# Multi Village Selector (MVS)<\/p>\n
**Minecraft 1.21.1 | NeoForge & Fabric | MIT License**<\/p>\n
Multi Village Selector gives you control over village spawning in Minecraft. Instead of each village mod fighting for spawn slots, MVS intercepts village generation and selects from **all your installed village mods** using configurable weights.<\/p>\n
## The Problem MVS Solves<\/p>\n
When you install multiple village mods (Cobblemon Additions, ChoiceTheorem’s Overhauled Village, Towns & Towers, etc.), they compete for the same spawn locations. Some mods override others, some never spawn, and you have no control over the mix. MVS fixes this by:<\/p>\n
– **Intercepting** vanilla village spawns before any mod processes them
\n– **Selecting** from all configured village structures using weighted random selection
\n– **Respecting** biome rules so desert villages spawn in deserts, snowy villages in snow, etc.
\n– **Providing** you control over village spawning and the mix\/ratio of different village types<\/p>\n
## Download<\/p>\n
– **Modrinth**: Multi Village Selector
\n– **GitHub Releases**: Latest Release<\/p>\n
**Requirements:**
\n– Minecraft 1.21.1
\n– NeoForge 21.1.80+ **or** Fabric Loader 0.16.0+ with Fabric API
\n– Architectury API (required for both platforms)<\/p>\n
## Quick Start<\/p>\n
1. **Install** MVS and Architectury API in your `mods\/` folder
\n2. **Launch** Minecraft and load a world
\n3. **Run** `\/mvs generate` in-game to scan your installed mods
\n4. **Review** the generated config at `local\/mvs\/multivillageselector.json5`
\n5. **Move** the config to `config\/multivillageselector.json5`
\n6. **Restart** Minecraft to apply changes<\/p>\n
That’s it! Villages from all your mods will now spawn with weighted representation — but be sure to look over the weights, the generator makes some guesses and isn’t perfect.<\/p>\n
For detailed setup instructions, see the **Getting Started Guide**.<\/p>\n
## Configuration<\/p>\n
MVS uses a JSON5 config file with four main sections:<\/p>\n
“`json5
\n{
\n \/\/ Which structure sets MVS controls (usually just minecraft:villages)
\n intercept_structure_sets: [“minecraft:villages”],<\/p>\n
\/\/ Your village structures with per-biome weights
\n structure_pool: [
\n { structure: “minecraft:village_plains”, biomes: {“#minecraft:is_plains”: 25} },
\n { structure: “bca:village\/default_mid”, biomes: {“#bca:villages”: 29} }, \/\/ Cobblemon Additions
\n \/\/ … more structures
\n ],<\/p>\n
\/\/ Optional: Reduce spawn rate in specific biomes
\n biome_frequency: {
\n “#minecraft:is_ocean”: 0.3, \/\/ Only 30% of ocean spawn attempts proceed
\n },<\/p>\n
\/\/ Optional: Control village density (vanilla defaults shown)
\n placement: {
\n “minecraft:villages”: {
\n spacing: 34,
\n separation: 8,
\n }
\n }
\n}
\n“`<\/p>\n
See the **Configuration Guide** for complete documentation.<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
“`bash See the **Commands Reference** for full documentation.<\/p>\n ## Supported Mods<\/p>\n MVS works with mods that **add new villages** to structure sets:<\/p>\n – **Vanilla Minecraft** – All 5 village types Some mods require disabling their own village spawning. See **Mod Compatibility** for setup instructions.<\/p>\n ### Tested Compatible Mods<\/p>\n These mods have been tested alongside MVS without issues:<\/p>\n – **C2ME** – Concurrent chunk generation works fine with MVS ### What MVS Cannot Control<\/p>\n MVS intercepts **structure selection**, not **jigsaw piece assembly**. Mods that replace individual village pieces (buildings, paths) rather than adding whole village structures work differently:<\/p>\n – **Better Villages** – Replaces vanilla village jigsaw pieces These mods will still apply their changes to whatever village MVS selects, usually the vanilla villages. This is usually fine if you only use one – MVS picks which village type spawns, then the jigsaw replacer modifies its buildings. But MVS doesn’t help you with fighting between those types of mods.<\/p>\n ## Documentation<\/p>\n | Guide | Description | ## Known Issues<\/p>\n – **Large mod structures may fail biome validation** – Structures with large starter pieces (BCA, Terralith) can fail vanilla’s biome check. Use `relaxed_biome_validation: true` in config. See **Troubleshooting** for details and workarounds.<\/p>\n ## FAQ<\/p>\n #### Do I need village mods installed? #### Why aren’t my villages spawning? #### Can MVS control other structures (temples, mansions)? #### Fabric or NeoForge? #### Can I add this to my modpack? #### Can you do this for all structures? #### How do I make villages spawn more or less often? ## Contributing<\/p>\n Contributions are welcome! Please:<\/p>\n 1. Fork the repository For bug reports and feature requests, use GitHub Issues.<\/p>\n ## Authors<\/p>\n **Project Design:** RhettL — Rhett takes no responsibility for the code in this repo, he didn’t write any of it.