Old Baby Villager and Zombie

Bring back the classic baby mobs! Restores the pre-Tiny Takeover (1.21.11) baby zombie, baby villager and baby zombie villager models on Minecraft 26.1 — all with mixins, no resource pack required.

Why this mod exists

In Minecraft 26.1 (the "Tiny Takeover" update), Mojang gave baby zombies, baby villagers and baby zombie villagers brand-new, hand-crafted "tiny" models, separate baby textures and new baby armor meshes.

And honestly? In my personal opinion, the new tiny models look terrible. The big-headed, big-eyed classic babies had way more charm — they were cute, expressive and instantly recognizable. This mod reverts them to the beloved 1.21.11 look so you can enjoy the classic babies again.

Personal opinion disclaimer: this is just my taste! If you love the new tiny models, this mod simply isn't for you — but if you grew up with the classic baby zombies, welcome home.

What it does

This mod reverts the Tiny Takeover baby model overhaul back to the 1.21.11 look:

• Baby zombie / baby husk / baby drowned — the adult mesh scaled with the classic baby transform (head 0.75x, body 0.5x): the iconic big-head baby zombie.
• Baby villager — the adult villager mesh scaled by the villager 0.9375 factor, then uniformly by 0.5x.
• Baby zombie villager — the adult zombie villager mesh + the classic baby transform.
• Baby armor for all of the above — adult armor scaled with the classic baby transform, so armor lines up perfectly with the restored models.
• Textures — babies use the regular adult textures again. (The 26.1 *_baby.png textures were drawn specifically for the tiny models and don't fit the restored UV layout.)

Mobs affected

• Zombie — baby model + texture restored
• Husk — baby model + texture restored
• Drowned — baby model + texture restored
• Villager — baby model + texture restored
• Zombie Villager — baby model + texture restored

Only visuals change — hitboxes, scale attributes and gameplay are completely untouched. Babies still behave exactly like vanilla babies; they just look like the classics again.

How it works

100% client-side mixins — no resource pack, no world changes, no server-side requirement. Every change is a targeted mixin under io.sniperjohnny.github.client.mixin:

• BabyZombieModelMixin — baby zombie mesh (also covers husk & drowned shared layer)
• BabyDrownedModelMixin — baby drowned mesh
• BabyVillagerModelMixin — baby villager mesh (body + no-hat variants)
• BabyZombieVillagerModelMixin — baby zombie villager mesh (body + no-hat variants)
• AbstractZombieRendererMixin — baby zombie uses the adult texture
• HuskRendererMixin — baby husk uses the adult texture
• DrownedRendererMixin — baby drowned uses the adult texture
• VillagerRendererMixin — baby villager uses the adult texture
• ZombieVillagerRendererMixin — baby zombie villager uses the adult texture
• VillagerProfessionLayerMixin — babies use the regular "type" profession textures
• LayerDefinitionsMixin — old-style baby armor for zombie / husk / drowned / zombie villager

Requirements

• Minecraft: 26.1
• Loader: Fabric (Fabric Loader 0.19.3 or newer)
• Java: 25 or newer
• Dependencies: Fabric API

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.1 and download Fabric API.
2. Drop this mod's .jar into your mods folder.
3. Launch the game — that's it!

Building from source

./gradlew build

The built jar lands in build/libs/.

License

Licensed under the MIT License — free to use, modify and share, with attribution. (c) 2026 SniperJohnny.