FrequencyScale: How common the dungeons are, with each increase of one making them half as common (so be careful). The default is now seven. This basically determines the average distance between dungeons, so remember a higher number means fewer dungeons.

MinChunkXY: No dungeons will spawn within this many chunks of spawn. Note that this applies to where the center of the dungeon is, not to its edge.

Difficulty: How hard the dungeons should be; this will affect the frequency and difficulty of mobs spawners.

0: No spawners or chests
1: Baby level ("I'm too young to die!")
2: Noob level ("Hey, not too rough!")
3: Default level ("Hurt me plenty!")
4: Hard level ("Ultra-Violence!")
5: Crazy level ("Nightmare!")

NeverInBiomeTypes: List any biome types you don't want dungeons to ever spawn in; the default list consists only of "END" but any valid biome dictionary type will do. These must be types from the Forge biome dictionary, using the names of actual biomes will not work!

ExportLists: False by default; if set to true three lists (mobs.txt, items.txt, and blocks.txt) will be exported to config/DLDungeonsThemes/Lists. These are lists for mod-pack makers and others to get lists of usable content for themes with IDs / correct names.

Dimensions: This list dimension, one per line by dimension ID (not the name, it must be a number) - whether or not they actually can depend on how that dimension handles world gen. The meaning of this is determined by the OnlySpawnInListedDims; if that is true it allows dungeons in the dimensions listed here, if that is false it blocks them from spawning in these dimensions. Put differently this may be either a list of allowed dimensions of a list of banned dimensions.

ObeyFeatureSpawningRule: If set to true (default) the mod will only generate dungeons if the world is set to spawn structures. If there will be dungeons regardless.

OnlySpawnInListedDims: If true (default) dungeons will only spawn in dimension listed in the Dimensions tag (above) and not in any other; these are allowed dimensions. If set to false this is reversed so dungeons will spawn in dimensions not listed and never in those that are (should help with Mystcraft compatibility); these are now banned dimension (any others are good).

SpawnWithWordgen: If set to false no dungeons will be created with world-gen, and will only exist if created using the /dldspawn command.

AnnounceCommands: If true, confirmation for commands will be sent to chat.

StingyWithLoot: If you think the chests are too generous, this will make them stingy!

EasyFind: If true, all dungeons that can normally have an entrance will have at least one and all entrances will have a building or ruin around them.

InstallThemes: Defaults to true. If set to false the themes folder can remain empty, though I don't know why you'd want that!

InstallThemesByCommand: Defaults to true. If set to false the /dldInstallThemes and /dldForceInstallThemes commands won't work. Intended as a safety/security feature.

AutoProfilingOn: May do nothing (usually) or write tons of stuff to the console (laggy), depending on what I have set up to profile. This should be kept turned off (leave it alone).

BuildPole: Should not be used except for testing; it places a quart pillar from y=5 to y=250 through the technical center of the dungeon and frames it with a flying lapis square marking the boundaries. Usually, I'd call this cheating.

DisableApiCalls: If set to true other mods cannot alter setting or themes/mob through the API (default is false).

DontAllowApiOnMobs: If set to true other mods cannot add or remove mobs from themes (defaults to false), even if API calls are allowed. This can be accomplished per-theme by not assigning a theme type.

/dldspawn will force a dungeon to spawn with its technical center (might not be the geometric center) in the chunk of the player who uses it. Dungeons created in this way do not use the world seed (naturally spawning dungeons do). For obvious reasons, this should not usually be used in chunks where players have been building, mining, or otherwise changing the map (especially underground); the dungeon will overwrite anything in its way.(A more advanced command may come later, but a lot of other things would need to be done first for it to work.)

/dldreload will reload the config file at run-time and from in-game. This effectively reverses any API based config changes.

/dlddimid will show the player's current dimension. Good if using with Multiverse (etc.) in a Cauldron (MCPC+) server.

/dldInstallThemes will (re)install and default themes that are missing. It will not be overwriting any themes that exist.

/dldForceInstalThemes will (re)install the default themes, overwriting any existing themes with the same name.

