Saturation Boost – Java Healing

Saturation Boost

Java Edition's fast healing, now on Bedrock.

In Java Edition, when your hunger bar is completely full and you still have saturation left, you heal very quickly: half a heart every 0.5 seconds. This is called the saturation boost. Bedrock Edition doesn't have it. You only heal slowly, half a heart every 4 seconds.

This add-on adds the saturation boost to Bedrock and matches Java's numbers.

How it works

┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
│                                      │     Java      │    Bedrock      │  Bedrock + Saturation   │
│                                      │               │    (vanilla)    │          Boost          │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Fast healing (hunger 20 + saturation │ ½ heart /     │ ❌              │ ½ heart / 0.5s          │
│  > 0)                                │ 0.5s          │                 │                         │
├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Cost per ½ heart                     │ 1.5           │ –               │ 1.5 saturation          │
│                                      │ saturation    │                 │                         │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘

- Same rules as Java: it only works when your hunger bar is full (20) and saturation is above 0.
- Same cost as Java: healing uses up saturation (through exhaustion), so your food drains the way it does on Java.
- High-saturation food matters now: golden carrots, steak, and cooked porkchops heal you much faster after a fight.
- Respects game rules: turning naturalRegeneration off also turns this off.

Features

- ✅ No experimental toggles needed (stable Script API)
- ✅ Works in singleplayer, multiplayer, Realms, and dedicated servers
- ✅ Behavior pack only: no textures or vanilla files changed, so it works with other add-ons
- ✅ Lightweight: one small script

Installation

1. Download and open Saturation Boost.mcaddon. Minecraft imports it automatically.
2. Open your world settings → Behavior Packs → activate Saturation Boost.
3. Eat until your hunger bar is full, take some damage, and watch it heal!

Requirements

- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.21.90 or newer