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    Ancient Villages

    Mod

    Japanese-inspired villages with quests, stories, and villagers to meet.

    B83/ 100
    • OverviewB
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNone found
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityMinecraft 1.20.1
    • ModpacksIn 41
    • ReleasesLatest 17 Jul

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    ancientvillages-fabric-1.20.1-0.0.4.jar

    Released 17 Jul 2026 · 494.7 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    Required to run

    • Dawn of TimeAMinecraft 1.20.1 · Fabric (release 1.5.54)
    • Armor of the AgesAMinecraft 1.20.1 · Fabric (release 1.3.16)
    • YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)Needed by Armor of the AgesAMinecraft 1.20.1 · Fabric (release 3.6.6)
    • Fabric APINeeded by YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)AMinecraft 1.20.1 · Fabric (release 0.92.12)
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade B

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Security checks passed

    Points lost

    • Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
    • Some modpacks removed it−3 points
    • No public issue tracker−3 points
    • First release only 9 months ago−2 points
    • Under 5 million downloads−1 point
    All 11 criteria

    • Maintenance

      3 points lost24 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 months ago (18 Jul 2026) 12 / 12
      Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge and Fabric. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6

    • Stability

      3 points lost19 / 22
      Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.6 of the 32 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 6 modpacks7 / 10
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7
      Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5

    • Transparency

      3 points lost7 / 10
      Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Dawn-of-Time-Project/ancientvillages 7 / 7
      Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3

    • Popularity

      1 point lost3 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.44,037 3 / 4

    • Track record

      2 points lost6 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.9 months, 7 releases 6 / 8

    • Security

      Passed
      File checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
    Total83 / 100

    58.6 of the 71 points that apply = 83 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

    • Trade & questing system with a custom NPC from the mod
    • Military village
    • Agricultural village
    • Commercial village
    • Lone structure, cemetery
    • Custom military npc with a quest

    About

    Ancient Villages adds Japanese-inspired settlements to Minecraft, with multiple village designs spawning in taiga biomes and architecture intended to fit the vanilla world. Its villages are organized around military, agricultural, industrial, and commercial themes, with distinct layouts, house styles, NPCs, stories, and progression paths. NPC questlines explore personal conflicts, including heritage disputes, revenge, family drama, and religious pressure; pictured examples include Masaru and General Hoshin. Helping villagers and completing quests builds reputation, which can unlock powerful equipment, advanced crafting opportunities, and closer involvement in village life. The settlements also include trade and questing, and the world features lone structures such as cemeteries, including a cemetery used as a quest building.

    Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Does not change the game's code directly.

    Adds 7 structures: Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, Lost Forge, Military, Ruined Village and Silent Cemetery; 1 advancement and 8 loot tables.

    Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.

    Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.

    Often used with it

    See all 30
    Armor of the AgesADawn of TimeAGarden TrailsAAncient Structures: Edo JapanBRedden's Stone LanternsC

    Details

    Creators
    Dawn of Time Project (TheGoldenWorld)
    License
    GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
    Downloads
    44K
    Created
    18 Jan 2026
    Official pages
    Modrinth , CurseForge
    Links
    Source code , Discord

    Security

    No harmful code found

    We checked its files and read their code, without running it.

    Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.

    How we checked · Both latest files checked, last on 16 Oct 2026
    • FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.
      2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
    • Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.
      Read without running it
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.
      Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
    • Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.
      The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.

    Privacy

    We found nothing it sends

    We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.

    Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.

    How we checked · Both files read
    • Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.
      The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.
      Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.

    AI

    No sign so far that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.

    We have not read its code history yet.

    No sign of AI in the game

    We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.

    Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.

    How we checked · 5 places read
    • Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.
      No AI content or AI features declared.
    • Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.
      Not read yet
    • Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.
      Nothing found
      4 of 18 changelogs read
    • Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.
      Nothing found
    • Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.
      Nothing found
    • Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.
      No AI service, AI library or AI model file
      2 code files read

    Compatibility

    See all 7 files
    Fabric
    Forge
    1.201.2126.126.3

    Point at or tap a version to see its loaders.