(FOHL-ee-ayth or fohl-I-ath)
These jungle-lurking plant monsters want nothing more than to eat anything that moves! They may seem like ordinary ferns, but they'll emerge if you come close. You can't get close enough to strike them, so find some other way of killing them! They drop foliaath seeds.
To grow a foliaath, obtain a seed and plant it by right clicking on grass or dirt. Every half-day for two days, feed the baby foliaath by tossing it a meat item. Then, it will emerge as a fully grown foliaath. Be careful: grown foliaaths aren't tamed and will still attack you!

(FER-us RAWT-nawt)
Lost underground many years ago, these heavily armored knights are not men nor are they statues. Are they guarding something? They have forgotten what. Are they waiting for something? They have forgotten when. Are they mourning someone? They have forgotten whom. All they know is to slay those who approach their chambers. There is only one way to damage a Ferrous Wroughtnaut; its weakness is for you to discover.

Only the bravest of adventurers would dare to challenge a Ferrous Wroughtnaut. Upon defeat, the Wroughtnaut will drop its Wrought Helm and its Axe of a Thousand Metals for the victor. Right clicking with the axe attacks in a large arc, and shift-right clicking will create a shockwave that brings targets closer to you. Neither tool can break.

(ba-ra-KO-ah)
Native to the savanna, the Barakoa tribesmen travel in small hunting packs. They are one with the masks on their heads, which cannot be removed. Some use bones as clubs as weapons while others use poisoned blowdarts. Each hunting pack is led by a Barakoana elite, wielding a traditional spear and shield. The Barakoa make traversing the savanna quite dangerous, as they can surround their prey quickly and put up a good chase.

When defeated, the Barakoa will sometimes drop their masks as items that the player can wear. Each mask bestows a different, small buff.

Barakoa can also be found in villages scattered across the savanna plain.

(BA-rah-koh)
Barako is the chief of the Barakoa tribe, residing in a stationary seat upon a throne in Barakoa villages. He draws his power from the sun, calling forth sunstrikes, solar flares, and massive solar beams. He can also create Barakoa followers from masks to defend him during combat. As such, his masked children revere him as a god. Unequipped travelers should keep their distance from his villages, lest they be smitten by his heliomancy.

Those strong enough to face and defeat him, however, are rewarded with his mask: the Sol Visage. This mask allows its wearers to breathe life into masks to create Barakoa followers. Unfortunately, the mask does not bestow heliomancy upon its bearer; this power is innately carried by Barako, and thus dies with him. Perhaps there is another way...?

(FROST-mah)

Frostmaws are dangerous beasts found rarely in snowy areas. Their massive size, impressive speed, and powerful ice breath make them near-impossible opponents. If, on your travels, you encounter one sleeping in your path, it's likely best to take a different route and let it lay. The beast guards a precious ice crystal that can unleash pure winter energy when wielded.

(GRAH-tohl)

These adorable crystal crustaceans live deep underground in caves and ravines. Sometimes called “living ore,” Grottols are prized as a rare source of diamonds. But only the quickest of adventurers can manage to catch them before they burrow away; grottols are very fast and surprisingly clever, even using minecarts to escape pursuers. Keep in mind that only iron or stronger pickaxes can penetrate their diamond shells.

(LAN-turn)

Lanterns dot the canopy of roofed forests, glowing like jellyfish. Some cultures believe that these creatures contain the souls of the recently deceased. Others wish on them like stars. Adventurers, however, know that the luminous jelly inside lanterns is a great light snack that will briefly illuminate the darkest of nights.

(NAH-guh)

Coastal cliffs are dangerous places. Adventurers tell of winged serpents called nagas with impressive speed and menacing acid venom. Though these drakes are powerful, a well-placed arrow can knock a naga right out of the sky; time your shots to hit when the naga is preparing an attack.

Naga acid is deadly, but can actually be used to neutralize other poisons. The fangs they drop upon death can be used to brew poison antidotes and preventatives.

Strongholder - Floating gauntlet that grabs, pounds, and swats to attack. Floats eerily through stronghold tunnels, maybe passing through walls.
Phoben - Fear spirit that spawns in roofed forests. Wields fear magic, a lantern, and a long, darkness-infused blade called Ej. Fighting the phoben will involve carefully but quickly deciding when to strike and when to block.
The Sculptor - A simian guru that can be found meditating on mountaintops. He will challenge players to complete obstacle courses made of floating rocks. Those who pass this test are granted the ability to wield powerful earth magic.
Forest Dryad - Will grant players her magic pan flute in exchange for the Phoben's lantern as thanks for defending the forest.
Stalkers - Rival tribe of the Barakoa. Jungle pack hunters that lurk in the canopy before leaping down on their prey. Their simian features, ornamented headdresses, long claws, and glowing red eyes strike fear into their prey.
Nimbus Drakes - Flying serpents with clouds billowing from its head and wings. The clouds turn grey before the drake unleashes its lightning attacks. It circles an egg in a nest on the top of its mountain, which can be claimed and hatched by the player who defeats the mother.
The Winter Order - A league of cryomancers residing in a frozen citadel.

