Description
Hard Hoof
Build the computer that reprograms the world.
Hard Hoof started as me turning Minecraft into what I wanted it to be. It's a kitchen-sink overhaul where fantasy adventure and deep tech share one world. Build factories, grow stronger, explore strange places, and eventually program the world itself.
Play it as a guided story of discovery, or dig into power grids, code and systems as hard(hoof) as you want. It's built on the latest, bleeding-edge version of Minecraft.
One jar. Hard Hoof ships as a single jar that contains every part: Core, Tech, Adventure and Portals. More parts are on the way.
What's inside
Factories and power
- Real DC power in watts and joules: generators, steam turbines, dyeable cables and stored energy.
- Machines that explain themselves: every screen shows its goal, inputs, outputs and why it's stopped.
- Pipes, powered item and fluid tanks, and controllers that move items and fluids for you.
- An Assembler that crafts whole chains from your storage, from logs to planks to tools.
Computers you actually program
- Terminals run VoltOS, a windowed desktop with apps, disks and a shell.
- Write your own programs in Volt, and let them run your factory.
- Build server racks from parts: CPUs, memory, drives and network cards, stamped with your company's name.
- Network your bases with routers, public addresses and your own domains. Set up logins for your team.
- Burn programs onto microcontrollers, and research new blueprints and ready-made programs.
Adventure
- Earn Adventure XP and grow six stats: Vitality, Defense, Toughness, Might, Agility and Industry.
- Explore new places, starting with Backrooms Level 0.
Portals
- See-through portals you can walk straight through into another dimension, with no loading screen (operator tools for now).
Start here
Press H for the radial menu and the field guide: it walks you through each machine with a working first example. Your first build is the Machine Workshop.
Wiki: https://hardhoof.com/pages/wiki
Recommended mods
- JEI: shows how to craft every machine.
- Jade: shows power and machine names when you look at a block.
Status
This is an alpha on a beta loader. Things will change, break and improve. Feedback is very welcome. Thanks for playing!
Modpack makers
License: All Rights Reserved.
You may include Hard Hoof in public or private modpacks without asking permission. Credit is appreciated but not required.
You may not:
- Reupload or redistribute the mod on its own (mirrors, "my fork" pages, etc.)
- Claim the mod, name or logo as your own
- Sell the mod itself (charging for a pack that happens to include it is fine)
- Redistribute modified versions without written permission
The Hard Hoof name and logo remain reserved.



