Observant Villagers
ModA village reputation system where your actions have consequences.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- None found
- Runs on
- Server only
- Loaders
- Forge
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.20.1
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
5 points lost22 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6 weeks ago (13 Sep 2026) 12 / 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.1.20.1 on Forge. 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 / 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
Full points15 / 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.None of the 4 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 10 / 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Stereowalker/Observant-Villagers 7 / 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
2 points lost2 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.18,333 2 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.2 years, 7 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in the latest file for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
54.3 of the 64 points that apply = 85 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Observant Villagers adds a village reputation system in which villagers react to your actions, changing their trust, trading behavior, and willingness to deal with you. Good deeds such as defending a village from a raid can raise your standing, while theft, breaking villagers’ belongings or workstations, and harming villagers or iron golems can lower it. Reputation ranges from Welcomed, which can lower trade prices and lets villagers trust you around most blocks, through Neutral, Weary, and Distrusting, to Exiled, when villagers flee and iron golems attack. The mod displays your current reputation while you are in a village, with configurable text position and level colors, and signals point changes with a number and sound. Witnesses may temporarily refuse to trade, while villagers’ trust can take time to recover even after you improve your reputation. When you first fall to Weary, a Villager Leader approaches and offers crime-related redemption trades; ringing a bell can highlight the leader. You can try to avoid or recover reputation loss by wearing a pumpkin, using invisibility, or bribing a sole witness with emeralds, though these tactics can fail or lead to harsher reactions. Configuration options include reputation point values and villager dialogue, which can also be extended with custom lines.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: Blocks and fluidsChanges 8 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 5 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., PlayerChanges 2 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls. and Inventory and itemsChanges 2 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting..
Adds 1 entity and 2 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.
Details
- Creators
- Lowspot and Stereowalker
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
- Downloads
- 18K
- Created
- 30 Aug 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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- 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. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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
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- 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
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- 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 description, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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- 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
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- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
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- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found4 sounds read
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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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.