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CustomNPCs

by Foxikle · for Minecraft

A simple, lightweight, intuitive NPC plugin.

59KDownloads
33d agoLast updated
MITLicense
PaperLoaders

About CustomNPCs

From Modrinth

A simple, lightweight, intuitive NPC plugin.

CustomNPCs

A powerful, configurable NPC plugin for Paper servers.

Paper

Looking for contributors!

If you're interested in contributing to the project, please reach out! I'm looking for help maintaining the project <3


✨ Features

🎨 Appearance

  • Names longer than 16 characters — break vanilla's character limit
  • MiniMessage color support — gradients, rainbow names, hex colors, and more
  • Fully customizable skins — use any player skin or custom texture
  • Armor & item display — equip NPCs with any gear you can imagine
  • Multiline Holograms — Create NPCs with as many hologram lines as you'd like

⚡ Interaction Actions

Trigger actions when players interact with an NPC:

| Action | Description | |---|---| | Send Message | Send a custom chat message to the player | | Display Title | Show a title/subtitle on screen | | Action Bar | Display text in the action bar | | Play Sound | Play any in-game sound | | Run Command | Execute a command as the player or console | | BungeeCord / Velocity | Send the player to another server | | Teleport | Teleport the player anywhere | | Give / Remove XP | Modify player experience | | Give / Remove Potion Effect | Apply or clear potion effects | | Follow Preset Path | Walk in a pre-recorded path |

Each action has a configurable delay and cooldown!

🧠 Behavior

  • Look at players — NPCs track nearby players naturally
  • Configurable idle direction — set a default look direction when not tracking
  • Flexible persistence — choose between session-only NPCs (cleared on restart) or fully persistent NPCs that survive restarts
  • Conditional Actions — Execute specific actions under certain circumstances

🌍 Translations

CustomNPCs supports multiple languages! If you speak a language other than English and want to contribute, join the translation effort on Crowdin:

👉 Translate on Crowdin

Don't see your language listed? Send @foxikle a DM on Discord or open a ticket in the support server to request it.


🛠️ Developer API

Integrate CustomNPCs into your own plugins with the provided API.

| Resource | Link | |---|---| | GitHub Wiki | github.com/Foxikle/CustomNPCs/wiki | | Plugin Wiki | docs.foxikle.dev | | Javadocs | Javadoc (1.8.0) |


📊 Statistics

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🐛 Support & Bug Reports

Encounter a bug or need help? Here's where to go:


❤️ Support the Project

If CustomNPCs has been useful to you, consider supporting development!

Patreon · PayPal · GitHub Sponsors


CustomNPCs is open source. Contributions, translations, and feedback are always welcome.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 23 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.

Loaders

Runs on Paper.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Creatures & NPCs

Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists CustomNPCs as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Paper
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.2 and 22 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorFoxikle, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

CustomNPCs, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install CustomNPCs?

Modrinth lists CustomNPCs as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Paper.

Is it free?

Yes. CustomNPCs is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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