
Half-Heart Hardcore
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.0–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Modrinth1.0.0 is the only version legal for speedrunning
mod that makes all worlds hardcore and gives the player half-a-heart max health
in 1.3-1.12.2 the mod fixes heart rendering, which is client-sided
except for that one feature, for all versions it operates on the logical server (so it works on multiplayer worlds when installed on the server and singleplayer worlds or open to lan worlds you are the host of when installed on the client)
so for 1.3-1.12 the mod uses Legacy Fabric and you should install it on both the client and server but it only needs to be the (logical) server, and for 1.13 it just needs to be on the server
for 1.0-1.2, the mod uses Ornithe to load, and is only client-sided. If used on a server, it will still limit everybody to half-a-heart but it won't be hardcore since multiplayer hardcore was added later in the infamous 12w18a snapshot.
should work with most snapshots but obviously i can't test, if one doesn't work lmk and i can fix it
it does work with the infinity snapshot (20w14infinite, the dimension one)
if you want to report issues or have questions my discord username is just tildejustin or you can make a github issue or even send me an email, I'd appreciate the effort
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.1
- 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 half-heart-hardcore-1.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 42 KB
- Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.