Vital XP adds a progression system to Minecraft by linking a player’s maximum health to their experience level.

Instead of having a fixed amount of hearts, players gain health as they level up, making XP a core survival mechanic rather than a simple enchanting resource.

How does it work?

Players start with a minimum, configurable, amount of health.
Health is capped at a configurable maximum.
Every few XP levels, the player gains additional hearts.
Losing XP reduces maximum health.

Once the maximum health cap is reached, any extra health gained is not wasted:

Extra health becomes permanently locked hearts.
Locked hearts are never lost, even if XP decreases.
If the player dies, they lose their locked hearts if they have any.

Configuration:

All values can be adjusted in-game using commands or the configuration.

For versions below 1.21.1: type “/vitalxp help” to display the commands.

For versions 1.21.1 and above: the “/vitalxp” commands are no longer available. To configure the mod, go to the mods menu, select the mod, and press the “Config” button.