Considering:
Large, scary insects in swamps, maybe large, scary frog-things to go with them
Anglerfish-like deep sea monster
Ents that can be created from trees using an item.
Golems that can be created from Geomancy boulders.
Snake Charmer - Humanoid desert boss that spawns in a temple structure. He can summon snake spirits by playing his flute, and can transform into a moving painting on the wall to dodge attacks and move across the room.
Just a plain dragon. I'd like to try my hand at this timeless monster concept.

I'd like to add at least one mob for each of Minecraft's environments, and I do like suggestions! BUT I'm very picky about what I work on. Only suggest your mob if you can imagine players thinking, "I can't believe I ever played Minecraft without this in my game!". I will not add monsters from existing franchises or mythologies, or just giant versions of real animals. No griefing or one-hit-kill moves.

[1.8] Exotic Birds 1.0.3B (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.8.9] Exotic Birds 1.0.3A (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.7.10] Exotic Birds 1.0.3B (Dropbox via AdFly)

[1.8] Exotic Birds 1.0.0 (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.8] Exotic Birds 1.0.1 (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.8] Exotic Birds 1.0.2c (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.7.10] Exotic Birds 1.0.0a (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.7.10] Exotic Birds 1.0.1b (Dropbox via AdFly)
[1.7.10] Exotic Birds 1.0.2c (Dropbox via AdFly)
*Take note: This mod is not compatible with the very old versions of this mod (2+ years)*

Hearts: x 10

Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Taiga, Savannah

Tempted by: Apples.

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: A very large, protective mob. It is passive, but when attacked will become hostile. The babies look different to the parents.

Hearts: x 3

Habitat: Rivers, Beaches

Tempted by: Bread.

Can be bred? Yes.

Varieties: 2

Information: A small bird found by rivers and beaches. It makes the well known 'quack'. The baby ducklings are yellow so you don't know if it's a duck or a drake until it grows up.

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: ?

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: A fairly large pink bird. Can be found where there is water. They will stand on one leg to conserve body heat.

Hearts: x 3

Habitat: Jungles

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 6

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: These small, colourful birds are found in jungles. They make quiet chirping sounds and prefer leaving on their own in the wild.

Hearts: x 1

Habitat: Plains, Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest

Tempted by: Sugar.
Varieties: 5

Can be bred? No.

Information: These are very small, colourful birds that make a lot of noise. They hover around and flap their wings really fast. They can be attracted by holding sugar.

Extra: Summon the different types by doing /summon exoticbirds.EB_Hummingbird ~ ~ ~ {Type:0-4}

Hearts: x 3

Can be bred? No.

Habitat: Beach, River, Swampland
Information: These are small, quiet birds that live around water. Occasionally they will swoop in, retrieve a fish and fly around with it in their mouth.

Hearts: x 2

Habitat: Jungles, Forests

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: A very small bird. It lays the largest egg in relation to body size of any bird.

Hearts: x 4

Habitat: ?

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.

Varieties: 2
Can be bred? Yes.

Information: Very clever birds capable of mimicking animals. During the day they will copy sheep/cow/pig noises and at night they will start replicating zombie/skeleton/creeper noises. The males have orange tail feathers, whereas the females do not.

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest, Taiga

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: These are medium sized walking birds. Occasionally they will 'scavenge' and hold something in their mouth. You can retrieve this item by hitting them, but it will take a while for them to scavenge again, or be more kind and 'swap' the item using wheat seeds. You can hear them via the chatter they make.

Extra: Summon a magpie holding something with /summon exoticbirds.EB_Magpie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{id:clock}]}. This was coded to support ingots and compasses, so some items such as swords render incorrectly.

Hearts: x 11

Habitat: Desert

Tempted by: Apples.
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: These are enormous birds that can be found in dry biomes. They lay the largest egg of any other bird.

