How to Install and Use the More Villagers Mod in Minecraft

More Villagers Mod Overview

Villages are useful in vanilla Minecraft, but their trading options can start to feel predictable after enough emerald swapping. The More Villagers mod expands that system with nine extra professions, each tied to a new workstation and a different set of trades. It supports both Forge and Fabric, making it a flexible choice for solo worlds or multiplayer servers.

With this mod, players can trade for Nether resources, End loot, redstone parts, ocean treasure, mob drops, wood, mining supplies, and more. You can find the workstations naturally in newly generated villages or craft them yourself when you want a specific profession. Villagers finally get more career options than standing near a composter all day.

This guide explains how to download More Villagers, install it on your client and server, use the new workstations, and adjust the basic configuration files.

Downloading More Villagers

1. Open the More Villagers page on CurseForge and select the Files tab.

1. Find the file that matches your Minecraft version and mod loader.

1. Click the three-dot menu beside the file, then choose Download File.

1. Save the file somewhere easy to find, such as your desktop or downloads folder.

If you plan to use Fabric, download the Fabric version of More Villagers and install Fabric API as well. Forge users only need the correct Forge-compatible mod file unless the version page lists another dependency.

Client Installation

More Villagers must be installed on every player client that joins the modded server. Make sure Forge or Fabric is already installed in the Minecraft Launcher before adding the mod file.

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher and go to Installations.

1. Find your Forge or Fabric profile, then click the folder icon for that installation.

1. Open the `mods` folder. If it does not exist, create a folder named `mods` in that directory.

1. Drag the More Villagers `.jar` file into the `mods` folder.

1. Return to the launcher, select the modded profile, and press Play.

Server Installation

The server also needs to run the same mod loader as the client setup. Select Forge or Fabric in your server software settings first, then upload the matching More Villagers file.

1. Open the HolyHosting server panel and go to file access or FTP access.

1. Log in with your server credentials.

1. Open the `mods` directory, then choose the upload option.

1. Upload the More Villagers `.jar` file into that folder.

1. Wait for the upload to finish, then return to the main server page.

1. Restart the server. For natural workstation generation, creating a new world is strongly recommended.

First Steps In-Game

Once the mod is active, start by searching for a village. New workstations can appear in villages that generate after the mod is installed. Existing villages in already-loaded chunks usually will not change, so unexplored land is your best bet.

You can also craft the workstations directly and place them near unemployed villagers. For recipes, check the mod wiki or install a recipe-viewing mod such as JEI. This is usually faster than wandering thousands of blocks and pretending it was part of the plan.

New Workstations and Professions

More Villagers adds nine professions. Each profession uses a specific workstation and offers a themed trade list.

Decayed Workbench

The Decayed Workbench creates a Netherologist villager. This profession focuses on Nether-related trades, giving players access to items such as Basalt, Obsidian, and the Pigstep Music Disc. It is helpful when players need Nether materials but do not want to risk another trip through lava country.

The Netherologist has multiple trade levels, so better offers become available after enough trading. Bring emeralds or Nether items to keep progressing through the trade tiers.

Hunting Post

The Hunting Post gives villagers the Hunter profession. This is especially useful on servers with mob farms, since Hunters can trade items like Bones and Gunpowder for emeralds.

Higher-level Hunter trades may include Outpost Explorer Maps, Ghast Tears, and Slimeballs. That makes the profession useful for potions, redstone builds, and general resource gathering.

Gardening Table

A Gardening Table creates a Florist. This villager trades plant-related items, including Glow Berries, Moss Blocks, and other natural materials. Players can also unlock maps to Jungle and Swamp biomes at higher levels.

Florists are useful when you have excess items like Vines and want to convert them into emeralds. They may not be the most powerful profession in the mod, but they are handy for builders and explorers.

Blueprint Table

The Blueprint Table creates an Engineer. This profession is built around redstone and technical blocks, with trades for items such as Observers, Comparators, Hoppers, and Pistons.

Engineers can save a lot of crafting time, especially for large farms or redstone systems. If you need more emeralds for these trades, Redstone itself can often be exchanged, making mining trips more valuable.

Forestry Bench

The Forestry Bench creates a Forester. This profession allows players to trade Saplings for emeralds and buy different Wood Logs. It is a good fit for tree farms or building-focused servers with lots of spare saplings.

At higher levels, Foresters can offer enchanted diamond tools. Even if wood trades are not always exciting, the top-tier rewards make this workstation worth checking.

Purpur Altar

The Purpur Altar creates an Enderologist, a profession focused on End dimension items. Players can trade End Stone and other End materials for emeralds, then work toward valuable items such as Firework Rockets, Shulker Shells, Dragon Heads, and End City Maps.

This is one of the strongest professions in the mod because its trades can support elytra travel, storage upgrades, and End exploration.

Mining Bench

The Mining Bench creates a Miner. This villager is excellent for players who collect too much Deepslate while mining. Instead of storing chest after chest of it, you can trade some away for emeralds.

Higher Miner trades may include enchanted diamond pickaxes, Mineshaft Explorer Maps, and mineral exchanges. For most survival servers, this is one of the easiest professions to justify adding early.

Oceanography Table

The Oceanography Table creates an Oceanographer. This profession offers sea-themed items such as Sponges, Nautilus Shells, Hearts of the Sea, Tridents, and Buried Treasure Maps.

Oceanographers are not always the best source of emeralds because some trades require Prismarine materials, but their rare item trades can be excellent for conduits, exploration, and ocean builds.

Natural Generation

More Villagers workstations can generate naturally in villages, but only when those villages are newly generated after the mod is installed. If a village already existed in loaded chunks, it usually stays the same.

Because generation is random, not every village will contain every workstation. If you want a specific profession, crafting the workstation is more reliable. You still need an unemployed villager nearby so they can claim the job site and begin offering trades.

Configuration Options

Server owners can adjust some More Villagers settings through the mod configuration file. Forge and Fabric use different config file names, but both are edited from the server files.

1. Open your server file access area and log in.

1. Go to the `config` folder.

1. For Forge, edit `morevillagers-common.toml`. For Fabric, edit `morevillagers.json`.

1. Change the settings you want, then save the file.

1. Restart the server so the changes can apply.

The default configuration is mainly for normal mod settings and generation behavior. If you want to create custom trades or heavily alter existing ones, use a tool such as CraftTweaker and follow its trade-editing documentation.

Common Problems

If you cannot join the server, first check the address and port or subdomain you are using. A small typo is enough to block the connection. Also confirm that your launcher is using the same Minecraft version, mod loader, and More Villagers file as the server.

If new workstations do nothing, the mod probably is not loading correctly. Confirm that the `.jar` file is inside the server `mods` folder, not the root directory or a random upload folder. Restart the server after uploading the file.

For Fabric servers, make sure Fabric API is installed when required. If natural workstations are missing, remember that they appear only in newly generated villages. Generate a fresh world or explore new chunks to find them.

Useful Resources

• More Villagers on CurseForge
• Official More Villagers wiki
• Guide to adding mods to a Minecraft server
• Guide to becoming a Minecraft server operator