ActionHunger
by VoidLock
ActionHunger reworks the hunger system of Fabric servers, changing how food restores health and how the player's food level affects regeneration.
What it does
The mod is inspired by Hunger Overhaul and follows its health-and-food approach, with added changes of its own. Regeneration is kept constant, so players gain healing from food and saturation as the server sets it, letting them choose how much extra healing they obtain over a given hunger or saturation threshold. Players who fall low on health or hunger receive custom debuffs, while those who stay above defined levels get buffs, which penalizes neglecting food.
Respawn health and hunger are customized as well, so a player cannot dodge the hunger system by dying to reset it. Sleeping through the night grants custom bonus effects, and a minimum food level is required before sprinting. The author notes that the mod adds much more than these changes.
The mod is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and runs on the server side only, so players join without installing it. Files exist for Fabric alone, across 15 release versions 1.16.2 – 1.21.1, and the latest Fabric file is 0.2.1+1.21 for 1.21.1. ActionHunger pairs well with AppleSkin, which shows how much hunger each food restores.
Key features
Constant regeneration
Healing from food is kept steady, so combat stays the focus instead of constant eating.
Configurable food and saturation
The server sets how much extra healing a player gets above a chosen hunger or saturation threshold.
Health and hunger buffs
Players above defined health or hunger levels receive buffs, while those below them receive debuffs.
Custom respawn values
Health and hunger on respawn are set by the mod, so dying does not reset the hunger system.
Sleep bonus effects
Sleeping through the night gives players custom effects as a reward.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a food and hunger system with custom buffs, debuffs and respawn rules. Players on servers that run it need nothing installed on their side.
How it compares
Hunger's Delight is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and open source, with client and server as its environment. QuickEat is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.21.11, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source, and it is client-side only. Eating Pace is a Fabric mod for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source, with client and server as its environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActionHunger | Fabric | 1.16.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-09-30 |
| Hunger's Delight | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-12 |
| QuickEat | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-03 |
| Eating Pace | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-18 |
Questions
Does ActionHunger need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does ActionHunger support?
Can ActionHunger be used with AppleSkin?
In the catalog
ActionHunger is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This is a mod designed at bringing 'Hunger Overhaul' to Fabric with some improvements and additional features. Hunger Overhaul heavily inspired this mod. ActionHunger works great with AppleSkin to visualize foods hunger restoration effect. Here is a link to the original project for Hunger Overhaul.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/actionhunger
- Owner
- VoidLock
- Published
- 2021-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15