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Better Drowning

by Darkhax

Better Drowning changes how air, water visibility and damage work while a player is submerged, and it is built for Forge on 1.15.2 – 1.16.5.

ForgeClient and serverGNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 onlyOpen source1.15.2 – 1.16.5

What it does

Underwater damage scales with depth: the farther a player sits below the surface, the more drowning damage is taken, with the default increasing damage by 0.1 for each block past 10. The rate is configurable, and the feature can be turned off or raised and lowered in the config file, so server owners can tune the difficulty.

Water fog is thinner, so players can see farther and more clearly while underwater. Air refills faster as well, letting a player restore breath soon after surfacing. Each of these tweaks can be disabled individually in the config file, and the defaults can be restored at any time.

Better Drowning requires Bookshelf to run. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, and files are published for Forge only, in 1.15.2, 1.16.4 and 1.16.5, with 2.0.4 for 1.16.5 as the latest file.

Key features

  1. Depth-based drowning damage

    Damage increases the deeper a player is submerged, adding a reason to manage breath and depth.

  2. Clearer underwater view

    Lowered water density lets players see farther and more clearly while they are underwater.

  3. Faster air replenishment

    Players refill air quickly after coming up, which shortens the wait between dives.

  4. Individual config switches

    Each change can be disabled or adjusted on its own in the config file, including its default values.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.16.52.0.4
1.16.42.0.1
1.15.21.0.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

BookshelfAn open source library for other mods!
Required

Use cases

Balancing underwater exploration

Server owners who want drowning to feel more demanding can raise the depth damage in the config file.

Keeping only some changes

Players who like the faster air refill can keep that change and turn off the others.

Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want to adjust how drowning, water visibility and air refill work in Forge 1.15.2 – 1.16.5 games, and who are comfortable editing a config file.

Questions

Does Better Drowning need Bookshelf?

Yes. Bookshelf is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Better Drowning on Forge.

Does the server need Better Drowning?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Can the drowning changes be turned off one at a time?

Yes. Each feature, including depth damage, clearer water and air replenishment, can be disabled individually in the config file.

In the catalog

Better Drowning is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.

Adventure mods19,031Forge modsMods for 1.16.55,992

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What the author says

This mod tweaks the drowning and water mechanics of Minecraft in ways that improve the balance and immersion of the game. All of these features can be disabled on an individual basis in the config file. Stronger Drowning Damage The deeper underwater the player is, the more drowning damage they will take. By default…
Darkhax, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Darkhax
Published
2023-06-08
Updated on Modrinth
2023-06-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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