HungerAndThirst
by Attamatti
HungerAndThirst adds hunger and thirst meters that go beyond the vanilla food bar, with nutrition levels and hydration to track.
What it does
Food stops being only a way to refill the hunger bar. Fat, protein and vitamin levels fall over time, and when they drop too low a player begins to struggle with reduced speed, slower mining and weakness. Meat supplies protein and fat, vegetables supply vitamins, and bread fills the bar while providing little nutrition, so a diet has to be varied to stay healthy. Eating past a full bar still adds nutrition, with a short cooldown between meals.
Hydration decreases over time, faster in hotter biomes, and a player who becomes too dehydrated can die, even on peaceful difficulty. Water is refilled by drinking from water bottles, natural water or dirty water, although dirty water makes a player sick and is only a last resort. Purified water is made by smelting a water bottle or with a water purifier, and right-clicking a block with an empty bottle collects fresh water. Cold climates increase the fat a player burns to stay warm.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is published for Fabric only, with files for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 and 0.0.5 for 1.21.11 as the latest file, under the MIT License and open source.
Key features
Nutrition levels
Fat, protein and vitamin levels decrease over time and are restored by different foods.
Dehydration
Hydration drops faster in hot biomes, and a player who runs out can die.
Purified water
Water bottles can be smelted or purified with a water purifier, and fresh water comes from clicking a block with an empty bottle.
Sickness from dirty water
Drinking dirty water can make a player sick, so it is kept for emergencies.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Desert travel
Players crossing a desert need to plan water refills, since hydration falls quickly in hot biomes.
Balanced diets
Players who want to stay healthy vary their meals between meat, vegetables and bread.
Who it’s for: Players who want survival to depend on diet and water, and server owners who want those needs to matter in multiplayer.
How it compares
Hydration is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and runs on client and server. Vanilla Thirst Bar is server-side only, for 1.21.11, under All rights reserved, so clients need nothing installed. Harbor's Hungry Peaceful is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, runs on client and server and is published for 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HungerAndThirst | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
| Hydration | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-29 |
| Vanilla Thirst Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-20 |
| Harbor's Hungry Peaceful | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-13 |
Questions
Does HungerAndThirst need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does HungerAndThirst support?
Can a player avoid dying from thirst without a purifier?
In the catalog
HungerAndThirst is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Adds more realistic hunger and thirst to Minecraft, making food and water a more important factor in the game. If you set off into the desert without carrying any water...
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hungerandthirst
- Owner
- Attamatti
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15