Cortisol
by Tech_Noobs
Cortisol adds a stress meter to Minecraft Forge, letting players track a cortisol level that rises and falls with play and can be lowered through in-game activities.
What it does
The mod tracks a cortisol level for each player, a meter the player has to keep in check to avoid trouble. Activities that lower the level include resting beside a campfire, laying a bridge across the void, and casting a fishing line. Cortisol also adds mobs tied to the meter and a cortisol sword and bow that alter the base level when used.
Achievements and challenges build on the new additions, and defeating cortisol mobs leads toward the mod's final challenge. The author notes that it was made with ideas from several people. It requires TerraBlender, and it is licensed under the MIT License and is open source. Its source code is public.
Key features
Cortisol meter
A stress meter the player tracks and manages, with trouble possible if it is left unchecked.
Relaxing activities
Sitting by a campfire, bridging over the void and fishing are among the ways to bring the cortisol level down.
Cortisol weapons
A cortisol sword and a cortisol bow are added, and using them changes the base cortisol level.
Achievements and mobs
Achievements and challenges are tied to the additions, and cortisol mobs must be defeated on the way to the final challenge.
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 1
Use cases
Survival progression
Players who want a stress mechanic in a survival world can manage the meter alongside their usual goals.
Creative play
The mod's activities and weapons give players room to experiment with the meter in a creative build.
Who it’s for: Players who want a stress mechanic and challenges added to Minecraft Forge 1.20.1, and server owners who want the same meter running for every player.
Questions
Does Cortisol need TerraBlender?
Does a server need Cortisol installed?
Which Minecraft version does Cortisol support?
In the catalog
Cortisol is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Welcome to Cortisol, since minecraft is sometimes stressfull, we decided to add this as an in-game feature, based on the low cortisol meme. the cortisol-meter which you'll have to manage if you don't want to get in trouble!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cortisol
- Owner
- Tech_Noobs
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15