HardUpgrade
This mod artificially slows down progress at the beginning of the game, creating additional difficulties for beginners. To overcome this barrier and become stronger, you must constantly improve your character
- Loaders
- FabricForge
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 214
- Followers on Modrinth
- 4
- versions
- 6
- Updated
- June 11, 2026Jun 11
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
HardUpgrade
HardUpgrade is a progressive hardcore mod for Minecraft 1.20.1, which radically changes the approach to survival. Now your abilities are not given to you right away — you need to earn them by developing three key areas: Mining, Fighting and Walking.
Basic mechanics At the beginning of the game, your character is weak and limited. To remove debuffs and increase performance, you need to accumulate experience points in the appropriate categories.
- Mining Progress: Each destruction of blocks (stone, ore) gives points.
Removing restrictions: Up to level 50, the effect of Mining Fatigue is applied to the player.
Power-ups: Every 5 levels, your base digging speed increases by 0.1.
- Combat Progress: Defeat hostile and peaceful mobs to level up.
Health: Your maximum HP depends on your combat level.
Levels 1-10: +2 HP (1 heart) per level.
Levels 11-50: +1 HP (0.5 hearts) per level.
🏃 Walking Progress: Just explore the world. Each completed block brings you closer to a new level.
Removing restrictions: Up to level 50, the player is affected by the Slowness effect.
- Skill tree, for points received when leveling up
FAQ
How to install HardUpgrade?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download HardUpgrade for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does HardUpgrade support?
HardUpgrade has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1.
Is HardUpgrade needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server
