Better Multiplayer introduces a pseudo-hardcore mode in which players have only three lives before they are permanently banned. A life is counted as lost when the player dies and drops their items/xp, meaning keepinventory deaths do not count, and non player-caused deaths when using mods like Better Keepinventory don't either. Lives can be restored by an operator using life set [Player] [Number], or by using Phoenix Ash, which can be found in certain chests rarely (note that the player must still be alive to use Phoenix Ash, and you cannot go above 3 lives with Phoenix Ash).
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3
- 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 bettermultiplayer-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 22 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.