
Granular Hunger
A mod that reworks the hunger system to be more granular, and ports some systems from BTW's Hardcore Hunger.
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About this Mod
Granular Hunger
This mod reworks the Minecraft's hunger system to increase granularity, and ports some systems from Better Than Wolves' Hardcore Hunger.
This mod requires that client and server both have it installed in order for it to work, otherwise weird behavior will occur.
Features:
- Full hunger bar is now 60 units. 1 shank = 6 units
- Implements
granular_hunger:hunger_pipsitem component that supplements theminecraft:fooditem component - Implements
granular_hunger:hunger_costplayer attribute. Base value is 1. Higher value = Lower exhaustion required to drain hunger pips. - When under Hunger effect, you can't eat food, cake is not an exception.
- Saturation is now fat, and you don't spawn with any.
- Natural regeneration is reworked to take some time when above 4 shanks (24 hunger units).
- Easy difficulty: Regen half a heart every 12 seconds.
- Normal or Hard difficulty: Regen half a heart 20 seconds.
Acknowledgment
This mod ports functionality from the Better Than Wolves Mod, which was created by FlowerChild and is currently maintained by the CE Team. Link to the original mod -> here.
Available Versions
How to Install Granular Hunger on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Granular Hunger". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Granular Hunger server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Granular Hunger compatible with fabric?
Granular Hunger officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Granular Hunger – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Granular Hunger consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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