One clever Minecraft player has started working on an intriguing concept that could improve villagers. While Mojang continues to update Minecraft over a decade after its release, passionate fans often take their own steps to help improve the experience by creating datapacks and mods to use in the game.

While there are many passive mobs in Minecraft, the villager stands out. Most players are likely to stumble upon one of their settlements if they explore the procedurally generated world long enough, and this fascinating mob can often help players in their pursuit to not only stay alive but also thrive in the sometimes not-so-pleasant conditions of the game. Recently, one player came up with an idea to make the mob more enjoyable to encounter.

In a post on Reddit, a user known as Lifeely_ shared their work-in-progress datapack aimed at improving the villager experience in Minecraft. Specifically, this Reddit user had created what they described as “talking bubbles” that revealed what villager conversations were about. Lifeely_ even shared a collection of screenshots showing what the idea looked like in action, with mobs having a variety of bubbles next to them. These displayed a number of items, helping show what the villagers were thinking about. Unfortunately, the Reddit user noted that the datapack for the villager communication bubbles was still a work in progress. However, they said other players could check out the new feature when it was complete.

This new fan idea to be realized in the game through a datapack has unsurprisingly caught the attention of numerous members of the Minecraft community. The Reddit post created by Lifeely_ has gained more than 3.8K upvotes from curious gamers in only a few hours. Among the comments, many fans expressed their approval of the idea, with some eager to try out the datapack when it was made available. Several users on the platform pointed out how these communication bubbles could make villagers feel “much more alive” compared to only hearing their grunting sounds in the vanilla game. In addition, a couple of gamers offered suggestions on how to make the datapack even better, such as making the bubbles square to match the blocky look of the game world, which Lifeely_ said they were considering implementing.

It is often impressive to see what ingenious creations members of the Minecraft community come up with to make the game even better. Over the years, numerous mods and datapacks have been created to alter the game. For example, another gamer created a mod that lets players build with ChatGPT in Minecraft. As fans continue experimenting with the popular game, it seems only a matter of time until more creative ideas, similar to these communication bubbles for villagers, are added for players to check out.

Minecraft is available now for mobile, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and most legacy platforms.