Hydrate or Diedrate is a Vintage Story mod by Chronolegionaire and TheInsanityGod. Hydrate or Diedrate adds thirst, weather-based heat survival, hydration from food and drinks, rain collection, wells, kegs, and large liquid storage.
Why this mod is worth installing
Choose it if ordinary hunger is not enough and you want weather, clothing, water logistics, and settlement planning to matter during survival.
What Hydrate or Diedrate adds
A separate thirst system drains faster in hot weather and during activity. Clothing cooling values, wetness, shelter, and even going without clothes affect heat and water loss, while severe dehydration becomes a serious threat rather than a minor inconvenience.
Food and drinks restore different amounts of hydration. Soups and juices can pause thirst temporarily, alcohol pauses it for longer, and drinking directly from a water source is convenient but increases hunger. Containers left in rain collect useful rainwater with a different hunger trade-off.
The mod expands liquid management with craftable kegs, taps, and huge tuns. Untapped kegs preserve liquids better, while tuns provide bulk storage; large liquid containers can also slow the player when they exceed the configured capacity.
Aquifers make water a longer-term building project. Prospecting helps locate them, wells can be dug and upgraded with better shaft materials, and a winch brings water to the surface for a community supply.
Where to download Hydrate or Diedrate
The official Vintage Story Mod DB page is the right place to get the current release through the in-game mod manager.
Download the Hydrate or Diedrate mod on mods.vintagestory.at