Custom NPCs
ModCreate custom characters to bring your world to life or build adventures.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- No release in 24 months−7 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.24 months ago (6 Nov 2024). 142 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 64% of these points. 8 / 12Supports 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.1.16.5 on Forge. About 5.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 23 months; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
2 points lost13 / 15Removed 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.52 of the 329 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (16%) See the 52 modpacks8 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.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 / 5Transparency
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.27,705,533 4 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.12.3 years, 23 releases 5 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 11 latest files. See Security
30.7 of the 64 points that apply = 48 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Custom NPCs is a creative toolkit for making Minecraft worlds more interactive and building custom adventures, letting you create NPCs and customize their appearance, health, weapons, and AI. Its quest and dialog systems let you give characters branching conversations and objectives based on collecting items, reading dialogs, visiting named locations, or defeating entities; quests can also track shared kills or custom objectives. Factions assign player-specific standing that determines whether NPCs are hostile, neutral, or friendly, and can be configured to make groups fight one another. NPC jobs add world behaviors such as healing nearby players, guarding against monsters or animals, handing out items, following another NPC, spawning entities, and farming crops for nearby chests. Other jobs support in-world music and timed conversations that can start quests, while puppet poses and schematic-based builders provide ways to animate NPCs or have them construct buildings. The mod also includes creation and world-building tools such as the NPC Wand for spawning and editing characters, a cloner for saving and copying them, waypoint blocks for location quests, and configurable recipes.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.2 to 1.16.5.
Changes the game's code in 5 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 5 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Blocks and fluidsChanges 3 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Networking and multiplayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., World generationChanges 1 game code file in this area: terrain, biomes and structures made when new land is created. and Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses..
Adds 9 blocks, 11 items, 1 projectile, 10 other entities, 4 enchantments and 96 sounds.
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 30Details
- Creator
- Noppes
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 27.7M
- Created
- 27 Jun 2014
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.2 to 1.16.5.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. It contacts 2 web addresses. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for Forge 1.16.5; 1.13.2 to 1.16.5.
- Accepts connections from other computers
- It can accept connections from other computers. Only in its files for 1.16.5.
- Starts other programs
- It can start another program on your computer, for example to open a link in your browser. Only in its files for 1.7.2 to 1.12.2, 1.16.5.
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
- 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.11 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. 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.
- Starts other programsOpens web links or files with your default program.Can run system commands.Uses a Windows helper program.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
Sends your player name and usage statistics
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.2 to 1.16.5.
Sent to sessionserver.mojang.com and www.google-analytics.com.
Only some of its files send your player name.
We found this in its code, read without running it.
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
- 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 all 11 files, for Minecraft 1.7.2 to 1.16.5. See each file in Releases
- sessionserver.mojang.comTalks to the Minecraft login service.Your player name
- www.google-analytics.comSends usage statistics.Unencrypted (http)Plain http: what is sent to this address is not encrypted on the way.Usage statistics
- dl.dropboxusercontent.comChecks for a new version of the mod.Nothing about you
- Address built while the game runsThe code builds this address while the game runs: it is not written in the file.Downloads an image texture shown by the mod.Explained by AI (may be wrong)Explained by an AI from the code. May be wrong.Nothing about you
- Named in its filesA crash report or usage data service named in the files of the mod. The code does not show when or what is sent.The code names Google Analytics, a service that receives usage data.
- 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 that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
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
- 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.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found1 of 40 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 found597 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found40 of 123 sounds read
- 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 file1,105 code files read
Compatibility
See all 23 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
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4,472 modpacks include Custom NPCs in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Agrarian Skies 22.5M downloadslast version with it 7 Oct 2015
Lucky Block Challenge2.2M downloadslast version with it 10 Jun 2016
Kinda Crazy Craft1.7M downloadslast version with it 3 May 2020
MineColonies Official1.7M downloadslast version with it 14 Jun 2020
World of Dragons (wod)1.3M downloadslast version with it 26 Dec 2025
Lapito's Galacticraft779K downloadslast version with it 6 Jul 2025
Star Wars Conquest536K downloadslast version with it 8 Jan 2021
Naruto Modpack ++ : All Mods Plus453K downloadslast version with it 21 May 2024
Jurassic World Rebirth450K downloadslast version with it 19 Aug 2023
TownCraft441K downloadslast version with it 26 Aug 2022Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Custom NPCs. Share: how many of the modpacks with Custom NPCs also have that mod.
ChiselCModin 59% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
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BetterFpsCModin 44% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
BiblioCraftDModin 43% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 43% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
Immersive EngineeringCModin 41% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
Extra UtilitiesDModin 39% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
Thermal FoundationCModin 36% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
BotaniaAModin 35% of the modpacks with Custom NPCs
Chisels & Bits - For ForgeBModin 35% of the modpacks with Custom NPCsLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.