Adventuring in a world made in Minecraft is an amazing experience.
Not just for the challenges you overcome or the things you can build, but for the friends you meet along the way (and isn’t that the real blocky video game?)
Yes, interacting with other players is extremely fun. And makes Minecraft the amazing game it is.
But the same cannot be said for NPCs, which leave a lot to be desired.
But these non-playables are not doomed to remain in their vanilla state. Thanks to modders, these NPCs can be made to do much more. And even help you in the most unexpected ways!
Make no mistake here. Fairies can look cute, but they pack a really mean punch.
Especially in Minecraft.
The Fairy mod adds in some fairies as a neutral mob to the game, spawning in specific locations if the conditions are right.
Once you meet one, you have two choices: befriend her to gain a loyal companion, or attack her to get completely obliterated when she summons her friends.
The time has come to let NPCs do all the dirty work for you.
Builders adds 10 new human mobs that spawn above ground and start building structures without any input from you.
They will follow the orders of the Mayor mob, and eventually build a small trading town.
But in case you want to direct their efforts, you can also put up some signs that will influence their behaviors. Now that’s what I call a real building squad!
Trade makes the world go round, even in the virtual worlds of Minecraft.
Delivery Merchants makes it possible to add 12 different merchant types with a unique store for each merchant.
While this mod isn’t of great use to everyday play(as it is intended for modders) I do think it offers something so good and versatile that it needs to be mentioned.
This Doctor Who NPC mod pack introduces the 9th, 10th, and 11th doctor from the long-running show by the BBC. All into Minecraft.
These new mobs don’t do anything different from your common NPCs. But can you really resist the call of these legendary time travelers? I don’t think so!
MCU doesn’t stand for Marvel Cinematic Universe anymore.
Here it stands for Minecraft Cinematic Universe.
The MCU Custom NPC Mod introduces over 100 characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranging from heroes, villains, and even secondary characters who usually don’t get a lot of time to shine.
You do need a few other mods to use this NPC pack. But the effort will be worthwhile, since you can walk among gods and heroes.
By itself, the Custom NPC Spawner doesn’t seem to do a whole lot.
It only shows its true potential in conjunction with other mods.
This makes it easy to spawn any type of NPC on any server, meaning that it’s possible to have NPCs synched to every world on the server.
Use this together with any of the other mods on this list to let other unaware players know the joys of NPCs modding. Or maybe check out our list of mob mods, there’s quite a few.
If you ever wanted to set trends in your Minecraft world, the Cosmic NPCs mod is waiting just for you.
Thanks to this mod, it’s possible for you to record yourself performing any task and then spawn an NPC that will replicate exactly what you did. Automation for the win, right?
And if one single NPC is not enough to satisfy your ego, press those hotkeys multiple times to spawn an army of blocky clones to help you conquer any world.
It’s no mystery that true technological advancement is mostly achieved through war.
And things are no different in Minecraft.
Ancient Warfare 2 is a complex & modular mod that introduces new automations, new structures, and the thing we’re interested in here: new NPCs.
These NPCs are combat characters who specialize in different fighting styles, from melee to ranged. They’ll make sure you’re safe and sound at all times, even while venturing in the most dangerous parts of the Nether. And beyond.
