Wye's Hungerless
by Wyelight
Wye's Hungerless removes the hunger mechanic on Forge, so food restores health directly and natural regeneration is switched off.
What it does
Food in the mod provides healing when eaten, and most items also grant potion effects, some of them new. Potion effects are balanced to be less potent than vanilla potions, and most food stacks to 4, with cookies as a listed exception that stacks to 8. Soups and stews are consumed instantly, while other foods keep varied eating speeds. Mob loot tables are rebalanced so that mobs drop less meat.
The Hunger potion effect prevents sprinting rather than disabling sprinting for everyone. Config settings offer a compromise: a speed walking option disables player sprinting and raises base movement speed, and another option gives a boost to base speed that helps slower close-combat enemies keep pace. Sweet berries and glow berries can be planted without first being crafted into seeds, and an instant healing option lets server owners swap the healing method. The mod works in singleplayer and multiplayer, and it runs on client and server. The mod is a Forge package published for 1.19.4 and 1.20.1. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.
Key features
Unique food effects
Most foods provide potion effects, several of them new, with each food item given a niche role.
Health from food
Eating food restores health directly, and natural health regeneration is removed from the mod's rules.
Adjustable sprinting
A Hunger effect blocks sprinting only while active, and a config option replaces sprinting with a higher base walking speed.
Berry planting fix
Sweet berries and glow berries can be planted straight from the fruit, without crafting seeds first.
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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
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want food to stay useful without the hunger bar. The mod suits worlds where healing from food and balanced loot are the main changes.
How it compares
Retro Hunger Mod is open source under the MIT License, published for Forge on 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 and set to Client and server. Foodnerf is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers only 1.20.1 on Forge. Alpha Health System is not open source, is released as All rights reserved and covers 1.20.1 on Forge. Wye's Hungerless is not open source and covers 1.19.4 – 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wye's Hungerless | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-20 |
| Retro Hunger Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-23 |
| Foodnerf | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-08 |
| Alpha Health System | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-09 |
Questions
Does Wye's Hungerless need any other mod?
Does the server need the mod for players to join?
Can sprinting be kept while using the mod?
In the catalog
Wye's Hungerless is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Wye's Hungerless is a total overhaul of food for singleplayer (does not currently work with multiplayer). Removes the hunger mechanic and natural health regeneration entirely. Food now provides healing when eaten. Nearly every food in the game provides potion effects, including new effects! This encourages food…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hungerless
- Owner
- Wyelight
- Published
- 2024-02-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15