SuperHardcore
A mod that enhances the survival experience by limiting your health and adds many more challenges.
- Loaders
- NeoForge
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 146
- Followers on Modrinth
- 2
- versions
- 2
- Updated
- March 7, 2026Mar 7
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Works both in the game and on the server — install where you need it
What does SuperHardcore do?
SuperHardcore changes vanilla Minecraft to feel like true modern hardcore survival should feel: hazardous and very tense
You start with only 4 hearts, visually see full hearts and mobs hit much harder. Players deal less damage. And some mobs got upgrades.
Important Information
This plugin is experimental and may be tweaked to balance the modifications to feel more "vanilla"
You can find the source code here Feel free to join the Discord as well!
Changes this mod makes
Players only have 8 max health (4 hearts)
- Players will see they have "full" health, but they truly have 8 health points
- Monsters deal 3x more damage to players
- Players deal only 45% of their normal damage
- Every creeper that spawns is charged
- Creepers move faster and almost no knockback (good luck punching them away)
- Spiders always get one random strong effect: Speed, Strength, Regeneration, or Invisibility (level 2, forever)
- Skeletons don't burn in daylight anymore
- Endermen don't take damage from water / rain
- Shields allow 25% of the blocked incoming damage to go through and damage you
How to install
Spigot
Put the .jar file in your server's
pluginsfolder- This plugin works on both Spigot and Paper
- Restart the server
- Enjoy!
NeoForge Client
- Put this .jar in your
modsfolder - Start up your client!
NeoForge Server
- Put this .jar in your server's
modsfolder - Start up the server
- Enjoy!
Contributing
Want to help make it even harder or fix bugs?
You can visit the GitHub or join the Discord!
Any ideas, bug fixes, or new scary features are welcome!
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Have fun and good luck; you're going to need it!
FAQ
How to install SuperHardcore?
Install NeoForge for your Minecraft version, download SuperHardcore 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 SuperHardcore support?
SuperHardcore has builds for Minecraft 1.21.11.
Is SuperHardcore needed on the server?
Works on either side — install it in the game, on the server, or both