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Always Hardcore Heart

by Im_Bluekitty

Always Hardcore Heart keeps hardcore-style health hearts on the HUD in worlds that are not set to Hardcore Mode.

FabricClient-side onlyMIT License26.2 – 26.3

What it does

A small client-only Fabric mod, Hardcore Hearts, swaps the health display in the Minecraft world for hardcore-style hearts. Because it changes only the display, a player can keep this heart style even when the world itself was not created as a Hardcore world. The author notes that the mod is the first one they made and that updates are infrequent.

The heart appearance is set by textures that the mod redraws on the HUD. A resource pack that is active continues to control the exact look of the hearts, so a pack can take priority over what the mod draws. With Mod Menu installed, the heart style can be turned on or off from an in-game configuration screen. The mod is available for 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest file targets 26.3.

It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files were first published on 2026-08-13 and last updated on 2026-09-23.

Key features

  1. Hardcore-style hearts

    Health hearts are drawn in the hardcore style, even in worlds that are not set to Hardcore Mode.

  2. Redrawn HUD textures

    The mod replaces the heart textures on the HUD, and an active resource pack can override the exact appearance.

  3. In-game toggle

    With Mod Menu installed, the hardcore heart style can be enabled or disabled from a configuration screen during play.

  4. Client-side display

    Only the display changes, so a player can use the style on any server without the server running the mod.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.3.0
26.21.2.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Survival with a visual challenge

A player who wants the hardcore look in a normal survival world can keep it on without creating a Hardcore world.

Resource pack testing

A pack author can check how an active heart texture looks against the mod's redrawn hearts on the HUD.

Who it’s for: Players who want hardcore-style hearts in ordinary worlds, and resource pack authors who want to see how their heart textures interact with the HUD.

Questions

Does Always Hardcore Heart need to be installed on the server?

No. Servers do not need it; each player installs it for their own game. Only the player installs it.

Can the heart style be turned off during play?

Yes, if Mod Menu is installed. The heart style can be enabled or disabled from an in-game configuration screen.

Which Minecraft versions does the mod support?

Files exist for 26.2 and 26.3. The latest Fabric file is 1.3.0 for 26.3, published on 2026-09-23.

Does a resource pack change the hearts?

An active resource pack keeps control of the exact heart appearance, so its textures can override the look the mod draws.

In the catalog

Always Hardcore Heart is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Hardcore Hearts is a lightweight, client-side Fabric mod that displays hardcore-style health hearts in every Minecraft world, even when the world is not set to Hardcore mode. It does not replace textures or redraw the HUD, so your active resource pack continues to control the exact heart appearance and animations…
Im_Bluekitty, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Im_Bluekitty
Published
2026-08-13
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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