Aquatic Additions
by wampel
Aquatic Additions extends the ocean content of vanilla Minecraft, with underwater effects and turtle armor upgrades.
What it does
The mod expands the ocean biome content already in vanilla Minecraft. Its effects are aimed at players who spend time underwater, giving them permanent underwater vision, extra haste while submerged, and underwater breathing. Turtle armor from vanilla can also be completed and upgraded through the mod, so the armor becomes one item with a single upgrade path.
Aquatic Additions is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 8 release versions, 1.19 – 1.21.8, and needs both the server and every player to run it. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code is public. Its own developer, wampel, has published files since July 2022, with the most recent NeoForge build dated November 2025.
Players on a Fabric server need the Fabric build for 1.21.8, which was published on 28 August 2025, while Forge and NeoForge servers take the Forge 4.1 build for 1.20.1 or the NeoForge 4.3 build for 1.21.1.
Key features
Permanent underwater vision
Underwater vision stays active at all times, so the player can see clearly below the surface without a helmet effect.
Underwater haste
While submerged, the player gains a haste effect that speeds up mining and digging underwater.
Underwater breathing
The mod adds a breathing effect that extends how long the player can stay under water.
Turtle armor upgrade
Vanilla turtle armor can be completed and upgraded, and the upgrade is available as a single item.
Turtle Master
A Turtle Master option gives players an additional route to the turtle armor upgrade.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who spend long sessions in ocean biomes, and server owners who want underwater effects available on both client and server.
How it compares
Upgrade Aquatic is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, under a custom license and not open source, with the same client and server environment. Hybrid Aquatic covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Aquatic Torches Renewed is open source under the MIT License and targets Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.9 – 26.1.1, a range that does not overlap with Aquatic Additions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Additions | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-04 |
| Upgrade Aquatic | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Hybrid Aquatic | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Aquatic Torches Renewed | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.1.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
Questions
Does Aquatic Additions need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose for Aquatic Additions?
Is Aquatic Additions open source?
In the catalog
Aquatic Additions is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Aquatic Additions completes the vanilla turtle armor and also gives you the option to upgrade it, to become the one and only Turtle Master! This is the repository for the Neoforge implementation
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aquaticadditions
- Owner
- wampel
- Published
- 2022-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15