Honest Hardcore
No second chances. No fake Hardcore. This mod disables spectating after death in hardcore and invalidates all advancements if you ever cheat.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
Honest Hardcore is a gameplay mod that enforces real consequences in Minecraft's Hardcore mode.
It disables the "Spectate World" button after death and replaces it with a "Statistics" button. You can no longer escape death by switching to Spectator or Survival mode.
In addition, the mod tracks the world's honesty status. If you ever enable cheats or enter Creative mode — the world becomes marked as dishonest. From that moment:
All advancements are permanently blocked
A single crossed-out advancement ("Honesty") remains as a reminder of your actions
For honest players, a chain of special advancements becomes available — one for creating the world, and more for surviving without cheating.
This mod is designed for singleplayer only. No server support.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.7
- 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 honesthardcore-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 21 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.