Per Player Hardcore
A lightweight server-side only Fabric mod for Minecraft that lets you put specific players into a hardcore-like mode.
- Server-side only
- Compatible with other death/respawn mods
- Data is stored per-player survives restarts
Features
- Track individual players with a limited number of lives
- On final death:
spectator mode: force the player into Spectator (near their last location / hardcore spawn)worldspawn mode: clear personal spawnpoint and send to world spawn
- Optional custom hardcore spawn point (used when the player still has lives)
- Fully configurable messages (including translations) via
config/perplayerhardcore.json
Commands
All commands require permission level 2 (gamemaster / op).
| Command |
Description |
/hardcore start <player> <worldspawn\|spectator> [lives] |
Start tracking a player (default lives = 1) |
/hardcore stop <player> |
Stop tracking a player |
/hardcore setspawn <player> <x> <y> <z> |
Set the custom hardcore spawn |
/hardcore lives add <player> <amount> |
Add lives |
/hardcore lives remove <player> <amount> |
Remove lives |
/hardcore get <player> |
Show detailed info about a tracked player |
/hardcore list |
List all currently tracked online players |
Behavior
When a tracked player dies:
- Lives are decremented
- If lives remain: message + respawn at hardcore spawn (if set) or normal vanilla spawn
- If lives reach 0:
GAME OVER! + final consequence
After respawn on final death:
- Player is removed from tracking
- Applied consequence (
spectator or worldspawn)
Configuration
File: config/perplayerhardcore.json
All messages can be customized / translated. Defaults are in English. Example for French:
{
"prefix": "[HARDCORE] ",
"startPlayer": "Mode hardcore activé ! %d %s. %s.",
"life": "vie",
"lives": "vies",
"modeSpectator": "Spectateur à la fin",
"modeWorldspawn": "Spawn du monde à la fin",
"gameOver": "GAME OVER !",
"...": "..."
}
The config file is created automatically on first launch with all default English strings.
