waterupgrade
by xlxyvergil
Waterupgrade adds a drinking upgrade to Sophisticated Backpacks, so a backpack can drink water-compatible items from its own stored inventory.
What it does
Once installed in a backpack, the upgrade consumes water-compatible items kept in that backpack to restore the player's thirst, with no manual step. It works through the Sophisticated Backpacks addon, and the two new items it introduces are the basic and advanced drinking upgrades. Only one upgrade of this type fits each backpack.
Players who run a thirst mod can use the upgrade alongside it. Waterupgrade needs at least one of the thirst mods Tough As Nails, Legendary Survival Overhaul or Homeostatic to function. Thirst Was Taken is also listed as an optional dependency. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.
Key features
Automatic drinking
The backpack drinks stored water-compatible items as the player's thirst requires, without any extra action.
Filter slots on the basic upgrade
The basic drinking upgrade offers filter slots that specify which drinks the backpack may consume.
Thirst threshold setting
The advanced upgrade adds a thirst level threshold with moderate and full options, and a toggle for drinking immediately, even when hurt.
Hydrating nearby players
The upgrade hydrates players within 3 blocks of the placed backpack block.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 4
Use cases
Long expeditions
A player carries water and food in a backpack and lets the upgrade drink from it during long trips away from base.
Server survival setups
Server owners who run a survival thirst mod can let players hydrate from their backpacks without carrying bottles.
Who it’s for: Players who use Sophisticated Backpacks and a survival thirst mod, and server owners who run both.
How it compares
Create: Sophisticated Backpacks Compat is a NeoForge addon for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved. Sophisticated Backpacks: TAN Compat is a Forge addon for 1.20.1 under the MIT License. Both are client and server mods, while Waterupgrade is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| waterupgrade | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-08 |
| Create: Sophisticated Backpacks Compat | NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-03 |
| Sophisticated Backpacks: TAN Compat | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-04 |
Questions
Does Waterupgrade need Sophisticated Backpacks?
Which thirst mod does Waterupgrade need?
How many drinking upgrades can a backpack hold?
In the catalog
waterupgrade is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Water Upgrade is an addon for Sophisticated Backpacks that introduces two new items: the Drinking Upgrade and the Advanced Drinking Upgrade. Once installed in a backpack, they automatically consume water-compatible items stored in the backpack to restore the player's thirst. The basic Drinking Upgrade provides filter…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/waterupgrade
- Owner
- xlxyvergil
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15