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Legendary Survival Overhaul

by Legendary Workshop

Legendary Survival Overhaul changes how body temperature, thirst, health and damage work in Minecraft survival, adding temperature sources, food effects and new survival items.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Temperature becomes a tracked value. It changes with the biome, the time of day and nearby environmental factors, and players must watch it to avoid dying from cold or heat. Food also affects temperature: some items raise it and others lower it, and being too cold increases how much food the player eats. Thirst is integrated with the temperature system, and the mod reworks health with bonus hearts, broken hearts and shield hearts, along with a localized body damage system in which healing items carry secondary effects.

The mod adds a set of new blocks that manage body temperature, a calendar and thermometer for tracking seasons and exact temperatures, and armor coatings applied at a sewing table to stabilize warmth. Plants tied to temperature, such as ferns, sun ice and golden sun ice fern, can be found in biomes and crafted into a temperature immunity potion. Four new baubles, including Heat Resistance and Cold Resistance rings, integrate with Curios. The mod is compatible with Serene Seasons and Farmer's Delight, and most of its values can be adjusted in the configuration files.

Files target Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 and run on client and server, so both the server and every player need the mod. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved, and public source links are available. The latest Forge file is 1.20.1-2.4.7 and the latest NeoForge file is 1.21.1-2.4.7.2, both dated 2026-08-09.

Key features

  1. Body temperature system

    Temperature responds to several environmental factors and can kill a player who ignores it, so it has to be monitored.

  2. Thirst and food effects

    Thirst works alongside the temperature system, and food items raise or lower body temperature depending on what is eaten.

  3. Localized body damage

    Damage is applied to specific body parts, and healing items carry secondary effects in addition to restoring health.

  4. Heart and health rework

    Bonus, broken and shield hearts change the health balance and make the difficulty more demanding.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.21.1-2.4.7.2
1.20.11.20.1-2.4.7Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Required by 2 mods

Questions

Does Legendary Survival Overhaul need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loaders and versions does the mod support?

Files exist for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. The latest Forge file is 1.20.1-2.4.7 and the latest NeoForge file is 1.21.1-2.4.7.2.

Does the mod work with Serene Seasons?

Yes. The mod is compatible with Serene Seasons, and its calendar and thermometer blocks help track seasons and exact temperatures.

In the catalog

Legendary Survival Overhaul is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

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What the author says

Legendary Survival Overhaul is a highly configurable mod that upgrades the survival aspect of Minecraft. New immersive temperature system based on multiple environmental factors.
Legendary Workshop, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Legendary Workshop
Published
2025-11-30
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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