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# \ud83c\udfd8\ufe0f Realistic Villagers<\/p>\n

**Turn your static Minecraft villages into a living, breathing civilization.**<\/p>\n

![License: Apache 2.0](https:\/\/www.apache.org\/licenses\/LICENSE-2.0)
\n![Minecraft](https:\/\/modrinth.com)
\n![Requires: PacketEvents](https:\/\/modrinth.com\/plugin\/packetevents)<\/p>\n

[\u2728 Features](#-features) \u2022 [\ud83d\ude80 Installation](#-installation) \u2022 [\u2699\ufe0f Configuration](#-configuration) \u2022 [\ud83d\udcbb Commands](#-commands)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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## \ud83d\udcd6 Overview<\/p>\n

Realistic Villagers is a complete overhaul of the vanilla villager system. Forget “Hmmmm” and blank stares \u2014 every NPC in this plugin has a name, a gender, a family, and a will to survive. Built on **PacketEvents** for high performance, it replaces standard entities with dynamic, skin-aware NPCs that live, work, fight, and die in ways that actually make sense.<\/p>\n

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## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n

### \ud83e\uddec Identity & Family System
\n– Every villager is uniquely gendered (**male \/ female**) with a personality-driven skin via **MineSkin** integration
\n– No more “Villager #432” \u2014 meet *John the Farmer* or *Raquel the Cleric*
\n– Deep genealogy: NPCs remember parents, children, and spouses across generations
\n– Use **Wedding Rings** to form bonds and watch families grow over time
\n– All villagers have **child variants** that grow into adults<\/p>\n

### \ud83e\udde0 Advanced AI
\n– **Strategic combat system** \u2014 villagers calculate odds before engaging; outnumbered NPCs retreat rather than die pointlessly
\n– Unarmed villagers **panic and flee** when attacked
\n– Villagers can wield **maces and spears**; custom melee weapons configurable per-profession
\n– NPCs call family members for backup when threatened
\n– **Social interaction** \u2014 talk, flirt, joke, or insult; your reputation changes accordingly
\n– Hunger, inventory management, and daily activities (looting, fishing)<\/p>\n

### \ud83c\udfa8 Visuals & Performance
\n– Real-time **nametag updates** on trade level-up
\n– Built on **PacketEvents** for minimal TPS impact
\n– **Player gender selection** at game start \u2014 required for all player\u2194villager interactions<\/p>\n

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## \ud83d\udd27 Fixes (latest patch)
\n– Villagers no longer disappear after trade level increase
\n– Villagers no longer disappear after splash potion hits
\n– Walking and running AI restored to normal
\n– Nametag level display now updates correctly<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\ude80 Installation<\/p>\n

1. Install **PacketEvents**
\n2. Drop `RealisticVillagers.jar` into your `\/plugins\/` folder
\n3. Restart the server \u2014 configs and skin cache generate automatically
\n4. Run `\/gender ` to set your player gender and begin<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration<\/p>\n

Nearly every feature can be toggled in `config.yml`. Example:<\/p>\n

“`yaml
\nprocreation:
\n cooldown: 6000
\n baby-grow-cooldown: 12000<\/p>\n

villager-farm:
\n allow-procreation-between-family-members: false
\n ignore-sex-when-procreating: false
\n“`<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udcbb Commands<\/p>\n

| Command | Permission | Description |
\n|:——–|:———–|:————|
\n| `\/gender ` | \u2014 | Set your player gender (required) |
\n| `\/rv reload` | `rv.admin` | Hot-reload all configs |
\n| `\/rv skins` | `rv.admin` | Manage NPC skin categories |
\n| `\/rv genderset ` | `rv.admin` | Override a player’s gender |<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83e\udd1d Compatibility<\/p>\n

| Plugin | Status |
\n|:——-|:——-|
\n| PacketEvents | \u2705 Required |
\n| ViaVersion | \u2705 1.18 \u2192 1.21.1 |
\n| EliteMobs | \u2705 NPCs react to elite threats |
\n| ItemsAdder | \u2705 Custom item integration |
\n| ProtocolLib | \u2705 Enhanced packet handling |<\/p>\n

\n*Realistic Villagers \u2014 because every village deserves a soul.*\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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