Thirsty - Thirst System
by Obe
Thirsty adds a thirst meter to Fabric 1.20.1 worlds, with drinkable items that restore it and penalties for running dry.
What it does
Thirsty is a simple thirst system. Players consume drinkable items to restore thirst, and water is gathered by right-clicking a water source block, or by using a vanilla bowl on water. A bowl of water can also be cooked over a campfire to obtain it. Filled containers store water with 12 uses, a number that can be changed in the config.
When thirst runs out, players cannot sprint and slowly take damage in a way similar to vanilla hunger and starvation. Some items apply a Thirst effect, and a small chance of Poison can be set in the config. Drinking directly from a water source block is also possible. Dirty purified water and the other drinkable items can be tuned, and the config lets server owners customize how much thirst each vanilla or modded consumable restores.
The mod runs on Fabric for 1.20.1 only, and it is needed on client and server, so the server and every player must install it. The author is Obe, and the code is not open source: it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Drinkable items
Consuming a drinkable item restores thirst, with the amount set per item in the config.
Water from sources and bowls
Players fill bowls or containers by right-clicking a water source block, and cooked bowl water comes from a campfire.
Thirst penalties
Running out of thirst blocks sprinting and causes slow damage, similar to vanilla starvation.
Configurable effects
Thirst and Poison effect chances on drinks, and the thirst value of each consumable, can be changed in the config.
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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
Survival play
Players who want water to matter in survival can use Thirsty to gather, store and drink water as a resource alongside food.
Server tuning
Server owners can adjust how much thirst each item restores through the config to match their own balance.
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners running Fabric 1.20.1 who want a water and thirst resource added to the game.
How it compares
Yet Another Thirst is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, so it covers more loaders and versions than Thirsty. Extreme Dehydration is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and targets Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, a wider version range. Thirsty is closed source and only for Fabric 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsty - Thirst System | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-07 |
| Yet Another Thirst | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Extreme Dehydration | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-08 |
Questions
Does the server need Thirsty?
Can server owners change how much thirst items restore?
In the catalog
Thirsty - Thirst System is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Restore your Thirst by: Consuming drinkable items Right-clicking a Water Source Block At 0 Thirst: Players slowly take damage (just like vanilla hunger starvation)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thirsty-thirst-system
- Owner
- Obe
- Published
- 2026-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15