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Forests, Swamp

Tempted by: Rotten Flesh.
Varieties: 3
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: Owls are medium sized birds that will spawn in forests. They will normally only appear as individuals. They will fly away if attacked. Their eyes glow in the dark.

Hearts: x 4 (untamed) or x 10 (tamed)

Habitat: Jungle, Forest, Birch Forest

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 4
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: These colourful birds can be found in jungles. They can be tamed using wheat seeds and will follow you like wolves. You can also make them sit, walk or fly by right clicking them.

Extra: Summon a tamed parrot using /summon exoticbirds.EB_Parrot ~ ~ ~ {Owner:Username}

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Plains, Jungle, Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 3
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: These birds were the first bird to be added to the mod. They can be found wandering around the world. The peacocks can be told apart from the peahens by the colourful plumage. Right clicking a peacock will change whether its train (tail feathers) are open or closed. You can also mate two peafowl using wheat seeds! There is also an elusive Albino Peafowl. Rumours say it lays golden eggs.

psssst... /summon exoticbirds.EB_Peafowl ~ ~ ~ {Type:2}

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Beach, River

Tempted by: Fish.
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: Pelicans are fairly large birds that live by bodies of water.

Hearts: x 2 (Should be 5, but I messed up. Will be fixed next update)

Habitat: Cold Taiga

Tempted by: Fish.
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: Penguins are medium sized birds that live in cold biomes. They move pretty slowly, which is known as a waddle.

Hearts: x 100

Habitat: Does not spawn.

Can be bred? No.
Information: Phoenixes are large mythical creatures made out of fire. They can only be hatched out of Phoenix eggs with a light level of 9/10/11. Adult phoenixes can be saddled and flown. To fly up, look up. To fly down, look down. Upon death they drop a phoenix egg, so you will be able to rebirth your phoenix.

Hearts: x 4

Habitat: Forests, Plains

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 2
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: Pigeons tend to be classed as vermin is certain areas of the world. In this mod there are two variants, the wood pigeon and the rock dove. They make a coo-ing noise so will be quite easy to find!

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Desert, Mesa, Savannah

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: A very very fast desert bird. It doesn't make much noise, but you won't be able to miss it! To get close, you need to be holding wheat seeds.

Hearts: x 4

Habitat: Beach, River, Ocean

Can be bred? No.

Information: Seagulls will be found in near any biome with water. They will swoop round in circles and won't stop!

Hearts: x 6

Habitat: Beach, River, Ocean

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 4

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: These birds can be found in any biome by water. As this is their natural habitat, you will often find them swimming in rivers. You can hear them by the harsh honking sounds they make.

Hearts: x 4

Habitat: Jungle, Savannah

Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
Varieties: 3
Can be bred? Yes.
Information: These birds can be found in tropical biomes. They have large colourful beaks and make a distinctive call.

Hearts: x 7

Habitat: Desert, Mesa

Tempted by: Meat.

Can be bred? Yes.

Information: A very large bird that can be found in deserts. They will fly into the sky and circle whilst looking for prey.

Hearts: x 4

Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest

Varieties: 3
Can be bred? No.

Information: You can find these birds high up in trees merrily pecking away holes. They will make a sound when doing so, meaning you will know when one is nearby. When disturbed they will fly to find another tree.

Bird Meat is dropped by all of the birds. Just place the raw meat in a furnace to cook yourself some tasty grub!

This book tells you about all of the birds in game. It includes their picture, the scientific name and a little caption about them. It can be crafted using a normal book and a peacock feather, like so:

Eggs can be found in two ways: collected from nests, or laid by birds. All eggs have a 10% chance of spawning a chick when thrown. This can be increased up to 50% by crafting the eggs with blaze powder, adding 20% each time. Any attempt to increase after 50% will consume the powder, but not increase the chance.

There are also unidentifed eggs. These are black with a question mark on them. To indentify these, you must use the egg sorter. See below.

This item will occasionally drop from nests, and also when you throw any of the bird eggs. It can be used like bonemeal to speed up the growth of plants and to grow flowers.

It can be crafted using the following recipe:

Placing unidentified eggs in the top slot and redstone dust in the bottom will result in the eggs being identified. This is not always successful and may produce eggshells.

The incubator can be crafted using the following recipe:

Placing eggs in the top slots and blaze powder in the bottom will level up the eggs. This machine allows the spawn rate to go all the way to 100%! It works on multiple eggs too!

