How the Villager Names mod enriches mobs' personalities in Minecraft

When players first enter a village in Minecraft, they are greeted by several long-nosed human-like beings called villagers. They have a very unique and humorous personality because of their amusing sounds and interactions. There are various kinds of villagers based on jobs and some of them wear different apparel to look the part.

However, there is one thing missing that could give them a lot of personality—names. The Villager Names Minecraft mod gives these creatures unique identities through names.

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Villager Names Minecraft mod: How it works and how to download it

What is a villager names Minecraft mod?

Villagers will not only be named, but the game also shows the name on the trading screen (Image via CurseForge)

As the name clearly states, this mod simply assigns predefined names to all villagers in the game. The mod will identify both new and old villager spawns in a specific world. Every time an unidentified villager is spotted, one name from the list of more than 5000 names in the mod will be selected at random.

On their trades screen, the villager's occupation will also be displayed. There is an option for players to use their own unique name lists. There are also a number of configuration options available to choose what will be displayed on the villager trade screen.

This mod also work with custom villagers that are added through other mods as well.

While villagers might look different based on their profession, they all can still look the same and behave in the same way. Naming them won't change their behavior, but a certain kind of personality trait can be connected to names, which can enrich the overall interaction with that particular villager. In this way, each village and villager feels unique.

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How to download and get villager names mod for Minecraft

Villager names mod can be easily downloaded from CurseForge website (Image via CurseForge)

First of all, players must know that this specific mod can be used with modding APIs like as Forge, Fabric, Quilt, and NeoForge, which enable the use of any mod on Minecraft. Fortunately, villager names mod works with all of the well-known APIs. Any of the modding APIs can be downloaded and installed from their individual official websites.

After that, players can download the mod from CurseForge; the most recent version, 1.21.1, is supported by the mod. As a result, you can skip installing previous game versions. Users must also make sure that the mod is compatible with the installed modding API.

Once the latest mod version is downloaded in the form of a .jar file, it can be copy-pasted to the mods folder in the official game directory on the device.

A modified version of the game will appear in the drop-down menu after you launch the official game launcher. The installed modding API is to blame for this. Simply open the game through this modded version and find villages with villagers having custom names.

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