THE JAVA EDITION PORT

VillagerNews

The village has
something to say.

Bring the voices, characters and expressive animation of Villager News into Minecraft Java Edition. Villagers react to what happens around them and to each other.

Fabric · Minecraft Java Edition · Version 1.3.6 source build

Villager News characters from Element Animation
Villager News artwork © Element Animation View source ↗

ABOUT THE MOD

More than
“hrmm.”

This Fabric port brings the Villager News cast and their voices to Java Edition while keeping normal villager gameplay intact.

01

Voices that fit the moment

Villagers respond to trading, work, weather, nearby mobs and player actions. The source includes 2,212 voice clips across 523 dialogue groups.

02

Familiar faces

Meet characters including the Mayor, Testificate Man, Villager #5 and Villager #9. Ordinary villagers and wandering traders get the Villager News look too.

03

Expressions in sync

Facial expressions, gestures and multi-part conversations play alongside the voices. A craftable handbook lets players find the mod’s settings and guides.

MEET THE VILLAGERS

Scenes from the original Bedrock add-on. The Java port may look different.

A Villager News villager speaking to a player
Dialogue in the village
A Villager News villager holding a microphone
A familiar face in the field

JAVA BUILDS

Ready for your
next village?

VillagerNews 1.3.6 is available across nine Fabric targets, from Minecraft 1.20 through 26.3 compatibility. Match the target build and Java version on the releases page.

See releases →
CURRENT MOD VERSION1.3.6Nine targets · Fabric9 releases available

GET STARTED

Install in a few steps.

  1. 01

    Choose your target release, then install Fabric Loader ↗ and the Java version shown on its card.

  2. 02

    Add Fabric API, Entity Model Features, Entity Texture Features and Entity Sound Features. Find the required downloads ↗

  3. 03

    Place the VillagerNews .jar in your mods folder and launch Minecraft with Fabric.

For multiplayer, install the mod and required dependencies on the server and connecting clients.

ORIGINAL ADD-ON

Hear the villagers.

Watch the official Villager News add-on trailer from Oreville Studios and Element Animation. It shows the original Bedrock add-on, not gameplay from this Java port.

Watch on YouTube ↗
Three Villager News characters in the official add-on trailerOREVILLE × ELEMENT ANIMATION · ORIGINAL ADD-ON

GET IN TOUCH

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