Minecraft:Hardcore: Difference between revisions

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Template:FakeImage Hardcore is a variant of the Minecraft:Survival game mode where the world is locked to Hard Minecraft:difficulty and the Minecraft:player is unable to respawn after dying.

Features

Enabling

File:Ore UI - Create New World Screen "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle ON Button - Play World Button - Welcome to Hardcore Mode Pop-Ups (Bedrock).png

The warning about Hardcore mode

File:Hardcore toggle Bedrock.mp4

Animation when Hardcore is toggled in Bedrock Edition

File:Hardcore button.png

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File:Ore UI - "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle Button (Bedrock).png

The Hardcore toggle in Bedrock Edition

Hardcore can only be enabled in the Minecraft:Create new world screen; Template:In as a state of the "Game Mode" button, Template:In as a separate toggle.

When creating a Hardcore mode world, "Allow Minecraft:Commands"/"Cheats", "Starting Map",Template:Only and "Minecraft:Bonus Chest" world options are locked and disabled. In addition, Hardcore mode worlds are restricted to Hard Minecraft:difficulty which cannot be changed.

Hardcore cannot be disabled nor enabled for existing worlds. Minecraft:Realms or Minecraft:servers can use Hardcore by uploading existing Hardcore worlds to the server.

File:Hardcore world button.png

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On the world selection menu, Hardcore mode worlds display a red Hardcore tag, and an icon.Template:Only

Death

The key feature of Hardcore mode is that the player is not given the option to Minecraft:respawn upon Minecraft:death as they would in other game modes. Instead, the player is given two options: to spectate the world, which sets the player's game mode to Minecraft:Spectator mode and respawns them at the world's spawn point, or return back to the Minecraft:title screen. Re-opening the world after death simply returns to the same death screen or the Spectator mode depending on the outcome.

The Hardcore Minecraft:death screen in Java Edition, where it says "Game Over!" instead of "You Died!".

The Hardcore Minecraft:death screen in Java Edition, where it says "Game Over!" instead of "You Died!".
The Hardcore death screen in Bedrock Edition

The Hardcore death screen in Bedrock Edition

Other details

Hardcore mode is specific to worlds, not players; the variable determining whether the world is in Hardcore mode is saved in Minecraft:level.dat.

In Minecraft:multiplayer, all players have Hardcore mode enabled — it is impossible to have some players in Hardcore and some not. Minecraft:Server operators can use the Template:Cmd command to change the game mode of themselves or another player. Players in Creative mode while on a Hardcore mode world still see Hardcore mode's death screen upon death.

It is normally impossible to toggle Hardcore mode once the world has been created, though it is possible to use external programs such as NBTExplorer to change it by setting the Template:Nbt tag to either 1 (hardcore) or 0 (normal).

Template:IN, Hardcore can be switched on and off along with other world creation settings on any world by converting it to a Minecraft:world template and "re-creating" it. This will keep all world data, however, and even Minecraft:achievements can still be earned.

It is also possible to enable "Immediate Respawn" in Hardcore mode, allowing a player to skip the death screen and automatically switch to Spectator mode.

Sounds

Template:SoundTable

Videos

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History

The Hardcore mode button posted on Twitter by Notch

The Hardcore mode button posted on Twitter by Notch
Notch's first image of a Hardcore death screen

Notch's first image of a Hardcore death screen

Issues

Template:Issue list

Trivia

File:1DNGn.png

The joke "ultra hardcore" button

When Hardcore mode was announced, Notch jokingly posted an image of an 'ultra hardcore' mode where the premium status of the player's account would be revoked on death.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>"Ultra hardcore mode!"</ref> This is not to be confused with the custom game mode of the same name.
The longest Hardcore world record lasted for 5 years. It ended in April 2019 when a baby Minecraft:zombie and a Minecraft:spider killed the record holder in a cave. A Minecraft:splash text called "Ph1lza had a good run!" was added in reference of him.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
When a Hardcore mode world is loaded on a version released prior to Hardcore mode, the world is permanently converted into a Survival world.

