Simple Hydration
by Boid
With Simple Hydration, a thirst bar appears on the HUD and players must drink to keep it filled, with server owners choosing the rules.
What it does
Simple Hydration adds a basic thirst bar to the heads-up display. Jumping, sprinting, swimming and walking lower the hydration level by different amounts, and eating food also affects it. Stews, fruits and drinking water refill the bar. The bar drops at different speeds depending on the biome, falling faster in warm biomes such as the Nether and more slowly in cooler ones.
The mod runs on the server, and only the server needs it installed for the rules to apply; players can join with the mod left out, although they will not see the thirst bar without the resource pack. A data pack and a resource pack deliver the logic and the bar graphics, so the resource pack must be enabled for the hydration level to show. Simple Hydration is published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, and the latest file for each loader is 1.0 for 1.20.2 from 2023-09-26.
Simple Hydration is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. The mod was first published on 2023-07-23 by Boid, and its last update came on 2023-09-26. Its primary category is Food, with Game mechanics as a secondary category.
Key features
Thirst bar on the HUD
A basic thirst bar is drawn on the heads-up display so the hydration level is always visible while playing.
Activity-based drain
Jumping, sprinting, swimming and walking each reduce hydration by different amounts, so movement style matters.
Biome-dependent speed
The bar empties faster in warm biomes and the Nether, and more slowly in cooler biomes.
Refilling with food and water
Eating stews and fruits and drinking water restore the hydration bar.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want a thirst mechanic on Fabric, Forge or Quilt, with the matching resource pack installed on the client.
How it compares
Yet Another Thirst is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and has files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Hidden Hydration is open source under The Unlicense, runs only on the server, and has Fabric files for 1.18.2 – 1.20.2. Simple Hydration is not open source, is server required with an optional client, and is published on Fabric, Forge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Hydration | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.2 | Server required, client optional | 2023-09-26 |
| Yet Another Thirst | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Hidden Hydration | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-11-20 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Simple Hydration is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
This datapack adds hydration into the game in the form of a very simple thirst bar. Jumping, sprinting, swimming and walking all use decrease your hydration (by different amounts) while eating foods such as stews and fruits, or drinking water will fill it up.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-hydration
- Owner
- Boid
- Published
- 2023-07-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15