Villager Delights
by BottleMAN1
Villager Delights makes villagers in a world go hungry when farmers stop being present near them, and it is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1.
What it does
A villager that stays close to a farmer is fed, and a villager with no farmer nearby slowly loses food over time. Once a villager gets close to starvation, it makes a low groan as a warning. If the farmers near it are gone, the villager eventually dies of starvation. The mod checks loaded villagers every 600 ticks to see whether a farmer is present to feed them.
The mod is built for players who want more realism in their Minecraft world, and it is meant for survival play where village populations matter. Its author has said that more hunger-related additions may follow in later updates, and bug reports are requested through the author's channels. Installation is on NeoForge only, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod.
Key features
Hunger for villagers
Villagers can run out of food, and their hunger depends on whether farmers are present nearby.
Farmer-based feeding
Villagers are fed when a farmer is close, and a village without farmers falls into starvation.
Starvation warning
A villager close to starvation makes a low groan, signalling that it needs attention.
Starvation deaths
Once a villager is close to starvation and its farmers are gone, the villager dies.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Realistic villages
Survival worlds where villages should depend on their farmers for food rather than sustaining themselves.
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners who want villager populations to depend on nearby farmers. Players who want no change to villager behaviour can skip the mod, since villagers in vanilla do not starve.
How it compares
Hunger for mobs is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8 that can run on either side, while Villager Delights is for 1.21.1 and needs both the server and clients. Mango's Compat Delight is an open source NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that is also client and server, and it is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, unlike the All rights reserved license of Villager Delights.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villager Delights | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-22 |
| Hunger for mobs | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client or server, optional | 2026-05-14 |
| Mango's Compat Delight | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-20 |
Questions
Does Villager Delights need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Villager Delights use?
Will farmers in a village be affected if the mod is installed?
In the catalog
Villager Delights is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
I am sorry to announce, but I have run out of things to add within this mod and it makes it harder that school is in session, and that I am unable to put alot of time into this thank you for downloading this mod I will keep it up as much as possible but if you want to suggest ideas I will try to implent them. Thank…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villager-delights
- Owner
- BottleMAN1
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15