BetterNPCs
Modby OffMeta
Better NPCs!
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
67,497
CurseForge ID
1177822
Last Updated
Jul 26, 2026
Description
BetterNPCs
Features
- Mobs now talk! Skeletons will swear at you and demean you, merchants will offer their wares, and villagers will say hello!
- Player-Entity Memory DB allows entities to remember previous interactions with the player and what was talked about
- Chickens fight back ?!?!
- In-game narrator w/ custom narration of game state
- New Realtime OpenAI implementation now gives narrator a voice as well! (Planned: Extend speech capability to all mobs)
- New trading mechanics
- New Better Trader mob! Replaces Wandering Trader and has an associated profession and tier to add more variations to their trade tables
- Trader now has custom configurable spawn mechanics. Initially set to spawn roughly every 3 days
- New speech levels offer trade discounts on ALL traders, gain levels by trading more!
- Reputation system generates price modifications based on entity-specific, local, and (Planned: global) player history for ALL traders!
- Reply to human entities and shout to the heavens (trigger narrator) through the in-game chat using "\r"! Results dependent on game context
- MCA Reborn and MineColonies compatibility!
- FTB Quests compatibility! Narrator will respond appropriately whenever a quest is completed.
How to install
- Step 1: Download and install BetterNPCs.
Step 2: Add your API key:
From within your profile folder:
- Open the ./defaultconfigs folder

- Find and open the betternpcs-server.toml
- Add your OpenAI API key to the "apiKey" field
- Step 3: Create a new MC world and load it up.
- Step 4: Navigate to the "Resourcepacks" menu in-game and enable the `betternpcs-speech` resource pack.




- Step 5: Enjoy success.
- Step 6: ???
- Step 7: Profit
Check out the Patreon for an API key!
Also check out GenCraft for the full experience!
Recommended Gear
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