# Villager Brain<\/p>\n
Villager Brain makes villages feel alive.<\/p>\n
Villagers no longer stand around all day.
\nThey do visible job routines, use their work areas, and place small decorations near their job site that change over time.<\/p>\n
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## What this mod adds<\/p>\n
– More active villager work behavior
\n– Daily profession-based routines
\n– Visible workplace activity
\n– Daily decoration setups near job sites
\n– Villages that feel more alive while still feeling vanilla<\/p>\n
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## Villager Jobs (click to expand)<\/p>\n – Walks to water and fishes during work time – Leaves the workstation for short exploration walks – Works at and around lecterns – Hunts adult cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and rabbits inside pens – Walks to nearby sheep with shears in hand – Uses brewing-stand themed workstation behavior – Place armor stands near the workstation – Places armor stands near the workstation – Walks to the stonecutter workstation during work time – Walks to the fletching workstation during work time —<\/p>\n ## Daily Decoration System<\/p>\n Villagers set up small job-themed decorations near their workstation:<\/p>\n – item frames with job-related items These decorations are updated over time, so workplaces do not look the same every day.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## Command<\/p>\n – `\/villagerbrain debug` A lightweight villager brain overhaul that makes villagers feel more alive and responsive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":129714,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"real-working-villagers","_minecraft_project_id":"S5NcFghL","_minecraft_author":"Melworks","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":43,"_minecraft_follows":3,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"real-working-villagers.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":116976,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T18:42:10.790077Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-05-14T22:32:04.029705Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-12T08:30:37.028827Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/real-working-villagers","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":129714,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-07T15:18:47+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"b846107fdbfb8d43066740d372ae152d","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,156,97,89,137],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[163],"class_list":["post-129713","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-mobs","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\nFisherman<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Casts and retrieves the line
\n– Stores caught fish in nearby barrels<\/p>\n<\/details>\nCartographer<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Returns to the workstation after exploring
\n– Places a map in an item frame near the workstation
\n– Replaces the shown map over time<\/p>\n<\/details>\nLibrarian<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Places an item in an item frame near the workstation
\n– Replaces that displayed item over time<\/p>\n<\/details>\nButcher<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Slaughters only when enough animals are left per species
\n– Picks up dropped meat\/leather automatically and keeps the butcher area stocked
\n– Near the end of the workday, puts pen animals into breeding mode for new offspring<\/p>\n<\/details>\nShepherd<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Shears adult sheep that are ready for shearing
\n– Picks up dropped wool after shearing <\/p>\n<\/details>\nCleric<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Keeps cleric workplaces active with daily routine actions<\/p>\n<\/details>\nArmorer, Toolsmith, Weaponsmith<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Equip those armor stands with armor, tools, or weapons
\n– Replace the equipped items over time <\/p>\n<\/details>\nLeatherworker<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Equips those armor stands with dyed leather armor
\n– Replaces the shown armor over time <\/p>\n<\/details>\nMason<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Places one mason block near the workstation
\n– Replaces that block over time <\/p>\n<\/details>\nFletcher<\/strong><\/summary>\n
\n– Places a target block near the workstation
\n– Places an item frame with arrows near the workstation
\n– Shoots arrows at the target during work hours
\n– Replaces the shown arrow over time <\/p>\n<\/details>\n
\n– armor stands with job-related gear
\n– profession-themed display blocks<\/p>\n
\n Turns a glowing outline on\/off for villagers that are currently running this mod\u2019s behaviors, so you can visually check that the mod is working (operator permission required). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"