Hardcore Questing Mode
by lorddusk
Hardcore Questing Mode turns quest progression into a life-based hardcore challenge, where a player who runs out of lives loses the world.
What it does
The mod lets a player play with one life. When that life is lost the world is deleted, and on a server the player is banned. Completing quests grants rewards such as useful items and additional lives, so progress can offset the risk.
Quests are not built into the mod itself. Quest packs are made with an in-game editor, which can export a quest file for sharing with friends or other players on a map. The system includes tiered rewards, loot bags, a death counter and modpack permissions.
Installation requires Architectury API and Fabric API. The mod is published for Fabric and NeoForge across two release versions, 1.20.4 and 1.20.6, with 1.20.6-5.19.0 as the latest file for each loader. It is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Cardinal Components API is bundled inside the jar.
Key features
Single-life hardcore mode
A world is deleted when its only life is lost, and a server ban follows, which makes death carry lasting consequences.
Quest rewards and extra lives
Completing quests grants items and additional lives, letting players recover from setbacks through play.
In-game quest editor
Quest packs are authored inside the game, and a finished quest file can be exported and shared.
Tiered rewards and loot bags
Rewards are organized into tiers and delivered through loot bags, with a death counter tracking progress.
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 2
Embedded 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Server hardcore events
Server owners can run hardcore quest events where a ban follows a lost life, with modpack permissions controlling access.
Sharing custom quest packs
Authors create quest packs in the editor and export the file for friends or other players on the same map.
Who it’s for: Players who want a hardcore challenge tied to questing, and server owners who run modpacks with ban-based rules.
Questions
Does Hardcore Questing Mode need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
Which mods depend on Hardcore Questing Mode?
In the catalog
Hardcore Questing Mode is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Thanks to shedaniel for porting the HQM 5.4 Version to 1.16.2 for both Minecraft Forge and Fabric! Without his work this maybe would have never be done. The same goes to Kirderf for additional work, bug fixing 1.16.x and porting to 1.17.1! Hardcore Questing Mode introduces a possibility to play a life based hardcore…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hqm
- Owner
- lorddusk
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15