Passive Hunger
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
In Vanilla Minecraft, you can just stand still and essentially live forever if no mobs or players interact with you, which never made much sense to me. This mod simply makes the hunger system a bit more realistic by depleting the player's hunger level even if they're not doing anything, and it accomplishes this by increasing the exhaustion level every tick. This is also a way to discourage afk-ing in a server.
By default, exhaustion is increased by 0.001 every tick, which translates to half-drumstick depleted every 200 seconds, but this can be changed in the serverconfig.
If you don't know how exhaustion works, here's a quick rundown:
Whenever the exhaustion level reaches 4, it gets reset and 1 point (equivalent to half a drumstick) is subtracted from the saturation level. If saturation is already 0, then it will subtract 1 point from the food level instead.
You can read more about the hunger system in the Minecraft Wiki.
Use the mod AppleSkin to display these mechanics in-game.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as PassiveHunger-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 15 KB
- Download link checked 18 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.