Hydration
by Exzotic
Hydration adds a water bar that sits above the food bar and drains over time, so players have to drink to stay hydrated on Fabric.
What it does
The mod introduces a thirst meter next to the hunger bar. Players refill it by drinking water bottles or potions, eating certain foods, or boiling water in a furnace, campfire or smoker to produce Filtered Water, which restores more of the bar than plain water. When the bar empties, the player loses health gradually, which turns water into a survival requirement alongside food.
Hydration runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need the mod installed. It is published for Fabric only, with builds for 1.17 and 1.17.1. The code is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Water bar
A thirst meter appears above the food bar and empties over time, similar to hunger.
Drinkable water sources
Water bottles and potions restore the water bar when players drink them.
Water from food
Apple, melon, carrot, beetroot, sweet berries and glow berries each give some water along with their food value.
Filtered Water
Boiling water in a furnace, campfire or smoker produces Filtered Water, which refills more of the bar than ordinary water.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival with a thirst requirement
Players who want a bit more realism in survival worlds can use the thirst bar as an extra resource to manage while exploring.
Who it’s for: Players who want an extra survival requirement on Fabric, and server owners who want the same rule enforced for everyone on their server.
How it compares
Just Golden Berries is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, runs on client and server, and is published for Fabric 1.18 – 1.18.2, so it targets a different version range. NoHunger is open source under the MIT License, also client and server on Fabric, and removes hunger rather than adding a thirst bar. Hunger Remover is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.16.5 – 26.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydration | Fabric | 1.17 – 1.17.1 | Client and server | 2021-11-19 |
| Just Golden Berries | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-04-19 |
| NoHunger | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-02 |
| Hunger Remover | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-24 |
Questions
Does Hydration need Fabric API?
Does the server need Hydration?
Which game versions does Hydration support?
In the catalog
Hydration is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 4,181 mods support Minecraft 1.17.1.
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What the author says
Have you ever wanted minecraft a tiny bit more realistic and an extra required item to survive? Well in this mod it adds a new water stat bar above the food bar that is required to be filled up and if drops to half a bar you will start to take damage from dehydration! Some foods give water (Apple, Melon, Carrot…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hydration
- Owner
- Exzotic
- Published
- 2021-11-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-11-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15