Water Pressure
by RoarkCats
Water Pressure applies damage to players who dive below a set depth unless their armor provides enough protection, and its settings can be changed by scoreboard commands.
What it does
Below a depth limit, players take pressure damage that grows the deeper they descend. Armor with enough protection keeps a player safe, so divers need to equip gear to go further. The limit and the amount of protection that counts are controlled through scoreboard objectives rather than a menu, so a server owner can adjust them while the server runs.
Only the server must run the mod for the pressure rules to apply, while players can join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers. Files cover 1.20 – 1.20.6 and the latest build is 1.0.2+mod for 1.20.6. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, with a public source repository and issue tracker.
Key features
Depth-based pressure damage
Players who descend past the configured depth take damage over time, scaled by how far below the limit they go.
Armor protection check
Protective armor offsets the pressure, so equipped gear decides how deep a player can safely dive.
Scoreboard sidebar display
Settings can be shown on the sidebar with a command and hidden again, so players see the current values.
Live setting changes
Values such as the offset are changed with scoreboard player commands, without restarting the server.
Vehicle pressure blacklist
A tag file lists entity types that ignore pressure, so boats and similar vehicles can be excluded.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Underwater exploration servers
Server owners can add depth limits that reward armor choices and keep deep ocean areas a late-game goal.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want depth limits tied to armor, and adventure players who prefer a challenge that depends on their gear.
Questions
Does Water Pressure have to be installed on the client?
Which loader should a server use for Water Pressure?
How are the pressure settings changed?
In the catalog
Water Pressure is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Pressure damage and effects are applied as the player decends past their limits set by the offset and their armor Several config options are made available to the player through scoreboard commands
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/water-pressure
- Owner
- RoarkCats
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15