Harder Natural Healing
by Two Guys
Harder Natural Healing lets a modpack set how quickly, and at what hunger cost, a player regenerates health, and whether healing stops before a hunger threshold.
What it does
The mod replaces the default natural regeneration with values set in its config. Its controls cover the healing rate in hit points per second, the extra hunger that healing causes, and the food level below which healing stops. A separate setting, minimumFoodHealingLevel with a default of 16.0, marks where that cutoff sits. Extra exhaustion when hurt, set by extraExhaustionWhenHurt at 0.0125 by default, adds hunger cost to damage taken.
Sleep healing is also adjustable. wakeupHealingAmount accepts a value in the range 0.0 – 10.0 and sets how much health a player gains on waking. Out of the box, the settings keep vanilla healing rates and add a small heal in the morning. In Peaceful mode the hunger system still applies, and a starvation option, active from version 11 on, lets players take damage and die from hunger at any hit point level, including 0. The hardernaturalhealing command lets a server owner check and change these values during play.
Key features
Adjustable healing rate
The rate of health regained per second can be raised or lowered to suit a modpack's pace.
Hunger cost of healing
Healing can use more food, and the food level at which healing stops can be set to allow it at lower hunger.
Sleep wake-up heal
A configurable amount of health is restored when the player wakes from a bed, within a range of 0.0 – 10.0.
Starvation option
Players can take damage and die from hunger, including in Peaceful mode, by enabling starvation in the config.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Tuning a modpack's difficulty
Pack authors can adjust healing speed and food cost to match the challenge level they want.
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who want to change how natural healing works without editing the game code.
How it compares
Bed Heal is server-side only, published for Forge 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so it runs without any client install. Rough Tweaks Revamped is a Forge client and server mod for 1.15.2 – 1.20.4 under All rights reserved. Hunger Attribute is also a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1, but it is open source under the MIT License, while Harder Natural Healing is open source too and covers 1.16.3 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harder Natural Healing | Forge | 1.16.3 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-29 |
| Bed Heal | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-03 |
| Rough Tweaks Revamped | Forge | 1.15.2 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-01-04 |
| Hunger Attribute | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-28 |
Questions
Does Harder Natural Healing need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader does Harder Natural Healing use?
Can starvation be turned on in Peaceful mode?
In the catalog
Harder Natural Healing is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Harder Natural Healing gives you control of healing in your game! Fine tune your game or your modpack's challenge level to your taste! Harder Natural Healing will make beacons, bandages, potions, healing items, and healing spells much more useful!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/harder-natural-healing
- Owner
- Two Guys
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15