Village Names
ModVillages, villagers, and other places in your world get names.
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Maintenance
20 points lost7 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.23 months ago (9 Nov 2024). 42 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 48% of these points. 6 / 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.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 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
1 point lost14 / 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.45 of the 365 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (12%) See the 45 modpacks9 / 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.gitgud.io 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
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.4,582,005 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.9.7 years, 298 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 7 latest files. See Security
35.6 of the 64 points that apply = 56 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Village Names gives villages, villagers, and other supported entities and structures randomized names, with configurable name-generation pools. Its village generator includes more than 160 Village and Pillage buildings, alongside backported and custom components; settings let you adjust village size and building frequency. You can configure which biomes villages appear in, which building types they use, and how building materials are chosen, including for modded biomes and buildings. Villages gain their own visual identity through custom name signs, banners, and preferred colors. A Codex can reveal the name of a supported non-village structure, and can be found in chests or obtained through Librarian and Cartographer trades. You can set which entities are named automatically when they spawn or receive names when right-clicked, and configure syllable pools for different name styles. Villager appearances combine biome-based clothing with profession-based outerwear, with additional styles such as forest, highland, aquatic, mushroom, magical, End, and Nether; skin tones also vary with biome. The mod revises villager trade pools, including a Mason career focused on stone and minerals, and allows Librarians and Cartographers to offer special treasure trades. It also backports structures and content such as igloos, Guardians, Ocean Monuments, and Prismarine, and villagers retain their names and professions when turned into zombies and cured again.
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 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
Adds 2 blocks, 18 items, 4 recipes, 7 advancements and 12 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
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- Creator
- AstroTibs
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 4.6M
- Created
- 8 Feb 2017
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
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. Only in its files for Forge 1.7.10 to 1.12.2. See Privacy
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.7 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.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
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 7 files, for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- gitgud.ioChecks for a new version of the mod.
- 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 and images 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 found12 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 found162 images 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 file624 code files read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that say they work with Village Names, or that Village Names says it works with.
Modpacks using this project
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617 modpacks include Village Names in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
MC Eternal4.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2024
Rebirth of the Night (RotN)1.3M downloadslast version with it 2 Feb 2026
GreedyCraft419K downloadslast version with it 13 Jun 2021
Sprout - Explore for More354K downloadslast version with it 22 Aug 2018
The Lost Era Modpack345K downloadslast version with it 30 Jan 2022
Magiculture 2322K downloadslast version with it 19 Mar 2019
Enigmatica 2: Expert - Extended314K downloadslast version with it 28 Sep 2026
DigSite155K downloadslast version with it 20 May 2020
InsaneVanilla++ B140K downloadslast version with it 18 Apr 2017
NanoMagic130K downloadslast version with it 22 Aug 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Village Names. Share: how many of the modpacks with Village Names also have that mod.
BetterFpsCModin 69% of the modpacks with Village Names
ChiselCModin 67% of the modpacks with Village Names
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 64% of the modpacks with Village Names
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 63% of the modpacks with Village Names
BiblioCraftDModin 59% of the modpacks with Village Names
FoamFixCModin 54% of the modpacks with Village Names
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 50% of the modpacks with Village Names
SwingThroughGrassCModin 43% of the modpacks with Village Names
Roguelike DungeonsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Village Names
Immersive EngineeringCModin 43% of the modpacks with Village NamesLatest 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.