Wandering Settlers
by Kamorzy
Wandering Settlers changes the Wandering Trader's trades and adds a way to bring villagers along when a player wants to found a village elsewhere.
What it does
The Wandering Trader offers 0-2 villager spawn eggs for 64 emeralds, and a roll can instead give a suspicious stew for 1 emerald. Because the latest villager trade rebalance makes villagers that do not naturally spawn hard to get, the trade gives a practical option to move villagers over long distances on land. Players can then found new villages in places far from their first one without having to carry villagers by hand.
The mod needs VillagerConfig, a small add-on by DrexHD, and it has no effect without that mod installed. The trades are data-driven, so the mod ships as a datapack that replaces the Wandering Trader's trades, which means it may clash with other datapacks or mods that change those trades. The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out. Files target 1.20 – 1.20.4 across Fabric, Forge and Quilt, and the code is under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which is not open source.
Key features
Villager spawn eggs for sale
The Wandering Trader sells 0-2 villager spawn eggs for 64 emeralds each, a trade that is not available in vanilla.
Suspicious stew alternative
On some rolls the Wandering Trader offers a suspicious stew for 1 emerald in place of the egg trades.
Updated trade table
The trades follow the villager trade rebalance described in the wiki section about changes after 1.20.2.
Datapack-based trades
The changes are delivered through a datapack that replaces the Wandering Trader's trades, so they apply on the server.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Wandering Trader Announcement is server-side only, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1, and is under a custom license. Traders Sell Trims is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 with a client and server environment and is under the Apache License 2.0. Better Wandering Traders is needed on the server, with the client optional, with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt files for 1.21.5 – 26.3, and is under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandering Settlers | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-04-18 |
| Wandering Trader Announcement | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-05-10 |
| Traders Sell Trims | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
| Better Wandering Traders | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-22 |
Questions
Does Wandering Settlers need VillagerConfig?
Does the server need Wandering Settlers?
Which game versions does Wandering Settlers support?
Can Wandering Settlers be used with other trade mods?
In the catalog
Wandering Settlers is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A small add-on for the mod VillagerConfig by DrexHD. Due to the latest villager trade rebalance, there is a strong incentive in the game now to establish new villages in locations they don't naturally spawn. However, there is no flexible, practical, and reliable way to transport villagers yet, especially over large…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wandering-settlers
- Owner
- Kamorzy
- Published
- 2023-11-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15