Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
Platforms
Supported environments
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Creators
Details
ThirstWasTaken2 is a fork of the original Thirst Was Taken by ghen. It adds a survival thirst bar, drinking, and water purity to Minecraft and further extends the original mod.
Features
- Thirst, quenched hydration and exhaustion
- Faster thirst loss from activity, hot biomes and the Nether
- Damage, disabled sprinting and disabled natural healing when dehydrated
- Drinking from water sources, potions, foods, water bowls and a reusable waterskin
- Four water-purity levels with negative effects from unsafe water
- Water purification using furnaces and campfires
- Two-row thirst and quenched sprites plus purity information in item tooltips
- Optional AppleSkin exhaustion underlay on the thirst bar
- Configurable HUD position and gameplay settings
- Mod Menu configuration screen
/thirstcommands for server administrators
| Thirst bar | Water purity |
|---|---|
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Items
| Item | Use |
|---|---|
| Clay Bowl | Smelt it to make a Terracotta Bowl |
| Terracotta Bowl | Collects still or flowing water |
| Terracotta Water Bowl | Stores drinkable water and its purity level |
| Waterskin | Holds three drinks, preserves water purity and can be refilled |

Water purity
Water receives a purity level when collected in a bottle, bucket or terracotta bowl.
| Water source | Purity |
|---|---|
| Still water at ordinary heights | Dirty |
| Flowing water at ordinary heights | Slightly dirty |
| Still water above y 100 or below y 48 | Slightly dirty |
| Flowing water above y 100 or below y 48 | Acceptable |
Unsafe water can cause Nausea, Hunger or Poison. It still restores thirst.
Water can be purified in a furnace or on a campfire.

| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Dirty | Acceptable |
| Slightly dirty | Purified |
| Acceptable | Purified |
Requirements
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
| Minecraft | 26.2 |
| Fabric Loader | 0.19.3 or newer |
| Fabric API | Required |
| Java | 25 |
| Mod Menu | Optional, 20.0.1 tested |
| AppleSkin | Optional, 3.0.10+mc26.2 tested |
| Cloth Config | Optional, needed for AppleSkin's Mod Menu screen |
Install ThirstWasTaken2 and Fabric API on both the client and server.
Configuration
Settings can be changed through Mod Menu or in config/thirstwastaken2.json.
Gameplay settings are controlled by the server. HUD settings are controlled by each client.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/thirst query <player> |
Show thirst and quenched values |
/thirst set <players> <thirst> <quenched> |
Set thirst and quenched values |
/thirst enable <players> <true/false> |
Enable or disable thirst |
These commands require game master permission.
Current integration limitations
- The Create Sand Filter is disabled because the Create Fly integration is currently broken.
- Jade does not currently display water purity.
- Cold Sweat, Farmer's Respite, Brewin' and Chewin', Tough As Nails, Supplementaries and Botania do not yet have compatible Minecraft 26.2 Fabric releases. Their items are already configured and will be supported when compatible versions become available.
Languages
English, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are included.