Probably the most important part of the mod. You will find these nests sitting atop leaves in your world. Breaking them will drop 0-3 different bird eggs and some sticks. Empty nests can be crafted using the following recipe.

You may right click on the nests to open the GUI.

Dropped by peacocks, these feathers can be used to craft the Book of Birds.

This dust is used to create a phoenix egg. It can be found as a rare item in abandoned mineshaft chests. One is dropped by a phoenix upon death.

Phoenix eggs are used to hatch the mythical phoenix. They require a light level of 9 or above to hatch (a flame particle effect will appear when the light level is suitable). These can be found as a rare item in a monster dungeon, extremely rarely found in nests, or crafted by surrounding a chicken egg in phoenix dust.

Dropped by a phoenix upon death. This feather does not yet do anything.

▪ Notice: Version 3 uses a new config folder. The old VillageNames folder will be ignored, so your config options have been set back to default

▪ Updated all textures and icons

▪ Added new book types to differentiate between temple types (jungle, pyramid, etc). Previously generated books will retain the generic Temple icon

▪ Added naming for village-spawned Iron Golems using a new "Golem" syllable pool

▪ Added main and in-world menu GUI for editing config options during the game

▪ Notice: (1.7.10) In case the in-world config menu GUI conflicts with other mod's, you can disable it in the general config settings

▪ All name pools now support up to seven syllables, with prefixes and suffixes

▪ Added a new config option list for right-click naming or automatic naming of any custom entity.

▪ Notice: (1.9.4 and 1.10.2) Due to Minecraft's GUI setup, custom names do not display for entities with vanilla health bars.

▪ Notice: (1.9+) Due to the way the Ender Dragon battle is regulated, if you try to use Automatic name generation for the Ender Dragon, the name will not be permanent. Every time the End is loaded, the Dragon will have a new name.

▪ Added a new config option list for naming certain mod structures. The structures must be generated and saved using the vanilla format (e.g. Galacticraft's Moon Villages)

▪ Added "Angel," "Demon," and "Dragon" syllable pools

▪ When using the right-click or automatic naming config options, or the vn_name command, You can generate names from multiple combined pools by doing e.g. the following: angel-villager-demon-(etc)

▪ Fixed naming for Mystcraft Archivists

▪ Added a config option to generate village books using the ToroQuest name for a town. This is very buggy and our mods don't always agree on the village's name

▪ Added a blank "Custom" syllable pool for making your own name generator

▪ (1.7.10) Added Guardian mob, which spawns in and around Ocean Monuments

▪ Notice: (1.7.10) Currently, the Guardian mob causes a crashing conflict with Aether Legacy. You can track the issue at: #1

▪ Notice: (1.7.10) Elder Guardians will attempt to retrogen into all previously generated Monuments exactly once: the first time you sign in with the new mod version. If you're on Peaceful when you sign in, you forfeit your chance for Elder retrogen

▪ (1.7.10 & 1.8.9) Backported Igloos. They're not 100% perfect, but they're extremely close

▪ Added Village Names achievements/advancements

▪ Added config option to specify blocks that speed up or slow down the transformation when converting a zombie villager into a villager

▪ Villagers retain their names and professions when inter-converting to/from Zombies

▪ Villagers retain their names when being recruited to Witchery Guards

▪ (1.7.10) Added config option to sub-divide vanilla Villager types into careers, with tiered trades, similar to 1.8+. This option will retroactively and permanently modify all previously generated villager trade offers to fit into the tiered "career" system. This should not result in the removal of modded trades

▪ (1.7.10) Added config option to enable Nitwit villager

▪ (1.7.10, 1.9.4, 1.10.2) Added config option to enable Cartographer villager. The Cartographer will automatically be enabled in 1.7.10 if you're using the Career option as described above. The Cartographer does not sell treasure maps like in 1.11+

▪ Added config where Librarian and Cartographer villagers can unlock high-level trades where they sell enchanted books, potions, and other treasures in exchange for Village Names-specific items.

