Hardcore Slots
by TeoO0
Hardcore Slots is a Fabric minigame where taking damage or falling far locks one inventory slot for good, shrinking the usable inventory over time.
What it does
Each time a player takes damage or a long fall, one inventory slot becomes locked and unusable. Items stored in a locked slot cannot be used, so the inventory gets smaller the longer a run lasts. The mode is built as a challenge for single-player and multiplayer sessions alike.
Key features
Slots lock on damage
Taking damage locks one inventory slot, and the locked slot cannot hold or use items.
Falls lock slots too
A fall from a set height also locks a slot, so long drops carry a cost beyond health.
Cumulative inventory loss
Each new lock stacks on the previous ones, so the usable inventory shrinks as the run goes on.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
HCIM (Hardcore Ironman) is a server-side challenge on Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.4, open source under the MIT License, and needs the server while clients may skip it. OneSlotChallenge is client-side only, limited to 1.21.4, and not open source. Hardcore Slots runs on client and server and covers 1.21.1 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Slots | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-09 |
| HCIM (Hardcore Ironman) | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-13 |
| OneSlotChallenge | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-02-26 |
Questions
Does Hardcore Slots need to be installed on the server?
Which versions does Hardcore Slots support?
In the catalog
Hardcore Slots is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
In this mode, every time you take damage, one slot in your inventory becomes locked and can no longer be used. For example, you fell from a height and one of your slots locked and became unusable, or you got burned and took damage and one of your slots locked and became unusable.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hardcore-slots
- Owner
- TeoO0
- Published
- 2026-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15