Smart Survival HUD
by KG Studios
Smart Survival HUD puts hunger, thirst, biome temperature and nearby hostile mob danger into one compact overlay on the Fabric loader for Minecraft 1.20.1.
What it does
Rather than reading separate vanilla bars and estimating the surroundings, a player checks the main survival figures in a single panel. Hunger is shown with its saturation value and tracked in real time, thirst drains gradually and can be restored with water bottles, and temperature follows the biome, showing whether the player is currently hot or cold. A danger scan flags hostile mobs close by, and dehydration damage raises an alert.
Players who want extra situational information while surviving, in hardcore or while exploring, can use the HUD without the game being reshaped entirely. Each module can be switched on or off separately, so the overlay can be trimmed to the information a player actually needs. Smart Survival HUD is licensed under All rights reserved and is not open source. It runs on the Fabric loader only, with a single build, version1, released for 1.20.1 on 2026-04-12. Only the client needs it, so servers run without it and players can join without installing anything.
Key features
Hunger with saturation
Hunger is displayed together with its saturation value and updated as food is eaten or the hunger bar changes.
Thirst with gradual depletion
Thirst drains slowly over time and can be restored with water bottles, with the max value, drain speed and restore amount set in the config.
Biome temperature
Temperature follows the biome conditions and shows a live hot or cold state for the player's position.
Nearby mob danger detection
A danger scan watches for hostile mobs within a set radius and warns the player when the thresholds are reached.
Configurable modules and layout
Individual HUD modules can be enabled or disabled, and the default visibility and position of the panel are adjustable.
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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.
How it compares
Onument's Survival Utils is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client and server and is released under the MIT License, so it changes the server as well. Thirsty - Thirst System is also Fabric for 1.20.1 and client and server, but published under All rights reserved and is not open source. Vanilla Thirst Bar is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it targets 1.21.11 instead of 1.20.1. Smart Survival HUD, by contrast, is client-side only, so the server needs nothing from it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Survival HUD | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-12 |
| Onument's Survival Utils | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-18 |
| Thirsty - Thirst System | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-07 |
| Vanilla Thirst Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-20 |
Questions
Does Smart Survival HUD need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Smart Survival HUD support?
Can the thirst and danger settings be changed?
In the catalog
Smart Survival HUD is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Smart Survival HUD is a lightweight, all-in-one survival overlay for Fabric that keeps the information you actually need on screen without cluttering your view. Instead of bouncing between vanilla bars and guessing what is happening around you, this HUD gives you a clean readout for your core survival stats in one…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/smart-survival-hud
- Owner
- KG Studios
- Published
- 2026-04-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15