YANDO's Villager Names
ModA mod that adds names to villagers and golems.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.4 years−26 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.2.4 years ago (14 Jun 2024) 0 / 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.1.21 on Fabric and Quilt. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 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 349 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (15%) 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
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · OverlordsIII/VillagerNames 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · OverlordsIII/VillagerNames 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.10,689,304 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.0 years, 55 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile 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
36.4 of the 64 points that apply = 57 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
YANDO’s Villager Names gives villagers individual identities by assigning them random names from a customizable pool of more than 6,000 names. As villagers gain professions, their displayed names can include their role; optional labels can mark children as “the Child,” while nitwit and wandering trader text can be customized. The mod can also name iron golems, and players can adjust name lists, text formatting, and related options through server commands or a single-player mod menu. Names respond to zombification: a villager loses its profession label and gains a zombie tag, then returns to normal villager text when cured.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 9 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Inventory and itemsChanges 2 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting..
A library packed inside it changes 5 more game code files: Cardinal Components API (world saves).
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creators
- OverlordsIII and Yumatan Games
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 10.7M
- Created
- 1 Nov 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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. Found in Cloth Config v11, a library it includes. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 5 files in your config folder.
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.19 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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.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
- 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 description, files, images and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs 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
- 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.Nothing found
- 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 in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- 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 found1 image 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 file727 code files read
Compatibility
See all 55 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 2 a month now, 8 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
857 modpacks include YANDO's Villager Names in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC17.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Jul 2023
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 26 Aug 2023
BigChadGuys Plus2.4M downloadslast version with it 27 Aug 2025
Dungeon Heroes (RPG Series)1.9M downloadslast version with it 19 Sep 2024
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 12 Feb 2024
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC31.5M downloadslast version with it 7 May 2026
Another Quality Modpack 2 - AQM2627K downloadslast version with it 23 Sep 2022
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC3441K downloadslast version with it 4 May 2026
Better MC [FABRIC] - BMC3393K downloadslast version with it 18 May 2025
Dreamcraft [FABRIC]323K downloadslast version with it 19 Dec 2022Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with YANDO's Villager Names. Share: how many of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 86% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
LithiumAModin 78% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
BetterEndBModin 74% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
BetterNetherBModin 70% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
Wraith WaystonesAModin 64% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
FerriteCoreAModin 64% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
YUNG's Better Mineshafts (Fabric)AModin 61% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
YUNG's Better Strongholds (Fabric)AModin 60% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
YUNG's Better Dungeons (Fabric)AModin 58% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager Names
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 57% of the modpacks with YANDO's Villager NamesLatest 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.