<\/p>\n **Implementation:** This mod was developed entirely with Claude Code (Claude Sonnet 4.5), an AI coding assistant by Anthropic. RhettL provided design direction and testing.<\/p>\n ## License<\/p>\n MIT License – see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.<\/p>\n ## Acknowledgments<\/p>\n – Village mod creators for their amazing structures A mod for allowing modpack creators to have as many village replacing mods as they like, setting biome, weights, and frequency of pool structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":107469,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"multi-village-selector","_minecraft_project_id":"35BiK2KV","_minecraft_author":"RhettL","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":1966,"_minecraft_follows":12,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"multi-village-selector.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":3435796,"_minecraft_version_count":12,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T01:42:17.304047Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-12-01T04:56:16.316627Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-10T00:29:40.983856Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/multi-village-selector","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":107469,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-06T05:04:18+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"915735787c727b0e997f132afdf55aa6","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[97,126,158,92,159],"mod_loader":[99,160],"minecraft_version":[37],"class_list":["post-107468","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-management","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-utility","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-neoforge","minecraft_version-1-21-1"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\/mvs generate # Scan mods and generate config
\n\/mvs biome # Show current biome info
\n\/mvs locate
\n\/mvs structure biomes
\n\/mvs structure pool # List structures in MVS config pool
\n\/mvs structure list # Dump all game structures to file
\n\/mvs structure nearby # List structures near player
\n\/mvs structure predict # Predict what would spawn at current location
\n\/mvs help # Show all commands
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n– **Cobblemon Additions (BCA)** – Cobblemon-themed villages
\n– **ChoiceTheorem’s Overhauled Village (CTOV)**
\n– **Towns & Towers**
\n– **Terralith**
\n– And many more…<\/p>\n
\n– **Explorer’s Compass** – Structure location still works
\n– **Nature’s Compass** – Biome location still works
\n– **Chunky** – Pre-generation works correctly with MVS structures<\/p>\n
\n– **Luki’s Grand Capitals** – Replaces\/extends vanilla village pieces<\/p>\n
\n|——-|————-|
\n| **Getting Started** | Installation and first-time setup |
\n| **Configuration** | Complete config reference |
\n| **Mod Compatibility** | Per-mod setup instructions |
\n| **Commands** | In-game command reference |
\n| **Spacing Guide** | Controlling village density |
\n| **Troubleshooting** | Common issues and solutions |
\n| **Project Scope** | Design philosophy and limitations |<\/p>\n
\n– **Terralith sky biomes** – Terralith adds 3D biomes above ground level. Structures on tall terrain may sample a sky biome instead of the expected surface biome, causing biome validation failures.<\/p>\n
\nMVS works with vanilla, but you’ll only see vanilla villages. Install village mods like Cobblemon Additions or Towns & Towers for variety.<\/p>\n
\nCheck the Troubleshooting Guide. Common causes: mod conflicts, biome mismatches, or spacing settings.<\/p>\n
\nCurrently MVS focuses on villages. See Scope for design rationale. You can add any structure to MVS’s pool, but it’s designed for only one structure pool.<\/p>\n
\nBoth! MVS v0.3.0+ supports both platforms via Architectury.<\/p>\n
\nYes! Please file an issue if you have feature requests or find bugs. If it’s outside the project scope, I’ll likely say no.<\/p>\n
\nThat’s harder. Managing ALL structure pools this way is much more complex. I’m considering it, but honestly comprehensive datapacks are probably easier for that use case.<\/p>\n
\nUse the `placement` config section to adjust `spacing` and `separation`. See the **Spacing Guide** for details and recommendations.<\/p>\n
\n2. Create a feature branch
\n3. Submit a Pull Request<\/p>\n
\n– Cobblemon Additions creators for encouragement and allowing me to tell people about this mod on their Discord
\n– Architectury for multi-loader support
\n– json5-java for config parsing
\n– NeoForge and Fabric teams
\n– Claude Code (Sonnet 4.5) for doing most of the work coding this at RhettL’s direction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"