Better With Time: HC Tweaks
by ivangeevo
HC Tweaks is a Fabric add-on for Better With Time that changes several of its mechanics toward a harder, closer-to-original feel.
What it does
The add-on slows the growth rate of crops and changes how some mechanics behave. Shears are required to harvest certain drops, pistons that break can push blocks differently, and Buddy Blocks regain the neighbor-update behavior they had originally. Saw processing speed is nudged upward so it matches the vanilla Better Than Wolves CE values.
Several changes aim to bring gameplay closer to the original Better Than Wolves experience, including recipe and generation adjustments. Dormant Soul Forge blocks now generate in naturally created Nether Fortresses, and the Soul Forge recipe calls for a Dormant Soul Forge and a Nether Star. Optional configuration toggles let server owners and players switch individual changes on or off.
HC Tweaks requires Better With Time, BTWR: Shared Library and Fabric API, so all three must be installed. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need the add-on. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.1, with 1.5.1 as the latest file. The project is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and its source code is public.
Key features
Slower crop growth
Crops grow at a reduced rate, so farming takes longer than in the base Better With Time setup.
Shears-only harvesting
Certain blocks drop their items only when harvested with shears.
Dormant Soul Forge loot
Dormant Soul Forge blocks generate in Nether Fortresses, and the Soul Forge recipe uses a Nether Star.
Restored Buddy Block updates
Buddy Blocks follow the original neighbor-update behavior, and broken pistons push adjusted.
Optional toggles
Individual changes can be turned on or off through configuration options.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
Harder survival runs
Players who want a slower progression in a Better With Time world can combine the crop and harvest changes with the added Nether content.
Modded server tuning
Server owners running Better With Time can switch individual changes on or off through the configuration toggles.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who already run Better With Time and want its mechanics tuned toward a harder, more original feel.
Questions
Does HC Tweaks need Better With Time to run?
Do both the server and players need HC Tweaks?
Can each change be disabled?
In the catalog
Better With Time: HC Tweaks is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
An add-on that adjusts several mechanics from Better With Time. It changes things so they behave the same way they do in Better Than Wolves CE, bringing the gameplay closer to the original design.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bwt-hc-tweaks
- Owner
- ivangeevo
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15