Version 1.7.0 | Minecraft 1.21.11 | Fabric

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Transform your Minecraft experience with an advanced hardcore system featuring revival mechanics, skill progression, challenge dimensions, and Discord integration.

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Features

Everything you need for the ultimate hardcore experience

Purgatory Dimension

When you die, you're sent to a procedurally generated purgatory with challenging parkour. Complete it to earn your revival chance.

Revival System

Teammates can craft a Revival Totem using rare items and your player head to bring you back to the overworld.

Challenge World

Complete an epic challenge to restore all your lost hearts. One chance per life - make it count!

Skill System

8 unique skill trees with 32 upgrades. Level up Mining, Woodcutting, Fishing, Combat, Farming, Excavation, Brewing, and Exploration.

Discord Integration

Real-time notifications for deaths, revivals, challenges, and game events sent directly to your Discord server.

Graves & Spectator

Your items are safely stored in a grave. Restricted spectator mode lets dead players watch without cheating.

Commands

Complete reference for all available commands

Player Commands

/revive help Show revival totem crafting requirements
/revive craft Craft a revival totem from inventory items
/revive graves Show all grave locations
/challenge accept / decline Accept or decline the heart restoration challenge
/teamchest Open the shared team chest
/skills Show skill overview (or press G for GUI)
/skills unlock <upgrade> Unlock a skill upgrade

Admin Commands (requires OP)

/hardcore start Start the hardcore game session
/hardcore stop Stop the current game
/hardcore pause / resume Pause or resume the game timer
/hardcore status Show game status and all player states
/hardcore revive <player> Force revive a player
/hardcore reset Reset everything (players, skills, team chest)
/hardcore tp challenge / purgatory / overworld Teleport between dimensions
/hardcore discord seturl <url> Configure Discord webhook URL

Changelog

Recent updates and improvements

v1.7.0

Major Update
  • Per-Player Purgatory: each dead player gets their own individual parkour instance
  • 5 new parkour variants: Ice Cavern, End Void, Lush Caves, Ocean Monument, Ancient City
  • Biome-matched skies: each parkour variant has its own fog color and ambient sounds
  • New Brewing skill: XP from brewing potions, 4 upgrades up to Potent Brew
  • New Exploration skill: XP from walking and discovering new biomes, 4 upgrades
  • Excavation skill XP rebalanced (dirt, grass, gravel, clay now give more XP)
  • Website auto-detects latest version from version.json
  • Download counter tracks all JAR downloads

v1.6.2

Skills GUI Fix
  • Fixed Skills GUI - buttons are now clickable and functional
  • Fixed data sync - skill data now loads when opening the GUI
  • Skills can now be fully managed through the GUI (no commands needed)

v1.6.1

Bugfix
  • Fixed Skills GUI rendering - skill info, XP bar and labels now display correctly

v1.6.0

Skills GUI Update
  • Redesigned Skills GUI (press G) with bigger, cleaner layout
  • Upgrade skills directly from the GUI - no more commands needed
  • Color-coded upgrade buttons: green (available), gray (locked), gold (maxed)
  • Hover tooltips show requirements, costs, and effects for each upgrade

v1.5.5

Timer Update
  • Action bar timer display (counts up like BastighG challenge videos)
  • Shows elapsed time, alive players count, and pause status
  • Timer updates every second for all players during active game

v1.5.4

Major Update
  • /hardcore start now automatically runs setup if needed
  • Skills Screen now auto-refreshes after unlocking upgrades
  • Added /skills reset command to reset all skill progress
  • New /teamchest command - shared team inventory for revive items
  • Team Chest cannot be opened in Purgatory or Challenge dimensions
  • Team Chest contents persist through server restarts
  • /hardcore reset now properly resets challenge status, skills, and team chest
  • Reset state is now saved to disk immediately

v1.5.3

Feature
  • Timer is now always visible (shows 00:00:00 when game not started)
  • Cleaner timer design - text with shadow instead of grey background box
  • Timer color indicates state: yellow (active), red (paused), gray (not started)

v1.5.2

Feature
  • Added /hardcore tp overworld command to return to the normal world

v1.5.1

Feature
  • Added admin teleport commands: /hardcore tp challenge and /hardcore tp purgatory

v1.5.0

Major Update
  • Complete Challenge World overhaul with XP-based mechanics
  • Players mine Sculk blocks to collect experience points
  • Hidden XP bottles scattered throughout the challenge map
  • Reach Level 30 to complete the challenge
  • Inventory system: Save/restore player inventory on entry/exit
  • Players receive only a Diamond Hoe for mining
  • Death in challenge = failure, teleport back to purgatory
  • Pressure plate detection for challenge completion

v1.4.3

Bugfix
  • Fixed offline player revival bug (player stayed in purgatory but was marked as alive)
  • Added persistence for all player state flags (lostHearts, challengeCompleted, etc.)

v1.4.2

Bugfix
  • Fixed Skills GUI crash when pressing G key (blur rendering issue)

v1.4.1

Bugfix
  • Fixed network packet type mismatch causing disconnect on join
  • Fixed duplicate payload type registration crash

v1.4.0

New Feature
  • Added Discord Bot Integration
  • Automatic event notifications
  • Periodic status updates every 30 seconds
  • Admin commands for Discord configuration

All Versions

Download current or older versions

v1.7.0
LATEST
v1.6.2
Skills Fix
v1.6.1
Bugfix
v1.6.0
Skills GUI
v1.5.5
Timer
v1.5.4
Major Update
v1.5.3
Timer
v1.5.2
TP Overworld
v1.5.1
TP Commands
v1.5.0
Challenge
v1.4.3
Bugfix
v1.4.2
Bugfix
v1.4.1
Bugfix
v1.4.0
Discord