▪ (1.7.10 & 1.8.9) Backported the varying per-profession skins for Zombie Villagers

▪ (1.7.10 & 1.8.9) Backported Thorns, Squid, Witch, Bucket, Painting, Item Frame, Lead Knot, and Furnace sound effects

▪ (1.7.10 through 1.11.2) Backported Ender Eye sound effects

▪ (1.8.9+) Changed Librarian trades from requiring two identical written books to requiring only one, like in 1.7

▪ (1.8.9+) Added red mushroom to empty flower pots in witch swamp huts

▪ (1.7.10) Replaced Wool blocks in Desert Pyramids with Terracotta

▪ Codex added as rare chest loot

▪ Added config option to deactivate Librarian villagers from producing the Codex item. It would then only be obtainable as chest loot

▪ The top line of Well signs will sometimes say Outpost/Hamlet/Village/Town/City based on the size of the village. This does not preclude the generated name having those words

▪ Added general config option for disabling X, Y, Z coordinates being recorded into books

▪ Added general config option to disable the colored well boundary, or to turn off well decoration altogether

▪ You can right-click any Village Book onto a villager to get a clue of your reputation level with that town

▪ Added naming for Traveling Merchants, Lost Miners, and Sheepmen from Primitive Mobs (uses "Villager" name pool)

▪ Obtaining Codexes from Librarians while in Creative mode won't consume resources

▪ Change: Your reputation no longer increases when trading for Codexes

▪ Villagers won't add their career tag to their names if they're not fully grown

▪ (1.7.10) Priest villagers can now record Ocean Monuments in hint pages if the Careers flag is off

▪ (1.7.10 to 1.11.2) Concrete, Concrete Powder, and Glazed Terracotta texture addresses and unlocalized name addresses have been changed to vanilla

▪ Notice: (1.7.10) Glazed Terracotta addresses have not been changed due to graphics limitations. Resource packs have to reference the Village Names addresses

▪ Turning off the concrete, glazed terracotta, etc in the configs now removes those blocks from the game entirely, rather than just stopping them from generating or being craftable

▪ Removed "dimension blacklist" vn_general.cfg option because it didn't really do anything

▪ (1.7.10) Generated Monuments now record their chunks in the NBT data file, as they should

▪ (1.11.2) Rolled back Forge to recommended version 13.20.1.2386 for maximum compatibility

▪ (1.10.2) Rolled back Forge to recommended version 12.18.3.2185 for maximum compatibility

▪ (1.9.4) Rolled back Forge to recommended version 12.17.0.1976 for maximum compatibility

▪ (1.8.9) Rolled back Forge to recommended version 11.15.1.1722 for maximum compatibility

▪ (1.7.10) Rolled back Forge to recommended version 13.4.1558 for maximum compatibility

▪ (1.8.9+) Fixed startup errors about block model sub-types

▪ Slightly tweaked and added to existing default syallable pools

▪ Notice: Version 3 uses new .dat files to store generated structure names

▪ Re-wrote name generation code to be more efficient

▪ Re-wrote villager interaction code to be less buggy

Your old config files will be moved to the folder VillageNamesOLD and ignored. Fresh new default config files will be placed into the VillageNames3 folder, so you will need to change your config settings again.

You can delete the VillageNamesOLD folder whenever you like.

Mostly this means the colors are a bit more vibrant—especially golds. The new art should remain compatible with the old Minecraft textures. If you're using 1.7.10, you can access Jappa's new textures with my Texture Update Backport resourcepack!

Notice that I've added four new book types (in the top right) which use variations on the "sun" pattern. This is to differentiate between the four kinds of "Temple," rather than just using the same design for all of them. If the mod can't figure out which Temple sub-type you're in, it will generate the old book design (second row, all the way to the left).

Some options require a world or client restart, of course.

In-game config works for all versions, but it's not natively implemented in 1.7.10. If another mod tries to use the in-game menu system, the mods might override each other. In that case, you can deactivate the Village Names config menu:

Golems will receive names if they weren't created by you, and they're in a village with at least one resident.

Village Names 3.0 has a powerful new system where you can enter in the class path of (nearly) any living entity to be named either by right-clicking, or automatically.

Above is an example of automatic naming. The highlighted line shows that whenever a witch spawns, identified by the class path net.minecraft.entity.monster.EntityWitch, it will gain a random name from the combined villager-goblin syllable pool. If the config option to display professions with names is turned on, witches will show (Witch) next to their name. If the last component is changed from add to remove, then all Witches will lose their custom names when loaded in—this is intended as a failsafe in case you have too many named entities. The config entry comes pre-loaded with a couple vanilla and multiple mod entities.

