Melancholic Hunger & HUD
by antigers
Melancholic Hunger & HUD removes the hunger bar and restores health regeneration from eating, in the style of classic Minecraft beta versions.
What it does
With the hunger system removed, food restores health directly and sprinting depends on the player's remaining health. Food stacks are smaller, which limits carrying an endless supply, and the HUD shows how many hearts a held food item will replenish. Eating can be made instantaneous, and a hunger effect is replaced by a poison effect with a shorter duration.
The armor bar is drawn from right to left, and the experience bar stays hidden until the player gains experience or uses a workstation; it can also be hidden automatically, matching the look of older releases. Nearly every option can be toggled through a GUI config, which needs Mod Menu. The mod runs on both client and server, so server owners and every player install it. Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required, and Farmer's Delight, Farmer's Delight Refabricated and Nostalgic Tweaks are optional. Builds exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 – 26.3, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Health regeneration from food
Eating restores health directly, and the hunger bar no longer exists in the game.
Health-limited sprinting
A player can only sprint while their health stays above a minimum threshold that the setting defines.
Smart experience bar
The experience bar appears only when experience is gained, and it can auto-hide to keep the HUD clean.
Instant eating option
The eating animation can be made instantaneous, and the option is disabled by default.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Time Go Up, Hunger Go Down is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that needs only the server and is not open source. Hearty Meals is a Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 that both sides must run, and it is also not open source. Retro Hunger Mod is a Forge-only, open source MIT-licensed option for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melancholic Hunger & HUD | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
| Time Go Up, Hunger Go Down | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-25 |
| Hearty Meals | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Retro Hunger Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-23 |
Questions
Does Melancholic Hunger & HUD need Fabric API?
Must the server install Melancholic Hunger & HUD?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Melancholic Hunger & HUD is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Melancholic Hunger & HUD aims to seamlessly integrate the classic health regeneration system from before Beta 1.8 versions into the modern game. It also auto-hides the experience bar from the HUD to match the look of those old versions while keeping the exp bar accessible. All features are toggleable through the GUI…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/melancholic_hunger
- Owner
- antigers
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15