How do I install You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued)?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued) work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued)

Continuation of this mod with bug fixes: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hardcore-lite

Whenever you die you lose a heart, if you lose all of them you will be forced to go into spectator mode. This is similar to normal hardcore in Minecraft but somewhat forgiving. You can restore your hearts by eating Enchanted Golden Apples.

Limit the maximum amount of hearts with /gamerule maxHearts (by default set to 20 hearts) and whether players can even get hearts with /gamerule canRestoreHearts true/false (by default set to true)

You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued) — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

You can replenish hearts by eating enchanted golden apples. This gives enchanted golden apples actual use outside of pvp.

You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued) — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.20.6, 1.20.4
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as somewhathardcore-1.20.4-0-fabric.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 15 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

You Die You Lose a Heart [Fabric/Forge] (Discontinued)

Which build do you need?

Continuation of this mod with bug fixes: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hardcore-lite

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