Villagers

Villagers have complex AI that result in a huge negative impact on the server. A lot of thought has been dedicated to finding solutions while maintaining player enjoyment.

You may have a maximum of 7 villagers per base (this includes villages used in your personal iron farm)

"Free-range" villagers must have access to a bell, a bed, and a work station/point of interest.

If you claim a base with a village, you must "take care of" any additional villagers beyond the 7 permitted villagers at your base.

No-AI Villagers On iSV, we have the ability to remove a villager's AI which greatly reduces the negative impact on server performance.

A No-AI or "de-brained" villager will no longer move, search for a workstation, bed, or bell, try to gossip, be affected by gravity, get scared, unlock trades, or anything that would require a brain.

When a villager is de-brained, it will freeze in its current state - this means you cannot unlock any more trades, so make sure you have fully unlocked your villager before removing its AI.

Q: Is removing my villagers AI required? A: No, it's completely voluntary!

Q: Why should I remove my villagers' AI? A: Villager AI is extremely complex and is a big drain on server resources. By removing their AI we reduce the effect they have on the server by 90%.

Q: Can I remove some of my villagers’ AI but not others? A: Yes, you can choose which ones get their AI removed.

Q: How does the AI get removed? A: Use a nametag named "nobrains" on a villager. You can do this yourself and doesn't require a mod.

Q: Can this be reversed? A: Yes, contact a mod to return the villager to their original vanilla state.

Q: Do they still reset their trades? A: No, but we have installed some commands that will force reset their trades. It will not follow the normal resetting schedule but it will be approximately every 5 minutes (server TPS allowing).

Q: Will my NoAI villagers need a workstation? A: Nope! They have no need of one anymore!

Q: Can they still be zombified for better trades? A: Yes!

Q: Will iron/food/raid farms still work? A: No, villagers with no AI will not get scared therefore will not summon golems/start raids/be able to farm.

Q: How can I move my de-brained villagers? A: You can use pistons to move them if they were not in a vehicle (minecart or boat) when their AI was removed. If they've been de-brained and you need to get them into a vehicle, you can simply ask a mod to uninstall and reinstall their AI.

Q: Are there any incentives to removing the AI of my villagers? A: Yes! Aside from contributing to the server's health, having at least 4 de-brained villagers will permit you to purchase up to two additional villagers for one mod coin each. This brings your villager maximum up to 9.

Q: Do my extra purchased villagers need to have their AI removed too? A: Yes, this is based on the honour system, so please de-brain your new villager(s) as soon as you can after you acquire them. If you are found to not have complied after a reasonable amount of time, you will be contacted by a moderator and asked to correct the situation.

Q: Can my villager trades be merged and/or trade limits doubled? A: Yes, please see details in Mod Coin Redeems