Similarly, there is a system for naming entities when you right-click them. This is particularly useful for e.g. mod NPCs:

There is also a system for generating names for certain mod structures.

The highlighted example essentially says that if you right click an Alien Villager with a book, it will create an Alien Village Book using the alien village pool, and record its dimension as "Moon." Please note this feature only works for structures that follow the very strict vanilla data formatting. Pre-loaded in the configs are all the nameable mod structures from version 2.0.

You might be wondering how to find the class paths for the entities you would like to name. Village Names has a new miscellaneous config option that can be used to print extra debug messages. This also gives the class paths of entities and blocks that you right-click:

Additional messages and information are printed to the console.

So now you can actually obtain the resources required to craft Prismarine blocks. The Guardians are essentially fully functional, though a bit flawed: I had to manually backport a lot of 1.8's complicated swim pathfinding. Combined with 1.7.10's odd collision detection and water movement, and my own need to write a manual spawning system, the Guardian behavior is a little off. But it's definitely good enough.

For anybody really interested in my time working through the Guardian problem, you can see my breakthroughs in this imgur gallery.

But what about monuments generated in 2.0? Don't worry: the next time you load your overworld, 3.0 will scan through every previously generated monument and retroactively place three Elder Guardians into each one.

Hmm...

1.9 uses a new Template system to register and construct structures. This was a bit too difficult to backport, so I instead manually re-created the Igloo structure from scratch. They should be pretty faithful reproductions, though the furnace is sometimes rotated incorrectly due to a bug in 1.7 and 1.8 structure generation. Good enough.

1.12.2 Advancements:

Achievements for earlier Minecraft versions:

If you manage to complete all five, you get a special memento.

Did you know that when healing a zombie villager, officially, having beds and iron bars within four blocks makes them convert quicker?

You'd be forgiven for never noticing. The effect is very tiny—at the maximum number of influencing blocks (14), the ritual time is shortened by only a few percent. Now, you can customize which blocks influence the ritual (positively or negatively), and the maximum number:

The config files come pre-loaded with the vanilla blocks and their vanilla influence rates. Similarly to finding entity class paths, you can turn on the debug messages config option and right-click a block to get the information you need.

By the way, 1.7.10 and 1.8.9 display the zombie villager skins used in later versions. Also, villagers keep their names and professions when converting to and from zombies!

In 1.8 and beyond, every differently-dressed villager can be one of a few subtypes. For example, the brown-robed Farmer villager will now be a Farmer, Fletcher, Shepherd, or Fisherman.

Trades are now tiered. The first trade a villager offers you will be from the level-1 trades from 1.8+

When a villager unlocks the next trade, it will either be a level-2 trade, or a trade that another mod might have added:

Unlike 1.8+, you only unlock one trade at a time (with the exception of the shepherd's colored wool variants). Once you've reached the maximum trade level from 1.8+, all subsequent trades unlocked will be the remaining ones the villager can offer. So trades are tiered, but unlocked one at a time—it's like a hybrid of 1.7's and 1.8's trading system.

1.7, 1.9, and 1.10 now have the special Cartographer variant of the vanilla Librarian. In 1.11, this villager would eventually sell you treasure maps that lead you to ocean monuments and woodland mansions. But I haven't backported the maps (or mansions). So why should you care about Cartographers?

Because now, when you unlock enough trades, Cartographers will offer you cool new treasure trades! These can be special potions, trinkets, or even a name tag set with a custom-generated name for you to use at your discretion.

Eventually, I decided that this feature was too cool not to put into every version, so now you can get specialty trades from Cartographers and Librarians, in all versions from 1.7.10 to 1.12.2!

Cartographers will sell you treasures, and Librarians will sell you enchanted books.

In 1.8.9 there is no Cartographer, so the Librarian will offer any of the special trades.

In every version except 1.7.10, Librarians and Cartographers are limited to three special Village Names offers. Because 1.7.10's trade unlocking system is more convoluted, you can technically wring every possible treasure trade out of these villagers, but it will take very, very many attempts to unlock them.

The cost of generating a Codex and the trigger for certain achievements is dependent on your town reputation. Similarly, villagers won't make you village books or codexes if your reputation is too low. Now, if you right-click any villager with any village book, you can get a gauge for how high your reputation is in that town.

