Townstead
Townstead adds three new needs to villagers in MCA Reborn, Hunger, Thirst and Energy, which players must meet for villagers to keep working.
What it does
The mod layers daily needs onto villagers and depends on MCA Reborn to run. Villagers gain a hunger meter that drops until they eat, a thirst meter that shows up beneath it, and an energy value that builds up fatigue during work until they rest. A villager left depressed or without food slows down.
Townstead also adds farming and village professions. Farmers harvest crops automatically and expand their fields from blueprint-style plans, while a Field Post lets players map out farmland, choose crops and soil and set irrigation. Butchers smoke meat, Cooks and Baristas prepare meals and drinks, and a Shift Scheduler can keep villagers working around the clock. The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
Key features
Hunger, thirst and energy
Three meters track what villagers eat, drink and how long they have been awake, with each one affecting their work.
Farming automation
Farmers plant, hydrate and harvest on their own, and players can plan fields through an interactive Field Post interface.
Meals and drinks
Butchers, cooks and baristas produce food and drinks, and a Kitchen building joins the village blueprint catalog.
Resting and schedules
A Shift Scheduler sets villager work hours, and players can provide homes where villagers rest.
Animations and reactions
Villagers show emotes and reactions, and the mod bridges to EMF and OptiFine resource packs for the villager model.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
MCA: Quests is a Forge and NeoForge companion for MCA Reborn, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and the same client and server environment. MCA Reborn x Easy Villagers Compat is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and also covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, but it adds compatibility with other villager tools rather than new villager needs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townstead | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| MCA: Quests | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| MCA Reborn x Easy Villagers Compat | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
Questions
Does Townstead need MCA Reborn?
Does Townstead have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Townstead support?
Can villagers be fed without the Farmer's Delight mod?
In the catalog
Townstead is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Townstead is an unofficial expansion for MCA Reborn that gives villagers deeper daily needs and more complex work behaviour. To bring more immersion to your MCA Reborn village, Townstead adds a variety of features and compatibilities.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/townstead
- Owner
- AetherianArtificer
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15