RareVillages - Rare Village Spacing Data Pack

RareVillages addresses a common issue in vanilla Minecraft: villages appear too frequently, often within sight of each other. This reduces the sense of discovery and makes exploration feel repetitive. Instead of lowering the chance of village generation (which can cause other worldgen problems), RareVillages increases the minimum and average distance between villages. The result is a world where encountering a village feels like a genuine achievement, and each one becomes a memorable landmark.

This data pack is ideal for players who want a more challenging survival experience, builders who prefer untouched landscapes between settlements, or mapmakers looking to control village density. It works by modifying the structure spacing parameters in the worldgen settings, giving you two distinct versions to choose from. Version 1.0-V1 sets an average spacing of 100 chunks with a minimum of 50 chunks, while Version 1.0-V2 uses a slightly tighter 75-chunk average and 34-chunk minimum. Both are far more spaced out than vanilla's 34-chunk average and 8-chunk minimum.

• Two spacing options — Choose V1 for the rarest villages (100-chunk average) or V2 for a moderate rarity (75-chunk average).
• No decrease in spawn chance — Villages still generate in every biome where they normally would, just much farther apart.
• Works on older Minecraft versions — Tested successfully on versions before 1.21, though not fully verified for all edge cases.
• Easy to install and remove — Simply place the data pack in the world folder and reload; no permanent world changes are made.
• Compatible with other worldgen tweaks — Only alters village spacing, leaving all other structures and features untouched.

To install, download the correct version file from the Versions page and place it in the datapacks folder of your Minecraft world. Note that the data pack was designed for Minecraft 1.21 and later, but testing suggests it works on older releases as well. Use a tool like the Minecraft Datapack Map to verify spacing changes before starting a new world. This pack modifies worldgen settings; applying it to an existing world may not affect areas already generated. Always back up your worlds before testing.