Traveler
by testeras
A personal villager companion is the focus of Traveler, which follows its owner, takes commands and trades on a progression the owner controls.
What it does
Each player summons their own Traveler with the Traveler Compass, and only that player controls it. A Traveler can follow its owner, sit at a chosen location, or attack hostile mobs when that ability is switched on. Shift with right click toggles between following and sitting, and shift with left click toggles the attack behavior. Several skins can be picked with a left click.
Trades are handled by a custom progression system. A Traveler levels up, gains new offers and XP over time, and the trade stock restocks independently for each player. Progress is stored in three configuration files inside the config folder, named traveler-level1.json, traveler-level2.json and traveler-level3.json, and each file lists the items that become available as the Traveler advances. Nearly every part, including trades, combat behavior and progression, can be changed in those files.
Traveler is inspired by the Town NPCs of Terraria, especially the Guide, which follows the player and offers trades through a custom interface. It runs on both client and server. An integrated server and a dedicated server both need the mod, and any player who joins such a server must also have it installed. The mod is published for Forge only, with files for 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the latest file is 1.1.0 for 1.21.1. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Personal companion
Each player gets an own Traveler that receives commands only from its owner and can be placed anywhere in the world.
Summon with a compass
The Traveler Compass summons a Traveler, which the owner can then send to follow, sit or attack.
Level-based trades
Trades become available as a Traveler levels up, with XP and a restock cycle kept separate for every player.
Configurable behavior
Trades, combat behavior and progression can be adjusted, including the three level files that list the items available at each stage.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Trade Refresh Legacy is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, runs on Forge with Client and server environment and is published for 1.8.9. Villager Trade Edit is also Forge and Client and server, is released under the MIT License and is published for 1.20.1. Immersive Melodies in Backpacks is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traveler | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-24 |
| Trade Refresh Legacy | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client and server | 2025-12-23 |
| Villager Trade Edit | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-24 |
| Immersive Melodies in Backpacks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
Questions
Which loader does Traveler support?
Where are the trade progression settings stored?
In the catalog
Traveler is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Traveler adds a personal villager companion that follows you around, offers unique configurable trades, levels up as you trade, can stay in place when needed, and can be resummoned with a special compass while keeping its progression. Traveler adds a personal villager companion that follows you through your world…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/traveler-testeras
- Owner
- testeras
- Published
- 2026-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
