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BetterNPCs

Mod

by OffMeta

Better NPCs!

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

0

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!

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