Real time exhaustion
by Lamakaio
Real time exhaustion adds an energy value to each player that drains through certain actions and refills with real time, even while logged off.
What it does
Each player carries an energy value that falls when they take some actions, such as mining ores or opening containers, and recharges as real time passes, including while the player is logged off. Killing mobs costs energy the first time a player does it, and the mod can be set to make that optional.
Low energy brings mining fatigue and weakness, so players have a reason to stop and recover. Food restores energy: enchanted golden apples restore a set amount, and other foods can be configured. The author describes the intent as limiting playtime on community servers, so players with many hours cannot outpace others, while construction stays unlimited.
The mod runs on NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 and needs both the server and every player to install it, because the energy system is enforced on the server. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Real-time energy recharge
Energy refills as real time passes, and it keeps recharging for players who are logged off.
Energy costs for actions
Mining ores and opening containers reduce a player's energy, with the cost tied to the action.
Low energy penalties
Players with low energy suffer mining fatigue and weakness until they recover.
Food restores energy
Enchanted golden apples restore energy, and other foods can be set to do the same in the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Community servers
Server owners who want to cap playtime advantages can use the energy limit to slow players who have spent many hours in the game.
Pacing survival play
Players who want a slower progression can rely on the energy costs to space out mining and looting.
Who it’s for: Server owners running community servers with playtime limits, and players who want slower survival progression on servers that run the mod.
Questions
Does Real time exhaustion need to be installed on the server?
Does energy keep recharging while a player is offline?
Which game versions does Real time exhaustion support?
In the catalog
Real time exhaustion is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A small mod to provide an "exhaustion" value for players, that reduces when mining ores and opening lootr containers for the first time (and optionally killing mobs.) Energy loss is decreased by food diversity from spice of life: onion, and energy can be restored using enchanted golden apples or other configurable…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/real-time-exhaustion
- Owner
- Lamakaio
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15