BetterNPCs
Modby OffMeta
Better NPCs!
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
65,487
CurseForge ID
1177822
Last Updated
Apr 13, 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!
Similar Mods
Lazy Utilities [Deprecated]
My little Toolbox for my mods
SnowyLeavesPlus
When it is snowing, leaves will slowly turn white, and when it is not, they will turn back to normal
No More Piglin Portal Spawning
Removes zombified piglins from Nether Portal spawning.
sprinkles_for_vanilla
Mod that adds config options for vanilla
Explosive Enhancement: Reforged
Makes the explosion animation look cooler. Now for forge.
Celestial Overhaul
Vanilla Tweak: Change fire, starvation, healing, etc to percentage damage, to better blend them into large number modded...