About Hardcore Lite - You Die You Lose a Heart (LifeDrain)
From ModrinthLose hearts when dying, gain a heart when eating enchanted golden apples (similar to LifeDrain LifeSteal)
This is an official reforge of the mod "You die you lose a Heart" by the user Mars.
_Note:_ This mod is to be used with normal Minecraft worlds. It's not compatible with acctual Hardcore worlds.
When you die you lose a heart. With no hearts left you will switch to spectator mode. This is similar to hardcore difficulty in Minecraft but less severe. You can also restore hearts by eating enchanted golden apples.
Features:
- You lose 1 heart when you die
- You gain 1 heart when you eat an enchanted golden apple (can be enabled/disabled via gamerule)
- Configure the maximum hearts a player can have (default 20, set via gamerule)
- Set a players hearts via command
Gamerules:
- /gamerule maxHearts value (default 20 hearts)
- /gamerule canRestoreHearts true/false (default is true)
Commands:
- /playerhearts value (set the current hearts of a player)
You lose a heart, when you die
You can gain hearts by eating enchanted golden apples.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 16 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Hardcore Lite - You Die You Lose a Heart (LifeDrain) as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 15 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorPeteMC, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree
