FishPlayer
by Hreggi5
FishPlayer makes the player's body depend on water, so a character who spends too long on land begins to dry out and take damage.
What it does
A visible moisture bar drains slowly while the player stays on land. Once the bar runs out, the player starts taking damage at a set interval. Moisture refills when the player swims, stands in rain, or touches water. The mode turns the survival experience into one where water is a lifeline, and it suits roleplay around merfolk and stranded aquatic creatures as well as custom hardcore maps.
Players spawn near water when a world is created and when they respawn without a bed. Air bubbles, mining speed and movement are tied to water as well, so time spent on land has effects beyond thirst. Depletion speed, damage interval and other values are set in a generated config file.
The mod runs on Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with the latest file 1.4 dated 2025-08-13. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Moisture bar
A visible bar shows how much moisture the player has left, and it depletes slowly on land.
Water recovery
Swimming, standing in rain and touching water all refill moisture.
Water-linked stats
Air bubbles, mining speed and movement respond to whether the player is in water.
Configurable depletion
Depletion speed and damage interval can be tuned in a generated config file.
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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
Hardcore maps
Custom hardcore maps can use the moisture mechanic so that water becomes a lifeline.
Merfolk roleplay
Players acting as merfolk or stranded aquatic creatures have a reason to stay near water.
Who it’s for: Players who want a survival challenge built around water, roleplayers and map makers who need a water-dependent character, and server owners who want to tune the depletion rate.
Questions
Does FishPlayer need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does FishPlayer support?
How can the moisture bar be adjusted?
In the catalog
FishPlayer is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod transforms the Minecraft survival experience by giving the player a moisture bar, just like a fish! A visible moisture bar that slowly depletes while on land.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fishplayer
- Owner
- Hreggi5
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15