova strip mines, branch mines, chops trees, and builds structures such as houses, watchtowers and farms from blueprints.
Survival needs
She eats when hungry, warns about night, retreats when hurt and shares food with the player.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Solo survival
A player in a single-player world gets a companion who gathers materials, crafts tools and explores villages.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can run Nova alongside other players, with the same voice and combat behavior on each side.
Who it’s for: Players who want a voice-driven companion for survival, exploration and building in single-player or on servers that run the mod.
How it compares
Nova Quantum is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 released under the MIT License. Speaking Villagers - ChatGPT and TTS is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.5 with a custom license, and it runs on client and server. Text To Speech TTS (Standalone) is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 that only the client needs, and it is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova MC Companion | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-02 |
| Nova Quantum | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Not published | 2026-06-22 |
| Speaking Villagers - ChatGPT and TTS | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-25 |
| Text To Speech TTS (Standalone) | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client required, server optional | 2026-07-26 |
Questions
Does Nova MC Companion need Fabric API?
Does the server need Nova MC Companion?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Nova MC Companion is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Ever wish you had a friend to play Minecraft with? Nova is an AI companion who follows you, talks to you, fights alongside you, and actually remembers your adventures together. Talk to her — Press V to speak. Nova understands natural voice commands and responds with text-to-speech. Ask her questions, give orders, or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nova-2.0
- Owner
- NovaAI
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15