Installation

Download

Open the latest green run of the build workflow and take ThirstWasTaken2-<version>.jar from its artifacts. Skip the -sources jar, it is for developers. There is no installer, the jar is the whole mod.

Supported versions

Every Minecraft version the mod supports has its own branch, and each branch has its own release numbering. A release is named <minecraft>-<mod>, for example 26.2-1.0.0.

That means the highest number is not always the newest build. If the 1.21.11 branch gets a fix that the 26.2 branch already had, it ships as 1.21.11-1.0.2 while 26.2 is still on 26.2-1.0.1. Read the Minecraft column first, then take the highest release in that row.

Release	Branch	Minecraft	Fabric Loader	Fabric API	Java	Status
26.2-1.0.1	main	26.2	0.19.3 or newer	0.156.0+26.2 or newer	25	Active

A branch marked Active still gets fixes. One marked Frozen builds and runs, but new features land only on the Active branches.

Reading the table

• Fabric Loader is the number the launcher shows in the profile name. Newer is always fine.
• Fabric API must match the Minecraft version. The +26.2 suffix is the Minecraft version it was built for, so 0.156.0+26.2 will not load on 1.21.11.
• Java is the minimum. Minecraft 26.2 already ships a Java 25 runtime, so the bundled runtime is enough unless you run a server with your own JDK.
• The mod never targets a snapshot. A row appears once the branch builds against a full release.

Compatible mods

None of these are required. The mod loads and plays exactly the same without them, it only unlocks the extra behaviour listed here when it finds one.

Mod	Version tested	Minecraft	What it adds	If it is missing
Fabric API	0.156.0+26.2	26.2	Required. Events, networking and the HUD hooks the mod is built on.	The mod will not load.
Mod Menu	20.0.1	26.2	A Config button in the Mods list that opens the settings screen.	Edit config/thirstwastaken2.json by hand.
AppleSkin	3.0.10+mc26.2	26.2	A dithered thirst-exhaustion strip controlled by AppleSkin's HUD-underlay option.	The thirst bar renders normally without the strip.
Cloth Config	26.2.155	26.2	AppleSkin's configuration screen inside Mod Menu.	AppleSkin still works, but its Config button is unavailable.

Create Fly is not supported yet

The Sand Filter is broken on this release and the Create Fly integration is off. Installing Create changes nothing: the block cannot be crafted and bulk purification is unavailable. Support is planned for a later release.

Anything not listed simply coexists. Food mods usually work without a patch: an item whose name contains a drink, soup or fruit keyword picks up hydration on its own, and the per-item values in Configuration cover whatever the keywords miss.

Where the mod goes

Put the jar in the mods folder of both the server and every client that joins it.

The server decides how fast thirst drains and what the water is worth. The client draws the bar. A player without the mod installed will not see the bar at all, so on a public server it belongs in the pack rather than being optional.

Languages

Each client sees the mod in whatever language their game is set to. Nine are bundled: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. There is nothing to configure on the server.

First run

Start the game or the server once. The mod writes config/thirstwastaken2.json with its defaults and logs ThirstWasTaken2 initialized for Minecraft 26.2.

Thirst is stored on the player, so existing worlds work. Everyone who has never been tracked before starts at full thirst.