Village Map on Start
by Perhanon
With Village Map on Start, a new world opens with a map that already points to the nearest village, so players can head there without searching first.
What it does
On first launch in a new world, the datapack gives each player a map centered on the nearest village. The map is written to the world's log so the choice is recorded for that save. Installing it means placing the datapack file into the datapacks folder of the world save, then starting Minecraft with that world.
The mod is a simple datapack that handles only this one job, so it suits survival worlds, adventure maps and servers where new players need an early landmark. The server must run the mod, while players may add it for their own client. It is published as a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt build alongside a data pack option. Fabric API is required on Fabric, and the Quilted Fabric API (QFAPI) or Quilt Standard Libraries (QSL) cover Quilt. Builds cover 1.18.2 – 1.21.11, with 1.1 for 1.21.11 as the latest file, and the code is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Nearest village map
A map is given to the player at the start of the world, centered on the closest village.
Datapack install
The mod works as a datapack placed in the world's datapacks folder, with no separate mod file needed.
World log entry
The give action is written to the game log, so the spawn map choice can be checked later.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version 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 2
Use cases
New survival worlds
A player starting a fresh world gets a landmark to explore first instead of searching blind.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can set the mod up once so each new arrival receives the same starting map.
Who it’s for: Players who start new survival worlds and server owners who want every new arrival to begin with a village map. The mod is a simple datapack, so it suits anyone comfortable copying a file into a save folder.
How it compares
Village Spawn Point is server-side only, published under All rights reserved for 1.16.5 – 26.3, and it is not open source. Forest Villages runs with the server required and the client optional, under the MIT License, for 1.18.2 – 26.2. Dynamic Lights is also server required and client optional, All rights reserved, but covers 1.17 – 26.3 and targets a different job.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Map on Start | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-10 |
| Village Spawn Point | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Forest Villages | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
| Dynamic Lights | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.17 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Village Map on Start require Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
How is the datapack installed in a world?
In the catalog
Village Map on Start is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
This simple datapack/mod gives players a map to the nearest village when they first log into the game.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/village-map-on-start
- Owner
- Perhanon
- Published
- 2024-10-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15