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SuperHardcore

A mod that enhances the survival experience by limiting your health and adds many more challenges.

NeoForge
Loaders
NeoForge
Downloads on Modrinth
146
Followers on Modrinth
2
versions
2
Updated
March 7, 2026Mar 7
Published
in 2026

At a glance

Runs on NeoForge
For Minecraft 1.21.11
Works on either side — install it in the game, on the server, or both
Latest version — 1.4 from March 7, 2026
License MIT — free
Where it's needed
In gameoptionalOn serveroptional

Works both in the game and on the server — install where you need it

Game versions1.21.11

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

  1. Put the .jar file in your server's plugins folder

    • This plugin works on both Spigot and Paper
  2. Restart the server
  3. Enjoy!

NeoForge Client

  1. Put this .jar in your mods folder
  2. Start up your client!

NeoForge Server

  1. Put this .jar in your server's mods folder
  2. Start up the server
  3. 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

License and source
MIT Licensefree to use and share with credit to the author
Original — Modrinth↗Files unchanged, verified with SHA-512Is this your mod? For rights holders

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