AutoWaterDrop
by VoiddWR
AutoWaterDrop lets a player who falls automatically place water below and pick the bucket back up after landing, so fall damage is avoided without manual steps.
What it does
While the player falls, AutoWaterDrop places water on the block beneath the player. Smart aiming looks ahead along the movement and aims straight down, and if the first target misses, the mod tries up to eight adjacent blocks before giving up. Placement is verified: the mod checks that water appeared before the player moves on.
After landing, the water is collected back into a bucket and the bucket returns to its slot. When the mod's automatic mode is on, a water bucket is located in the inventory and swapped into the hotbar, so the drop works without the player arranging items first. A status HUD shows whether the mod is active and whether a bucket is available, and the G key toggles the display.
The mod is client-side only, so servers run without it and players install it alone. The latest builds, 1.1.0, target 26.1.2 and were released on 2026-08-22. The release line covers 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 across eight game versions. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Its issue tracker is public.
Key features
Automatic water placement
Water is placed beneath the player during a fall, without the player having to aim or click.
Bucket pickup after landing
Water is collected back into a bucket once the player lands, and the bucket returns to its inventory slot.
Smart aiming
The target block is chosen by looking ahead along the movement, with a straight-down fallback.
Multi-target fallback
If the first placement misses, up to eight adjacent blocks are tried before the attempt is abandoned.
Status HUD
A HUD shows the mod status and bucket availability, and the G key toggles it on and off.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
ABCDwater is a NeoForge-only, client-side mod for 26.1.2, released under the MIT License and open source. Auto Bucket Clutch is a Fabric-only, client-side mod for 1.21 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, not open source. Hopper Bucket covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.1 and is client and server, under the MIT License and open source, so it needs installation on the server as well. AutoWaterDrop covers both Fabric and NeoForge and needs only the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoWaterDrop | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-22 |
| ABCDwater | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-20 |
| Auto Bucket Clutch | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Hopper Bucket | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-25 |
Questions
Does AutoWaterDrop need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does AutoWaterDrop support?
Does the mod need a bucket in the inventory?
In the catalog
AutoWaterDrop is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
AutoWaterDrop — never worry about fall damage again. The mod automatically places water under you during a fall, picks the bucket back up, and returns your item slot — all in one smooth cycle.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/autowaterdrop
- Owner
- VoiddWR
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15