Minecraft but the World Floods
Minecraft but the World Floods is a game mechanics mod in which a rising flood gradually covers the world, set up as a challenge for the player to outrun it.
What it does
A flood rises over time through the world, and the rate and height of the rise can be adjusted with commands. The flood can also rise when a player takes damage, or be raised by hand. The block that makes up the flood is water by default, and a held block can be chosen as the flood block instead. Buckets of water, lava or powder snow change the flood block to match the bucket.
The mod is aimed at survival challenge runs where the goal is to defeat the Ender Dragon before the flood reaches a dangerous height. Because the flood alters the world in a way that is close to irreversible, the author recommends running it in a world that is not kept for other play. A bossbar can show the flood level, and its visibility can be toggled with a command. The mod runs on the server, and clients may install it too.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20 – 26.2 and the latest file, v1.1.3a-mod, for 26.2. It is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source. The author asks that credit to AmbiguousChameleon be given with a link in any pack description or video.
Key features
Timed flood rise
The flood rises after a set number of seconds, and the interval can be changed with a command.
Damage-triggered rise
The flood can rise each time a player takes damage, which ties the threat to combat and exploration.
Adjustable flood height
A maximum height limits how far the flood can reach, and a command raises the level by a chosen amount.
Configurable flood block
The flood is water by default, and a held block can replace it, with buckets switching it to lava or powder snow.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Origins height by DreamStory is a server-side only mod for Fabric and Forge, licensed as All rights reserved, with files for 1.20 – 1.20.1. Connected Breaking is server-side only, published for Fabric only on 1.21.1 and licensed as All rights reserved. Pretty Beaches is also server-side only, with files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, but it changes beaches rather than adding a rising threat.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft but the World Floods | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
| Origins height by DreamStory | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-10 |
| Connected Breaking | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Pretty Beaches | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does the mod need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Minecraft but the World Floods support?
Can the flood be reversed once it has risen?
In the catalog
Minecraft but the World Floods is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
I don't recommend using this pack in a world you intend to keep, since the world will pretty much be irreversibly destroyed by the end. If you'd like to make a video or content using this pack, go for it! If you do so, you must provide credit to me (Ambiguous Chameleon) and provide a link to this pack in the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minecraft-but-the-world-floods
- Owner
- AmbiguousChameleon
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15