Scorchful
Scorchful adds Heat-based temperature survival to worlds, with heatstroke in warm biomes and The Nether, plus cooling through water and sandstorms.
What it does
In Jungles, Deserts, Savannas and Badlands, sun exposure outside Shade raises the player's warmth over time. Rising warmth brings heatstroke effects such as weakness, hunger and mining fatigue. Staying wet cools the player: swimming in a pond or river, dunking a bucket of water, or drinking from Potions, Water Bottles, certain foods, the Water Skin or Cactus Juice, which also triggers sweating.
The Nether is hotter than the Overworld, so water rarely stays liquid there. Players carry their own water or use Crimson Lillies, which soak a player who steps on them, and Warped Lillies, which can be harvested for water. Sandstorms in Deserts and Badlands fog the view and block sunlight, slow mobs, spawn Breezes and bring sand piles. The mod requires Cardinal Components API, Cloth Config API, Fabric API, Forgified Fabric API, Thermoo, Velvet and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and runs on the client and server together, with builds for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2.
Key features
Heatstroke effects
Rising warmth in hot biomes applies weakness, hunger and mining fatigue until the player cools down.
Water sources for cooling
Ponds, rivers, buckets, Potions, Water Bottles and the Water Skin all offer ways to become wet.
Sweating from drinks
Drinking water from several sources, including Cactus Juice, causes sweating, which cools the player like being wet.
Nether lilies
Crimson Lillies soak a player on contact, and Warped Lillies supply water for long stays in The Nether.
Sandstorm weather
Sandstorms in Deserts and Badlands block sunlight, slow mobs, spawn Breezes and fill exposed Cauldrons with sand.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions 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 4
Optional 4
Embedded 1
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
SD5 is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.2 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Its environment works on either side, and neither needs it. Lous temperature is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and is published only for Fabric. Dynamic RPG Resource Bars is client-side only, not open source, and covers 1.20 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorchful | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
| SD5 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-10 |
| Lous temperature | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-04 |
| Dynamic RPG Resource Bars | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-02 |
Questions
Does Scorchful need Fabric API on every loader?
Must the server have Scorchful installed?
Which optional mods add to Scorchful?
In the catalog
Scorchful is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Scorchful is a Vanilla+ survival mod focused on Heat and Desert Survival. This mod increases the difficulty of the survival experience in warm biomes and The Nether. A player wearing a Sun Hat and Turtle Armor drinking from a water skin.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scorchful
- Owner
- TheDeathlyCow
- Published
- 2024-02-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15