Wandering traders selling car insurance
Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Wandering traders selling car insurance
You know the call. Now it finds you in Minecraft.
When a wandering trader spawns, he no longer wanders in from somewhere off in the trees — he appears directly behind you, turns to face you, and whispers, just to you, about your car's extended warranty.
Everything else about him is completely vanilla: same trades, same llamas, same despawn timer.
What actually happens
- The trader is placed a couple of blocks behind you, facing you. If there is nowhere safe to stand back there, he stays where vanilla put him instead of clipping into a wall.
- A moment later the pitch plays — only for you, and out of the trader himself, so it moves with him as he walks off.
- He keeps his usual villager mumbling to himself while he's talking.
- Each trader only calls once, and remembers that across reloads. But wait about fifteen seconds and walk back over to him, and he'll try you one more time.
Requirements
- CodxLib — required, on both sides.
- Install this mod on the client as well as the server: the audio ships in the mod's own assets, so a vanilla client hears nothing.
Supported
Minecraft 1.20.1 → 26.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Config
config/codxlib.carsextendedwarranty.json, written on first launch. Turn either half off and
keep the other, or just make him quieter.
| Key | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
enabled |
true |
Master switch. Off = vanilla wandering traders. |
spawnBehindPlayer |
true |
Relocate the trader behind the nearest player. |
playSound |
true |
Play the whisper. |
distanceBehind |
2.0 |
Blocks behind the player to aim for. |
maxPlayerDistance |
96.0 |
Players further away than this are not targeted. |
soundVolume |
1.0 |
Vanilla attenuation range is 16 × volume blocks. |
soundPitch |
1.0 |
|
cooldownSeconds |
30 |
Minimum gap between two calls at the same player. |
silenceTraderWhilePlaying |
true |
Stop his villager noises while the clip plays. |
soundLengthSeconds |
4.5 |
Length of the clip; only used to time the above. |
followUpEnabled |
true |
Call again when the player comes back over. |
followUpDelaySeconds |
15.0 |
Wait this long before the follow-up can fire. |
followUpDistance |
3.0 |
How close the player has to get for it. |
followUpWindowSeconds |
300.0 |
Give up waiting after this long. |
debug |
false |
Log what it decides to the server console. |
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as carsextendedwarranty-1.0.0-neoforge+26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 84 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.