Modern Regen
by Trollionaire
Modern Regen replaces the legacy hunger-based healing of Minecraft 1.7.10 with the saturation-first natural regeneration used in newer versions, for Forge.
What it does
Natural regeneration first draws on the saturation value, so a player heals quickly while saturation remains. Once saturation is depleted, healing falls back to a slower rate driven by the hunger bar, which closely matches the behavior of later Minecraft releases. The vanilla starvation rules keep working as before, and the naturalRegeneration gamerule is still respected.
The mod is a lightweight standalone change meant to keep the vanilla survival feel while modernizing one part of it. Its timing and exhaustion values can be adjusted in its configuration file. It depends on UniMixins, which must be installed alongside it. Modern Regen is published for Forge 1.7.10 only, with a single file, 1.0.0 for 1.7.10, dated 2026-07-04.
Because the change is server-side, only the server needs the mod; players join without installing anything. Dedicated server support is included. The project is licensed under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Saturation-first healing
Players recover health from saturation before the hunger bar starts to matter for regeneration.
Slower hunger-based fallback
After saturation runs out, healing continues at a slower pace driven by the hunger bar.
Preserved starvation
Starvation damage from vanilla hunger behaves as it does without the mod.
Configurable timing
Regeneration timing and exhaustion values can be changed in the configuration file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Survival on 1.7.10 servers
Server owners who want modern-style healing on a 1.7.10 world can add it without changing how players eat.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Minecraft 1.7.10 with Forge who want the saturation-based regeneration of later versions. Players need nothing installed on their side.
How it compares
Retro Hunger Legacy is an MIT-licensed open source Forge mod for 1.12.2 that runs on client and server. Saturation Regen is a server-side only Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3 under a Creative Commons non-derivatives license. Modern Regen targets only 1.7.10 and is server-side only under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Regen | Forge | 1.7.10 | Server-side only | 2026-07-04 |
| Retro Hunger Legacy | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-05-14 |
| Saturation Regen | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-25 |
Questions
Does Modern Regen need another mod installed?
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In the catalog
Modern Regen is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 1,013 mods support Minecraft 1.7.10.
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What the author says
Modern Regen brings Minecraft's modern natural regeneration mechanics to Forge 1.7.10. Instead of the slower legacy hunger regeneration system, players heal using saturation first when their hunger bar is full, closely matching the behavior found in newer Minecraft versions. Once saturation is depleted, regeneration…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/modern-regen
- Owner
- Trollionaire
- Published
- 2026-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15