Straw Golem Updated
Straw Golem Updated turns the straw golems of Minecraft into farm workers that eat, age and fall ill, and a rewrite of the original mod by HeroBrianMack.
What it does
Straw golems gain a lifespan, hunger and sickness system. A golem left alone without food slows down and can fall ill, so owners must keep it fed. Lifespan defaults to seven days, and a config option lets servers prefer immortal straw golems. Certain actions, such as carrying heavy blocks, standing in water or in rain, add an extra penalty to the golem's decay each tick.
The mod is a rewrite that moves away from the original design. Its current files are built around the 2.2.0 Straw Golem Interaction Update and cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with 2.2.2 for 1.21.8 as the latest file. Geckolib is required on every loader. The code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, with public links to the source, issue tracker and wiki. Snapshot builds are not part of the release history.
Key features
Lifespan and decay
Golems age over time, with a seven day default lifespan that servers can change in the config.
Hunger and upkeep
Fed golems move at full speed, while unfed golems slow down and can become sick if left alone.
Harvesting and delivery
Golems plan to harvest crops, replant them and deliver them to a nearby container, including modded crops and stem blocks like pumpkins and melons.
Whitelist and blacklist
Planned config options let server owners set which items and non-standard crops such as sugar cane a golem may pick up.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Golem Overhaul is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that is not open source and carries All rights reserved. Straw Dummy is Fabric only, for 1.20 – 1.20.1, under the Apache License 2.0. Straw Golem Unofficial Extended Life is open source under the MIT License, but only for Forge 1.12.2, while Straw Golem Updated covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straw Golem Updated | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
| Golem Overhaul | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
| Straw Dummy | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-06-23 |
| Straw Golem Unofficial Extended Life | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-06-06 |
Questions
Does Straw Golem Updated need Geckolib?
Do players need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Which game versions have files?
Can servers make golems immortal?
In the catalog
Straw Golem Updated is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Hello! This mod is no longer a port of Straw Golem Rebaled, but rather me taking the mod its own direction! I've rewritten the mod, and hope to flesh it out in a new and different direction! This will only be true for 1.21+, as older versions will remain my port. The status below will display what how far my rewrite…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/straw-golem-rebaled-updated
- Owner
- HeroBrianMack
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15