Hungr
by Ancar
Hungr makes a Minecraft world considerably harder, with hunger-linked player effects, stronger night mobs and blood moon events, added through a datapack.
What it does
Hungr is a datapack that raises the difficulty of survival play. It introduces hunger-based effects: a player's abilities shift with the hunger level, and states such as starving, undernourished and well-nourished each carry their own effects. Sleeping restores health but also inflicts hunger, and beds cost health to use.
Rarely, undead mobs summon lightning that brings in zombie horsemen on mounts. Tick speed rises during rain, which affects crop growth and other random events. Farm animals retaliate when attacked and flee after dealing damage, and iron cannot be smelted in regular furnaces, which makes resources scarcer.
Hungr is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.21.2 – 1.21.9. The server needs the datapack, while players may add it on their side. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Hunger-based player effects
Player abilities change with the hunger level, from starving to well-nourished, each with its own special effects.
Blood moon events
During blood moons, hostile mobs gain extra strength and speed, and players gain night vision.
Stronger night mobs
Hostile mobs become stronger after dark, and the effect grows further during blood moons.
Undead horsemen
Undead mobs rarely summon lightning that spawns zombie horsemen riding mounts.
Dynamic random tick speed
Random tick speed rises during rain, speeding up crop growth and other random events.
Animal defense and iron smelting
Farm animals retaliate when hit, and iron cannot be smelted in regular furnaces.
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 who want a harder survival experience, and server owners who want a more demanding world, will find the mechanics useful.
How it compares
Blood Moon: Night Hunt is a Fabric mod for 1.21.9 that runs on both the client and the server, under the MIT License and not open source. Blood Moon is a mod for 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, where is needed on the server, with the client optional, also under the MIT License and not open source. BloodMoons is a Fabric mod for 1.21.7 that runs on both the client and the server, not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungr | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 1.21.9 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-05 |
| Blood Moon: Night Hunt | Fabric | 1.21.9 | Client and server | 2026-07-04 |
| Blood Moon | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
| BloodMoons | Fabric | 1.21.7 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
Questions
Which loaders does Hungr support?
Does Hungr need to be installed on the server?
Does Hungr change how iron is smelted?
In the catalog
Hungr is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.
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What the author says
The Hungr datapack significantly increases Minecraft's difficulty by introducing new survival mechanics, hunger-based effects, and hostile world events. For issues or suggestions, contact the datapack creator or open an issue on the project page.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hungr
- Owner
- Ancar
- Published
- 2025-09-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15