Village and Pillage Tweaks
by CoolAid
Village and Pillage Tweaks changes how villagers, pillagers, raids and a few blocks behave, with each change switchable in a config screen.
What it does
The mod groups several server-side tweaks for villagers and pillagers. Hands Off Block stops players from using a villager's workstation block by shift-clicking it with a stick, a default that can be changed. Item ID restrictions limit which items villagers may access. Named Traders keeps a named wandering trader or llama from despawning, and Trapdoor Tweaks improves villager pathing so they get unstuck in a few common situations.
The remaining options change raids and mob behavior. Dynamic Raid Spawn Radius sets the distance at which raid waves appear through a simple config slider. Ignore Unarmed Pillagers makes pillagers without crossbows stop affecting villagers and golems. Crop Trample Threshold sets the fall distance an entity needs before it tramples crops. A config screen lets server owners toggle each feature, and the mob behavior changes are disabled by default.
The mod is required on a dedicated server and can optionally be added on a client for some functions. Fabric API must be installed alongside it. Builds exist for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 5 release versions, 1.21.11 – 26.2, and the code is licensed under the MIT License, so it is open source.
Key features
Workstation access control
Shift-clicking a villager workstation with a stick is blocked by default, and the item IDs villagers can access are restricted.
Dynamic raid radius
A config slider sets the spawn radius for raid waves, so raids can start closer to or farther from the village.
Named traders and llamas
Wandering traders and llamas that carry a name are kept from despawning.
Villager pathing fixes
Trapdoor Tweaks helps villagers get unstuck in a few scenarios where their AI would otherwise stall.
Unarmed pillager filter
Pillagers without crossbows are ignored by villagers and golems, so they no longer draw attention.
Crop trample threshold
The fall distance before an entity tramples crops is configurable.
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
How it compares
Raid Bar is server-side and client-optional on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.6 – 26.3, but it is not open source, and it is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only. Back Off! Pillager! covers 1.21.2 – 26.3 on the same four loaders under All rights reserved. Village and a little bit of pillage is Fabric-only for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village and Pillage Tweaks | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-18 |
| Raid Bar | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-28 |
| Back Off! Pillager! | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-17 |
| Village and a little bit of pillage | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-17 |
Questions
Does Village and Pillage Tweaks need Fabric API?
Are the mob behavior changes active by default?
In the catalog
Village and Pillage Tweaks is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/village-pillage-tweaks
- Owner
- CoolAid
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15