Semi-Hardcore
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.18–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Summary
Semi-hardcore is a Minecraft mod that lets you set up player lives and health penalty on death. Basically Hardcore, but if you had more than one life.
This mod requires InsaneLib
The mod
By default, you start with 5 hearts and 6 lives. Each time you die, you gain 1 heart, up to the normal 10, but, at which point, you'll have only one life left.
Health gain/loss and lives are configurable through config.
Please note that this only works in Survival. In Hardcore you still have 1 life.
A command is available to manipulate lives / max health or to opt out of the lives and max health mechanics. /semihardcore <player> lives <get/set/add> <amount> /semihardcore <player> health <get/set/add> <amount> /semihardcore <player> optout <true/false>
The mod also has some mcfunctions integrated to add and remove lives/health via commands / advancements reward.
semihardcore:gain_heart: Give 2 max health to the player.
semihardcore:lose_heart: Remove 2 max health from the player.
semihardcore:gain_life: Give 1 life to the player.
semihardcore:lose_life: Remove 1 life from the player.
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2
- 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 CurseForge — 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 semihardcore-2.1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 24 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
