Some diseases
Some diseases is a Forge food mod that adds post-death illnesses, each with negative effects, and a cure system built on custom items.
What it does
When a player dies, the mod can afflict them with one of five illnesses, and each one weakens the character in its own way. The mod is meant to make the game harder and to extend survival, since a death carries a longer respawn and lasting consequences. Diseases are treated with new custom items, which form the cure system.
Permanent punishment is part of the design: a player who accumulates four diseases is forced into Spectator mode for good. For players who do not want to give up, the command clearill removes the illness so play can continue. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, with 1.2.0 as the latest file, dated 2025-10-03, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Post-death diseases
After a death, the player can contract one of five unique diseases that apply negative effects.
Cure system
Each disease is treated with new custom items, so recovery depends on gathering and crafting cures.
Permanent punishment
Four accumulated diseases force the player into Spectator mode permanently, a steep consequence of repeated deaths.
Second chance command
The clearill command removes the illness, letting a player keep going after a fatal streak.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Harder survival runs
Players who want longer respawn consequences and more punishing deaths can use the mod to raise the difficulty of a survival world.
Who it’s for: Survival players looking for harder play and server owners who want death to carry lasting costs. Because the mod is on both sides, a server must install it and so must each player who joins.
How it compares
Plague Delight is an open source Forge option for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, also client and server, so the two can be weighed on license terms. Disease of Madness is Forge for 1.20.1 as well, but it works on either side, and neither needs it, so it can be installed on one side alone, while Some diseases needs both sides. Alive | Life & Death covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, a wider range of loaders and versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some diseases | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-03 |
| Plague Delight | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-17 |
| Disease of Madness | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-05-19 |
| Alive | Life & Death | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Some diseases need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Some diseases use?
How does a player get rid of a disease?
In the catalog
Some diseases is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Bring survival to the next level with the Disease Mod! Death is no longer just a respawn — it comes with consequences… 💀 Post-death diseases: Every time a player dies, they contract one of five unique diseases, each applying negative effects.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/life-is-hard
- Owner
- prosto_roma0985
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15