Village Diplomacy
by Cesoti
Village Diplomacy gives each village a reputation system in which villagers have their own names, personalities and relationships with the player.
What it does
Every village tracks the player's standing across seven reputation ranks, from HERO to VILLAIN. Trading with villagers and doing good deeds raise standing, while harming them lowers it. Rank changes are announced with particle effects, and the iron golems that guard a village remember past actions and turn hostile after repeated harm.
Every villager gets its own name and personality, assembled from traits like Friendly, Greedy, Gossip and Outgoing. These traits shape more than 250 contextual messages that react to the player's reputation. Placing blocks near a village triggers special interactions of its own.
Installation needs Fabric API on Fabric. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, all for 1.20.1, under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Seven reputation ranks
Standing moves through seven ranks from HERO to VILLAIN, and each change is marked with a notification and particle effects.
Villagers with personalities
Each villager receives a unique name and a set of behavioral traits that affect how it talks and reacts to the player.
Actions affect standing
Trading and good deeds build reputation, while harming villagers or golems lowers it, so the player's record follows their choices.
Golems that remember
Iron golems keep track of the player's actions and become hostile when the player repeatedly harms the village.
Contextual messages
More than 250 messages change with the player's reputation, so the same villager can speak differently over time.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
Use cases
Roleplay servers
Server owners running roleplay worlds can use the reputation ranks to shape how villages treat each player.
Who it’s for: Players who want villages to react to their past choices, and server owners who want a lasting reputation system for multiplayer worlds.
How it compares
Reputated Villagers is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, and it is not open source. Jerotes Village Golems is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only and supports Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1. More Golems is also Forge and NeoForge, covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, runs on client and server and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Diplomacy | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| Reputated Villagers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-03 |
| Jerotes Village Golems | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Not published | 2026-09-26 |
| More Golems | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-10 |
Questions
Does Village Diplomacy need Fabric API?
Does Village Diplomacy have to be installed on the server?
Which optional mods work with Village Diplomacy?
In the catalog
Village Diplomacy is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Transform your Minecraft village interactions with a complete reputation and relationship system! Build your reputation through trade and good deeds, or become a feared villain!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/village-diplomacy
- Owner
- Cesoti
- Published
- 2026-02-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15