Rare Villages (Terralith support)

Name: Rare Villages (Terralith support)
Author: Dreamscapes Mod Lab

Rare Villages makes villages much rarer in vanilla Minecraft, and it includes support for Terralith, a world generation mod.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU General Public License v3.0 only1.21 – 26.2

What it does

Rare Villages changes how far apart villages and Fortified villages spawn. Without the mod, villages spawn about 34 chunks apart on average, with a minimum distance of 8 chunks. Once Rare Villages is installed, the average gap between villages grows to roughly 75 chunks, and no two can be closer than 34 chunks. Fortified villages go from about 46 chunks apart on average, with a minimum of 18, to about 75 apart, with a minimum of 34.

Terralith support is included, and Terralith is required, so it must be present alongside Rare Villages. The mod runs as a data pack, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files cover 1.21 – 26.2 across 16 release versions, and snapshot builds are published as well. The server must run the mod, while players can join without it. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the project is not open source.

Key features

Rarer villages
Villages spawn much farther apart, so a player has to travel a long way to find one.
Rarer Fortified villages
Fortified villages follow the same wider spacing, making them harder to locate.
Terralith support
The mod works alongside Terralith, which must be installed for Rare Villages to run.
Data pack delivery
The changes are also available as a data pack for server platforms that do not use a mod loader.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds

26.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

26.1.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

26.1.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

26.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds

1.21.111.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.101.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.91.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.81.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.71.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.61.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.51.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.41.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.31.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.21.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

1.211.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Survival worlds

Villages become scarce, so trading and shelter depend on finding and reaching them.

Server economies

Fewer villages make trade and village resources more limited on a multiplayer server.

Who it’s for: Server owners who want less frequent villages and players who run Terralith in survival worlds or on multiplayer servers.

How it compares

Full comparison

Make Diamonds Rare Again is a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 mod that changes diamond generation rather than villages. It is server-side with optional client use and is published for 1.21.11 – 26.1, but it is not open source. Village Spawn Point is server-side only, licensed under All rights reserved, and published for 1.16.5 – 26.3, and it is not open source.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Rare Villages (Terralith support)	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21 – 26.2	Server required, client optional	2026-08-26
Make Diamonds Rare Again (Rarer Diamonds)	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.11 – 26.1	Server required, client optional	2026-03-26
Village Spawn Point	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.16.5 – 26.3	Server-side only	2026-10-01

Questions

Does Rare Villages require Terralith?

Yes. Terralith is required, so it must be installed alongside Rare Villages for the mod to run.

Does the server need Rare Villages?

Yes. The server is required to run the mod, while clients may join with it installed or without it.

Is there a way to use Rare Villages without installing a mod?

A data pack version is available for server platforms that do not use a mod loader.

In the catalog

Rare Villages (Terralith support) is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.