
ModsJava
Hardcore Deluxe
Hardcore plugin that improves normal hardcore with cool death effects, simple spectator mode, and an easy revive system.
⬇ Download on Modrinth

Hardcore Deluxe
A clean and powerful hardcore plugin for Paper and Spigot servers.
Adds cinematic death effects, controlled spectator mode, and a simple revive system.
When a player dies, they spectate at their exact death location for a set time.
Features
- Hardcore Mode – Forces hardcore in all worlds
- Death Effects – Red fireworks and strong death sounds
- Spectator Mode – Configurable spectate time with countdown
- Chunk Limit – Restrict how far dead players can spectate
- Revive System – Bring dead players back to life
- Help Menu – Simple GUI for commands
- PlaceholderAPI – Death status placeholders
Installation
- Download the JAR from Modrinth
- Place it in the
pluginsfolder - Restart the server
- Edit
config.yml
Commands
/hardcoredeluxeor/hd– Main command/hd help– Open help menu/hd revive <player>– Revive a player/hd reviveall– Revive all players/hd spectatetime <time>– Set spectate time/hd spectatechunks <amount>– Set spectate chunk limit/hd spawnradius <amount>– Set revive spawn radius/hd deathreason <on|off>– Toggle death message reason/hd deathsound <on|off>– Toggle death sounds/hd reload– Reload config
Permissions
hardcoredeluxe.admin– Access to all commandshardcoredeluxe.help– Open help menuhardcoredeluxe.revive– Revive playershardcoredeluxe.reviveall– Revive all playershardcoredeluxe.spectatetime– Set spectate timehardcoredeluxe.spectatechunks– Set spectate chunk limithardcoredeluxe.spawnradius– Set revive spawn radiushardcoredeluxe.deathreason– Toggle death messageshardcoredeluxe.deathsound– Toggle death soundshardcoredeluxe.reload– Reload config
PlaceholderAPI
%hardcoredeluxe_<username>_status%– Alive or Died%hardcoredeluxe_status%– Alive or Died
Author
DrafterPlus
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as HardcoreDeluxe-0.5.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 932 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.