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FancyNpcs

by Oliver · for Minecraft

Simple, lightweight and fast NPC plugin using packets

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MITLicense
Folia · PaperLoaders

About FancyNpcs

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Simple, lightweight and fast NPC plugin using packets

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Simple, lightweight and feature-rich NPC plugin for Paper (and Folia) servers using packets.

Features

With this plugin you can create NPCs with customizable properties like:

  • Type (Cow, Pig, Player, etc.)
  • Skin (from username or texture URL)
  • Glowing (in all colors)
  • Attributes (pose, visibility, variant, etc.)
  • Equipment (eg. holding a diamond sword and wearing leather armor)
  • Interactions (player commands, console commands, messages)
  • ...and much more!

Check out images section down below.


Installation

Paper 1.21.4 or newer with Java 25 (or higher) is required. Plugin should also work on Paper forks.

Spigot is not supported.


Documentation

Official documentation is hosted here. Quick reference:

Have more questions? Feel free to ask them on our Discord server.


Developer API

More information can be found in Documentation and Javadocs.

Maven

<repository>
    <id>fancyinnovations-releases</id>
    <name>FancyInnovations Repository</name>
    <url>https://repo.fancyinnovations.com/releases</url>
</repository>
<dependency>
    <groupId>de.oliver</groupId>
    <artifactId>FancyNpcs</artifactId>
    <version>[VERSION]</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

Gradle

repositories {
    maven("https://repo.fancyinnovations.com/releases")
}

dependencies {
    compileOnly("de.oliver:FancyNpcs:[VERSION]")
}


Images

Images showcasing the plugin, sent to us by our community.

Screenshot 1

Provided by Explorer's Eden

Screenshot 2

Provided by Explorer's Eden

Screenshot 3

Provided by Explorer's Eden

Screenshot 4

Provided by Beacon's Quest

Screenshot 5

Provided by @OliverSchlueter

Screenshot 6

Provided by @OliverSchlueter

Screenshot 7

Provided by @Grabsky

Data collection

This plugin collects anonymous usage data to help us understand how the plugin is being used and to improve it. All collected data by all servers is aggregated, we don't store any IP addresses, server names, or any other information that could be used to identify a specific server or user. Read more about that topic (used platforms, how to opt-out, list of metrics ...) in the documentation.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 32 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Folia and 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 FancyNpcs as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FoliaPaper
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 31 earlier

Verified at the source

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

FancyNpcs, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install FancyNpcs?

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

Which loaders does it support?

Folia and Paper.

Is it free?

Yes. FancyNpcs 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.

NxLabs

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