Official Hardcore Tweaks

Hardcore Tweaks

A comprehensive mod designed to rebalance and enhance the Minecraft Hardcore experience! Fully updated for Minecraft 26.1-26.1.2.

Note: Credits to Stizzybee

The logic for the Death Counter, was originally authored by Stizzybee in this day counter Mod!

Description

Hardcore Tweaks bridges the gap between normal Survival and punishing vanilla Hardcore. Instead of losing your world permanently on a single mistake, this mod introduces configurable “Death Limits” and “Spawn Penalties” that allow you to balance the difficulty exactly how you want it.

Whether you want 3 lives before a Game Over, or you want to punish deaths by randomly scattering the player’s respawn location thousands of blocks away, Hardcore Tweaks provides full control over your world’s stakes through a seamless in-game GUI.

Features

• Death Limits: Set a custom amount of “lives” you get per Hardcore world. Once you hit the limit, you trigger the true Hardcore Game Over and enter Spectator Mode.
• Spawn Penalty: If you die (and haven’t hit the limit), you can opt to be randomly teleported within a configurable block radius instead of returning to world spawn. Your bed/respawn anchor can still be respected if configured!
• Automated Respawn Timer: Replaces the instant death screen with a cinematic, vertically-centered 5-second countdown timer that automatically drops you back into the action.
• First-Time Setup: A clean, intuitive setup screen greets you the first time you enter a new Hardcore world, letting you establish the rules permanently.
• In-Game Settings Integration: ModMenu support and a dedicated “Hardcore Settings” button seamlessly integrated into the vanilla pause menu.
• Death Tracker HUD: An aesthetic, customizable on-screen overlay tracking your current death count. Features multiple languages, fonts, scaling, and text case options.

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Compatibility & Parity

• Survival Mode Safe: Playing in a non-hardcore world? The mod automatically detects standard Survival mode and safely grays out all Hardcore-specific settings, preventing crashes while still allowing you to customize the Death Tracker HUD.
• Smart Spawning Logic: The Spawn Penalty system utilizes sophisticated raycasting to ensure you safely land on solid ground, trees, or water, fully preventing unfair void drops or spawning mid-air.