    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Needed in your game and on the server, or you cannot join.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.
    Dawn of TimeAArmor of the AgesA
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 1.20.1. Many recently updated mods still support 1.20.1.

    Modpacks using this project

    Find modpacks with it

    41 modpacks include Ancient Villages in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Mystic's Monstrosity - Greedy Edition30K downloadslast version with it 14 May 2026Stargate-RaforgeX19K downloadslast version with it 15 Oct 2026Au Naturel9.3K downloadslast version with it 10 Aug 2026Clan grug new age5.7K downloadslast version with it 8 Aug 2026B i o m e c h 4.3K downloadslast version with it 5 Mar 2026Mystic's Monstrosity - Avaricious Edition3.1K downloadslast version with it 1 Oct 2026Into The Crops2.5K downloadslast version with it 11 Apr 2026Cursed Fate JJK B-Revolution2K downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2026BeyondHorizons1.9K downloadslast version with it 12 Jun 2026Eternal of Legends1.4K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with Ancient Villages. Share: how many of the modpacks with Ancient Villages also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    Armor of the AgesAModin 100% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesDawn of TimeAModin 100% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesGarden TrailsAModin 95% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesAncient Structures: Edo JapanBModin 78% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesRedden's Stone LanternsCModin 78% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesHandcraftedCModin 73% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesAncient StructuresAModin 66% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesSodium Dynamic LightsCModin 66% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesAncient Structures: ChineseBModin 63% of the modpacks with Ancient VillagesYUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 59% of the modpacks with Ancient Villages
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Latest files

    The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.

    MinecraftLoaderVersionSecuritySendsRequires
    1.20.1·Fabric0.0.40.0.4 · ancientvillages-fabric-1.20.1-0.0.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:Dawn of Time, Armor of the AgesDawn of Time, Armor of the AgesPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.
    1.20.1·Forge0.0.40.0.4 · ancientvillages-forge-1.20.1-0.0.4.jarSends: None foundRequires:Dawn of Time, Armor of the AgesDawn of Time, Armor of the AgesPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.

    7 releases

    MinecraftLoaderVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Fabric0.0.40.0.4 · ancientvillages-fabric-1.20.1-0.0.4.jar (main file)·17 Jul 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 494.7 KB
    1.20.1The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader·Forge0.0.40.0.4 · ancientvillages-forge-1.20.1-0.0.4.jar (main file)·17 Jul 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 495.9 KB
    1.20.1·Forge0.0.30.0.3 · ancientvillages-forge-1.20.1-0.0.3.jar (main file)·3 Feb 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 492.3 KB
    1.20.1·Fabric0.0.30.0.3 · ancientvillages-fabric-1.20.1-0.0.3.jar (main file)·3 Feb 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file. Its code was read too.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 494.5 KB
    1.20.1·Forge0.0.20.0.2 · ancientvillages-forge-1.20.1-0.0.2.jar·28 Jan 2026Not checkedIts author does not let other sites download this file from CurseForge, so we cannot check it.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload not available hereIts author does not let other sites download this file. Get it on CurseForge: its logo in "Get it on" opens the file's page.
    1.20.1·Fabric0.0.20.0.2 · ancientvillages-fabric-1.20.1-0.0.2.jar·28 Jan 2026Not checkedIts author does not let other sites download this file from CurseForge, so we cannot check it.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload not available hereIts author does not let other sites download this file. Get it on CurseForge: its logo in "Get it on" opens the file's page.
    1.20.1·Forge0.0.10.0.1 · ancientvillages-forge-1.20.1-0.0.1.jar·18 Jan 2026Not checkedIts author does not let other sites download this file from CurseForge, so we cannot check it.Not on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload not available hereIts author does not let other sites download this file. Get it on CurseForge: its logo in "Get it on" opens the file's page.