
Desert Traders
This datapack makes wandering traders feel more at home in the desert.
When a wandering trader spawns in a desert biome, their llamas are replaced with camels instead.
The pack is simple, lightweight, and designed to stay close to vanilla gameplay.
Features
Camels instead of llamas in deserts Wandering traders spawn with camels when they appear in desert biomes.
Vanilla-friendly gameplay Trader behavior, trades, and mechanics stay the same.
Lightweight datapack No mods required — works with vanilla Minecraft.
Immersion improvement Traders match the environment when traveling through deserts.
Multiplayer friendly Works on servers and in singleplayer worlds.
Compatible with most datapacks Only changes wandering trader caravan animals in desert biomes.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as desert_traders.zip
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.