Live Force
by eligutuhne
Live Force introduces the Life Vial, a magic item that heals the player, and it is the one to grab when a battle turns against them.
What it does
The Life Vial is given to the player when a new world is created and is kept in the inventory after death, so a player who runs out of health in a battle still has it to use while exploring. The vial has four phases, full, drunk, half-empty and empty, and the first phase restores health over a minute before the vial moves to the next one. Dangerous areas can therefore be entered with a clearer plan, since the vial is not lost on the first mistake.
The mod is built to stay simple: it adds a single item and its behavior, with no new menus, dimensions or progression systems to learn. Live Force is licensed under the MIT License and is not open source. It runs on Forge for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, and the server and every player need it because the environment is client and server. A future version may add a setting for quests, and the balance of the vial has already been changed once.
Key features
Life Vial item
A magical vial that restores the player's health when it is used, with its own item in the inventory.
Four vial phases
The vial passes through full, drunk, half-empty and empty states, so each use leaves it with less to give.
Kept after death
The vial stays in the inventory when the player dies, so a lost battle does not also remove the healing item.
Starting item
Each new world gives the player a Life Vial at creation, so healing is available from the first session.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Exploring dangerous areas
Players who scout caves or hostile regions can carry the vial as a backup healing source, since it survives death.
Simple survival play
Players who want healing without new systems can rely on one item and its four phases.
Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.20.1 who want a single healing item that stays in the inventory after death, and server owners who want a simple healing mechanic that needs no extra setup.
How it compares
Just A Sculk Vial is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the client and server environment, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. SuperHuman+ covers the same version and environment under All rights reserved and is not open source. Retro Hunger Mod is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, so it reaches more game versions than Live Force.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Force | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-21 |
| Just A Sculk Vial | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-29 |
| SuperHuman+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-13 |
| Retro Hunger Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-23 |
Questions
Does Live Force need any other mods?
Does the server need Live Force?
Which game versions does Live Force support?
Does the Life Vial reset after a death?
In the catalog
Live Force 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
Live Force adds the Life Vial, a magical item that restores the player's health. The vial is given at the very start of the game and always stays in the inventory, allowing players to survive battles, explore dangerous areas, and face challenges without worrying about dying. The functions of this mod are simple for…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/live-force
- Owner
- eligutuhne
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15