Hot n Dry
by kmv
Hot n Dry stops nearby heat from letting water hydrate farmland, so farmland can dry out next to lava and magma blocks.
What it does
Heat sources such as lava, including flowing lava, and magma blocks prevent water from hydrating farmland within a two-block horizontal radius on the same Y level. Farmland without that hydration keeps the vanilla random tick behavior, so it dries and can turn back to dirt as it normally would. Vanilla still controls the timing of progression and moisture loss, and rain behaves as it does in the base game.
The mod runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric and targets version 26.2 alone, with one file dated 2026-07-16. Hot n Dry is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and its source code is publicly available. A configuration file and persistent state are included, and the mod scans the world continuously for heat sources.
Key features
Lava as a heat source
Lava blocks, including flowing lava, count as heat and prevent nearby farmland from being hydrated by water.
Magma blocks as heat
Magma blocks also count as a heat source for the same two-block radius around farmland.
Vanilla farmland timing
Dry farmland follows the vanilla random tick schedule, so the base game still decides when moisture is lost.
Configurable behavior
A configuration file lets the server adjust how the mod works, and the state is kept across restarts.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Heated farm layouts
Farms built beside lava pools or magma blocks keep their farmland from staying moist, which changes how crops can be planted there.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who build farms near lava or magma and want the heat to affect farmland.
How it compares
Dry Farming is a Fabric option for 26.1 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is also server-side only but not open source. Farmland Doesn't Turn To Dirt is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 26.2 – 26.3, with a server required and client optional environment. Froggy Lifecycle is Fabric-only for 26.2 under a Creative Commons license without derivatives.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot n Dry | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-16 |
| Dry Farming | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-28 |
| Farmland Doesn't Turn To Dirt | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-07 |
| Froggy Lifecycle | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-25 |
Questions
Does Hot n Dry need to be installed on the client?
Which game version does Hot n Dry support?
Does rain still hydrate farmland?
In the catalog
Hot n Dry is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Lava and magma are hot and dry. Nearby heat prevents water from hydrating farmland, allowing vanilla farmland random ticks to dry it gradually.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hot-n-dry
- Owner
- kmv
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15