Thirst Was Reclaimed

Water in the world comes in four purity levels that depend on where it is harvested. Water that has not been purified carries a risk: the drinker may fall ill, and at the lowest purity levels the effect can escalate to poison. Water can be raised in purity by cooking it on a campfire, which adds one level, or in a furnace, which adds two, so dirty water can be upgraded step by step.

Hydration depletes at a rate set by the biome: players get thirsty faster in hot, dry biomes and more slowly in cold, wet ones. Managing hydration takes priority over temperature in this design, which makes wet biomes a more practical place to build a base than cold ones. When Cold Sweat is present in a pack, the mod uses its precise temperature calculations. Apple Skin is also compatible with the mod.

Thirst Was Reclaimed is a reworking of the original thirst mod, and the mod is open source under the MIT License. The server and every player need the mod installed. Builds are published for Forge and NeoForge across five game versions, 1.18.2 – 26.1.2, and the latest files are 1.20.1-3.0.5 for 1.20.1 and 26.1.2-3.0.6 for 26.1.2.