Here is the change log:

Version 2.0 features:

Much of 2.0's features are to allow you to name creatures and features from mods that I like.

You can now name Galacticraft's Moon Villages, Alien Villagers, and abandoned asteroid mining bases:

If you have the More Planets add-on, you can name Nibiru, Fronos, and Koentus villagers and villages:

Village Guards, Vampire Hunters, Vampires, and Hogoblins from Witchery can all be named:

You can even name End Towers and Island Fortresses from Hardcore Ender Expansion:

...but some of the new stuff involves playing with back-ported blocks!

In all versions, 1.7.10 up through 1.12.2, village wells generate with 1.12 Concrete and Glazed Terracotta decorations instead of the old stained hardened clay base beneath the sign:

In 1.7.10, you can now find 1.8-style Ocean Monuments constructed from gorgeous Prismarine:

1.1a only adds one new "feature," the Lunarin Iron Block:

...however, this new feature was just an excuse to motivate me to upload a bugfix: If you were not using English language settings, villager names and Codexes would not generate for versions 1.8.9 and up! This issue should be fixed as of 1.1a.

You can add the villager's career to their displayed name:

When your reputation is high enough, a villager may write a second page when writing you a Village Book. This second page gives a hint about the location of a structure such as a Mineshaft or a Temple!

The generation of this second page is not random, and it's also not guaranteed. It depends on the villager you talk to, your reputation, and the proximity of certain structures. For example, a Butcher will only tell you about temples or other Villages. A Librarian will tell you about Strongholds or Mansions.

For those of you interested in the exact machinery involved in writing a second page, check here:

Fun development note and disclaimer regarding player reputation in villages:

Right-clicking a stack of emeralds, iron ingots, or gold ingots onto a Librarian or Cartographer (white robe) villager allows them to create the new Codex item.

Generally, a Codex will cost about 4 emeralds, and you can substitute up to one emerald with about 3 gold or 6 iron. The exact details are below for anyone who's interested:

If you right-click the Codex and you have an ordinary book in your inventory, both will be consumed and you will receive a written book containing the name and coordinates of the structure you're in!

Be careful: the Codex can be used in villages! Don't waste a freshly-obtained one by accident!

Names for Villages, Villagers, Mineshafts, Temples, Strongholds, Monuments, Mansions, Fortresses, and End Cities all have their own unique syllable pools in order to lend a different feeling to these features (e.g. Fortresses tend to sound Greek-like). These are completely configurable.

Lastly, version 1.1 allows the above features to be accessible to mod villagers by way of a config file. The default config values and explanation are below:

This mod patches up a shortcoming that I'm surprised that nobody else has addressed.

Whenever a village is generated, it also generates a sign nearby the well:

An option in the configs changes the well's rim to slabs so that villagers and players won't get stuck inside.

Anyway, that sign shows a randomly generated name for the village:

Whenever you interact with a villager (i.e., open the trading GUI), the villager will reveal its name to you:

The village's sign can be broken, or may accidentally not generate (they do not generate on SuperFlat for 1.7.10 or 1.8.9!); or you may install this mod after a village has generated, but this mod has no retrogen. In any of these cases you might think that affected villages won't have names. But don't worry:

If you right-click a book onto a villager, it will record the village's name and location into it!

This of course will also work even if the village has a sign by the well. Anyway, according to this Village Book, there is a fourth villager that we haven't discovered.

Ah, there s/he is.

The village and villager names are generated from a pool of many hundreds of real-world and fantasy town/character names that are split apart and reassembled, resulting in so many possible combinations that honestly I can't be bothered to calculate the number. These name pieces are accessible in the config files.

Lastly, since this is my first (and only) modding project, I had to learn Java/Eclipse/Forge—absolutely everything from scratch. As a result of the many tutorials I browsed, I did make one custom decorative block:

Here's an imgur gallery of all the pics above and a number of others showcasing more random names I generated during the testing processes.

This mod was designed with other exploration/adventure mods in mind. Please, use this in modpacks. Just don't be untoward about it.

Download the recommended Forge version for the version of this mod that you have (from here) and install it.

• Download this mod, and put it in the mods folder.

• Run Minecraft, and enjoy your reverb. =)
(Note that this is a client-side mod, so it will work even if you connect to a server that doesn't have it, or a vanilla server.)