

ModernDifficultyLocker
A lightweight mod that backports the difficulty lock feature from Minecraft 1.8+ to Minecraft 1.7.10, including the lock button and the confirmation screen.
It is designed to behave as closely as possible to the modern vanilla implementation while remaining fully compatible with classic 1.7.10 modpacks.
🌟 Details
ModernDifficultyLocker introduces the familiar difficulty lock toggle to the Options screen in 1.7.10.
Once a world is locked, the difficulty can no longer be changed through the in‑game menu, mirroring the behavior of newer Minecraft versions.
The mod stores the lock state per‑world inside the save folder, so each world can have its own difficulty and lock configuration.
This feature is especially useful for players or modpack authors who want consistent gameplay difficulty across a world’s lifetime.
Integration with CreateWorldUI
If CreateWorldUI is installed, this mod seamlessly integrates with it:
- The vanilla difficulty button is replaced with a World Settings… button
- Difficulty and gamerules can be configured together in a unified interface
- The experience matches the modern world‑creation flow introduced in later Minecraft versions
See the gallery for screenshots and UI previews.
🙌 Credits
The UI and behavior are inspired by the vanilla difficulty lock system introduced in Minecraft 1.8+.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.7.10
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ModernDifficultyLocker-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 31 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.