💧 Water of Life

A realistic thirst, survival, and HUD overhaul mod for Minecraft 1.20.1

Developed by CraftBorn Studio

🌊 Overview

Water of Life transforms your Minecraft survival experience by adding a fully featured thirst system, custom HUD, and immersive survival mechanics. Drinking water is no longer optional — it's essential.

Every biome, every sprint, every jump costs you hydration. Find clean water, purify it, carry it. Stay alive.

⚡ Features

💧 Thirst System

• A 0–100 thirst meter that drains over time passively, while sprinting, jumping, and taking damage
• Ignore it long enough and you'll suffer Weakness → Slowness → Nausea → Dehydration in sequence
• Biome temperature matters: deserts and the Nether drain faster; cold tundras drain slower
• Rain slows thirst drain slightly
• Death penalty: respawn with your thirst cut in half

🚰 Water Quality

Not all water is safe. Drinking from rivers and lakes carries an 80% chance of contamination — leading to poisoning and diarrhea effects that accelerate your thirst drain. Safe water sources include:

🎒 Water Pouches

5 tiers of craftable water pouches to carry your hydration on the go:

• 🔴 Red Pouch — 15L
• 🟢 Green Pouch — 35L
• ⚫ Gray Pouch — 55L
• 🟠 Orange Pouch — 75L
• 🟣 Legendary Purple Pouch — 100L

Fill with Shift + X near a water source (while crouching). Drink with [C]. Purify dirty pouches in a furnace.

🖥️ Custom HUD

Vanilla HUD elements are replaced with a clean, minimal interface:

• Custom health, hunger, and thirst bars
• Compact hotbar (bottom-right, vertical layout)
• Armor display alongside character preview
• Game mode indicator
• All elements are individually toggleable via /baredit

🏗️ New Blocks

• Clean Water Source — Purifies nearby water within a 5-block radius
• Polluted Water Source — Creates a toxic zone (useful for map makers)
• Rain Collector — Automatically collects rainwater over time
• Extinguished Torch — A torch that requires fuel to light

🪑 Sit & Lay Down

• /sit — Sit down anywhere
• /standUp — Stand back up (or press Shift)
• /layDown — Lie on your back

⌨️ Commands

⚙️ Configuration

All thirst values are fully configurable via the server config file (config/craftbornbar-server.toml):

• Passive drain rate
• Sprint / jump drain rates
• Biome temperature multipliers
• Drink cooldown
• Water gain min/max per drink
• Outdoor water contamination chance
• Pouch capacity and fill speed
• ...and more

🌍 Language Support

📦 Requirements

• Minecraft: 1.20.1
• Forge: 47.x

🔗 Links

• CraftBorn Studio
• Mod Wiki / Website

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