NPC Variety
NPC Variety changes the look of villagers and zombie villagers, giving them skin tones, eye colors and sleeping behavior drawn from their biome.
What it does
Villagers receive a skin tone from a range of eight, from white to black, with most sitting near the vanilla villager colors and the rest set by biome climate. Some randomization is applied, so a village rarely looks uniform. Ravagers also receive eye colors, and the mod supports five of them, including amber and brown.
Villagers close their eyes while sleeping, and only villagers sleep, so other mobs keep their eyes open. Traits pass from parents to children. Zombie villagers take one of the eight skin tones and keep a red eye, and they retain their look when converting back and forth and after being cured.
NPC Variety runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric only, across the release range shown on the page, and the code is not open source, with all rights reserved by the author, Yumatan Games. A Forge version is planned but not yet released.
Key features
Eight skin tones
Villagers are given skin tones from a range of eight, set by biome climate with some randomization.
Five eye colors
Villagers and ravagers receive one of five eye colors, from a bright tone to a deep brown or amber shade.
Sleeping villagers
Villagers close their eyes while sleeping, and no other mob sleeps in this way.
Inherited traits
Children of villagers pass their appearance traits on to them, so families keep a recognizable look.
Zombie villager looks
Zombie villagers take one of the eight skin tones and keep a red eye, including after being cured.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want villages with more visual variety, and server owners who run a survival world where villagers and zombie villagers are seen up close. Both the server and the players need the mod installed.
How it compares
Fastcure is server-side only and not open source, and it is published for Fabric 1.20.6. NPC Mod is client and server, released under the MIT License, and built for 1.20.1. YANDO's Villager Names is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, so it can run without any player installing it. NPC Variety is client and server with all rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC Variety | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-14 |
| Fastcure | Fabric | 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-04-17 |
| NPC Mod | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-07 |
| YANDO's Villager Names | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-06-14 |
Questions
Does NPC Variety need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be on the server as well as the client?
Is there a Forge version of NPC Variety?
Which versions does NPC Variety support?
In the catalog
NPC Variety is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
If you appreciate our work and want to throw a dime or two our way, here's the link!:D Eight skin tones, ranging from white to black, with vanilla villagers colors being around the middle.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/npc-variety
- Owner
- Yumatan Games
- Published
- 2023-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15