KastNPC

An archer just before the shot, guards beside a gate, villagers in the town square — build these scenes directly in Minecraft. KastNPC lets you choose characters, set their poses and equipment, then pause the animation and world at the moment you want.

Use it for thumbnails, screenshots, staged videos and map decoration. Every change is visible immediately in the game world.

01 · Choose your character

Start with a player or mob model. The library includes search, groups and live 3D previews. For a village scene, choose villagers with different professions and biome outfits; for a boss scene, choose the Ender Dragon.

Want your own look? Import a PNG skin from a file, paste it from the clipboard or drag it into the game window. Choose wide or slim arms, add a cape and organize skins into folders. With 3D Skin Layers installed, the outer skin layer gains depth.

This example uses the kast1ent skin with Alex's slim arms and 3D Skin Layers enabled.

02 · Find the right frame

Choose an animation, play it and pause at the moment you need. Set the frame precisely instead of trying to catch it with a quick pause. Players support idle, walk and run; available mob animations depend on the model.

Archer example: give the NPC a bow, select the draw action and choose a frame just before release. The bow model changes together with the arm pose, showing the draw and arrow. You can also set up crossbow charging, shield blocking and a trident throw pose.

Then adjust individual model parts: turn the head toward a target, move an arm or position a wing. Parts support rotation, offset, scale and visibility. You can also move and rotate the entire NPC.

03 · Equip your character

Drag items into hands and armor slots. The catalog includes categories and search in your Minecraft language. Switch to the standard Creative inventory or use items from your own inventory.

Choose an armor trim pattern and material. Dye leather armor with a palette, swatches or a HEX code. Glint adds a visual shine without changing the item's enchantments. Apply settings to multiple selected slots at once.

For example, give several selected NPCs matching leather armor colors to create a uniformed squad.

Save the character for your next scene

You do not have to rebuild the skin, pose and equipment each time. Presets store the model, appearance, pose, equipment, animations and effects. Each card previews the saved result. Apply it to an existing NPC or spawn a new character from it.

For larger scenes, use the character list: find NPCs by name and tags, select groups, duplicate characters and temporarily hide those you do not need. Changes support undo and redo.

Set up the world for the shot

Set the time of day, pause it and choose clear weather, rain, snow or a thunderstorm. Snow can be enabled even in warm biomes and at low elevations.

Freeze the world to stop mobs, fluids and particles while you keep moving and building. Newly spawned mobs also remain still until the simulation resumes. You can adjust the tick rate and disable dropped-item pickup for your player.

For a winter shot, enable snow, hold the evening lighting and take your time choosing the camera angle.

Add effects to the frame

Set up fire, a visual hurt effect and Minecraft status-effect particles on the NPC itself. Select several effects at once. Fire and particles have frame controls, pause and playback, so the moment you want stays in place for the screenshot.

Create your first NPC

1. In Creative mode, take the Ice Needle from the KastNPC tab.
2. Right-click a block with it to spawn an NPC and open the editor.
3. Set up Appearance, Pose and World. To edit the NPC again, right-click it with the Ice Needle.
4. Save the finished character as a preset for future scenes.

Installation and languages

Minecraft 26.3 · Fabric · Java 25+

Requires Fabric Loader 0.19.5+ and Fabric API. Place the mod and Fabric API in your profile's mods folder. On servers, install KastNPC on both the server and the players' clients.

Editing NPCs requires Creative mode. Shared world settings require command permissions. The interface follows your Minecraft language and supports English, Russian, German, French and Spanish. 3D Skin Layers is optional and must be installed separately.