Is there a working mod for reduced random npc townies

I know this is a rather old thread but I thought it'd be better to revive it than start a new one for the exact same purpose. AKLsimmer is no longer updating their mod and the latest version on the one by Paulson is locked behind a paywall on patreon. So my question is does anyone know of a working FREE mod that will accomplish what these two mods accomplish? I hardly have enough money to buy the packs so as much as I'd like to support modders I just can't.