IaFHippoPatch
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Patches Ice and Fire hippocampus behavior to prevent constant surface floating. Adds depth preference AI making them stay 3-5 blocks underwater naturally…
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Ice and Fire Hippo Patch
Transform Ice and Fire's hippocampus behavior with realistic underwater depth preferences and eliminate constant surface floating! Ice and Fire Hippo Patch extends Ice and Fire’s hippocampus AI beyond its default surface-hugging behavior, implementing intelligent depth management that keeps these majestic sea horses at realistic underwater levels.
How to Use
- Install the mod in your /mods folder alongside Ice and Fire
- Load any world containing hippocampus entities
- All hippocampus automatically adopt realistic underwater behavior
Requirements
Ice and Fire 2.1.13-1.20.1-beta-5+, Citadel 2.6.3-1.20.1+, Minecraft Forge 1.20.1
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 iaf-hippo-patch-1.20.1-1.1.6.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 16 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.