Three's Chances
by ANTINIMUS
Three's Chances reworks Hardcore so that a world offers a set number of lives instead of one permanent death, and players who lose them all reach a final state.
What it does
Players get three hardcore chances by default, and the number of lives is configurable. A death before the final life is intercepted and converted into an automatic respawn, so the player is not sent to spectator mode. Each life can be given its own maximum health, for example 20, 18 and 15, and the final life applies the permanent outcome. Losing the last life keeps the player in spectator mode, with an option to kick them instead.
The system is server-authoritative, so it works in both singleplayer and multiplayer worlds. Optional keep-inventory enforcement, chat and action bar status messages, a safe respawn position search around the bed or spawn point, and a configurable invulnerability window after respawn all sit on top of the lives system. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1, and the mod runs on client and server.
Key features
Configurable number of lives
Each player has a set number of hardcore chances, which the world settings can change.
Per-life maximum health
Maximum health can differ from one life to the next, for example 20, 18 and 15 hearts.
Automatic respawn
Before the final life runs out, each death is caught, and the player is put back at a safe spot close to their bed or the world spawn.
Keep-inventory and status messages
An optional keep-inventory rule is enforced, and chat and action bar messages report the remaining lives.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want hardcore survival with limited lives, and server owners who run hardcore worlds for groups of players.
How it compares
Random Respawns Ported is server-side only and released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license. Hardcore Architect is optional on either side, runs on Forge 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and is under All rights reserved. ExtraLives is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20 – 1.20.2, which is narrower than the 1.20.1 build.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three's Chances | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-06 |
| Random Respawns Ported | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-07-04 |
| Hardcore Architect | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client or server, optional | 2025-08-07 |
| ExtraLives | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2026-01-28 |
Questions
Does Three's Chances need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader and Minecraft version does Three's Chances support?
Can the number of lives be changed?
What happens after the final life is lost?
In the catalog
Three's Chances is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Three’s Chances reworks Hardcore into a limited-lives system instead of a single permanent death. How it works - Players have a configurable number of lives. - In Hardcore mode, deaths before the final life are intercepted and converted into an instant - auto-respawn. - Maximum health can differ for each life (e.g…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/threes_chances
- Owner
- ANTINIMUS
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15