Thirst Was Taken
by ghen-git
Players who keep a thirst meter in their survival world can use Thirst Was Taken, a Forge and NeoForge mod that adds a hydration mechanic with purified and dirty water.
What it does
Drinking water that has not been purified can make a player sick, or poisoned, depending on its purity level. Water is purified on a campfire, which raises it by one unit, or in a furnace, which raises it by two, so dirty water can be brought to an acceptable level. The rate at which hydration drops depends on the biome: hot or dry biomes deplete it faster than cold or wet ones, which makes wet biomes a better place to build a base. When the Cold Sweat mod is present, the system uses its more precise temperature values.
The mod works on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge across eight game versions, and the code is open source under the MIT License. Water Canteens, Thirst Was No More and Thirst Was Tweaked all require it. Compatibility with Create and Farmer's Delight is built in, and the Sand Filter block appears only when Create is installed.
Key features
Purification levels
Water moves through purity levels when placed on a campfire or in a furnace, and each level changes what drinking it does.
Biome-based thirst
Hydration depletes faster in hot or dry biomes and slower in cold or wet ones, so location affects how often a player must drink.
Drinks in structure chests
Drinks of several kinds can be found in the chests of generated structures, giving early access to hydration sources.
Sand Filter with Create
With Create installed, a Sand Filter purifies water that pipes feed into it, and it has a Ponder scene.
Piglin trades
Piglins can trade Purified Water to players, adding another route to clean drinking water.
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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.
Required by 3 mods
Use cases
Who it’s for: Modpack builders who want a thirst mechanic that connects to Create and Farmer's Delight, and server owners who run survival worlds with those mods.
How it compares
Thirst Was Reclaimed is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2 – 26.1.2. Yet Another Thirst is also MIT licensed and open source, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and it is client and server. Thirst Canteen uses the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on client and server and covers 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirst Was Taken | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-21 |
| Thirst Was Reclaimed | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-18 |
| Yet Another Thirst | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Thirst Canteen | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-17 |
Questions
Does Thirst Was Taken need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Thirst Was Taken support?
Which mods depend on Thirst Was Taken?
In the catalog
Thirst Was Taken is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Thirst was Taken is a simple mod that adds a thirst mechanic to the game, but that fits well in modpacks (especially aesthetics-oriented ones) by adding diverse features and compatibility with a lot of often-used mods. If you drink non-purified water, depending on the purity level, you will have a chance to get sick…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thirst-was-taken
- Owner
- ghen-git
- Published
- 2023-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15