References

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Navigation

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-{{FakeImage|align=right|[[File:Hardcore Heart.svg|150px]]|While in Hardcore mode, the hearts representing the player's [[Minecraft:health]] look different, as they include dark red marks representing angry eyes inside the icon}}
+{{Planned|EE|cite=<ref>{{cite|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/chase-the-clouds-update#:~:text=A%20gentle%20reminder%20that%20Hardcore%20mode%20and%20Vibrant%20Visuals%20are%20still%20cloud-dreams%20for%20another%20day%E2%80%94patience%2C%20dear%20explorers!|title=The Chase the Clouds Update is here!|website=education.minecraft.net|quote=A gentle reminder that Hardcore mode and Vibrant Visuals are still cloud-dreams for another day—patience, dear explorers!}}</ref>|nocat=1}}
-{{Page image|File:Hardcore Death.png}}
-'''Hardcore''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:Survival]] and one of the main [[Minecraft:game mode]]s in ''Minecraft''. In Hardcore, the world is locked to Hard [[Minecraft:difficulty]] and the [[Minecraft:player]] is unable to respawn after dying.
+{{FakeImage|align=right|[[File:Hardcore Heart.svg|150px]]|While in Hardcore mode, the hearts representing the player's [[Minecraft:health]] look different, as they include dark red marks representing angry eyes inside the icon.}}
+'''Hardcore''' is a variant of the [[Minecraft:Survival]] game mode where the world is locked to Hard [[Minecraft:difficulty]] and the [[Minecraft:player]] is unable to respawn after dying.
 == Features ==
-{{tabber
+=== Enabling ===
-|class=tabber-images tabber-italic thumb-right
+[[File:Ore UI - Create New World Screen "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle ON Button - Play World Button - Welcome to Hardcore Mode Pop-Ups (Bedrock).png|300px|thumb|The warning about Hardcore mode]]
-|tabname1=Java Edition
+[[File:Hardcore toggle Bedrock.mp4|loop|200x200px|thumb|Animation when Hardcore is toggled in ''Bedrock Edition'']]
-|tabcontent1=
+[[File:Hardcore button.png|thumb|The game mode button showing Hardcore in ''Java Edition''|width=250x250]]
-[[File:Hardcore Death.png|thumb|The Hardcore [[death screen]] {{in|java}}, where it says 'Game Over!' instead of 'You Died!']]
+[[File:Ore UI - "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle Button (Bedrock).png|300px|thumb|The Hardcore toggle in ''Bedrock Edition'']]
-[[File:Hardcore button.png|thumb|The game mode button showing Hardcore {{in|je}}.]]
+Hardcore can only be enabled in the [[Minecraft:Create new world]] screen; {{in|je}} as a state of the "Game Mode" button, {{in|be}} as a separate toggle.
-|tabname2=Bedrock Edition
-|tabcontent2=
+When creating a Hardcore mode world, "Allow [[Minecraft:Command]]s"/"Cheats", "[[Minecraft:Starting map|Starting Map]]",{{only|be|short=1}} and "[[Minecraft:Bonus Chest]]" world options are locked and disabled. In addition, Hardcore mode worlds are restricted to Hard [[Minecraft:difficulty]] which cannot be changed.
-[[File:Ore UI - Death Screen Menu - Hardcore Mode - Game Over (Bedrock).png|thumb|The Hardcore [[death screen]] {{in|bedrock}}.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-180564|MCPE-180564|Hardcore death screen main button is "Game Menu" instead of "Spectate World"|WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-182107|MCPE-182107|Clicking "Exit world" button on death screen in Hardcore mode goes to the title screen|WAI}}</ref>]]
-[[File:Hardcore toggle Bedrock.mp4|autoplay|loop|300px|thumb|Animation when Hardcore is toggled {{in|be}}.]]
-[[File:Ore UI - "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle Button (Bedrock).png|300px|thumb|The Hardcore toggle {{in|be}}.]]
-[[File:Ore UI - Create New World Screen "General" Tab Settings - Hardcore Mode Toggle ON Button - Play World Button - Welcome to Hardcore Mode Pop-Ups (Bedrock).png|300px|thumb|The "Welcome to Hardcore Mode" popup.]]
-[[File:Hardcore world button.png|thumb|The button of a Hardcore world on the [[play]] screen (grid layout, not game over), showing the days played counter.]]
-}}
-The key feature of Hardcore mode is that the player is not given the option to [[Minecraft:respawn]] upon [[Minecraft:death]] as they would in other game modes. Instead, the player is given two options: to spectate the world, which sets the player's game mode to [[Minecraft:Spectator]] mode and respawns them at the world's spawn point, or return back to the [[Minecraft:title screen]]. Re-opening the world after death simply returns to the same death screen or the Spectator mode depending on the outcome.
+Hardcore cannot be disabled nor enabled for existing worlds. [[Minecraft:Realms]] or [[Minecraft:server]]s can use Hardcore by uploading existing Hardcore worlds to the server.[[File:Hardcore world button.png|thumb|The button of a Hardcore world on the [[Play]] screen (grid layout, not game over), showing the days played counter.|width=200x200]]
-In addition, Hardcore mode worlds are restricted to Hard [[Minecraft:difficulty]] and cannot be changed, being the second key feature.
+On the world selection menu, Hardcore mode worlds display a red Hardcore tag, and an icon.{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
-When creating a Hardcore mode world, ''Allow [[Minecraft:Command]]s/Cheats'', ''[[Minecraft:Starting map|Starting Map]]'',{{only|bedrock|short=1}} and ''[[Minecraft:Bonus Chest]]'' world options are locked and disabled. On the world selection menu, Hardcore mode worlds display dark red text reading "Hardcore Mode", and an icon.{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
+=== Death ===
+The key feature of Hardcore mode is that the player is not given the option to [[Minecraft:respawn]] upon [[Minecraft:death]] as they would in other game modes. Instead, the player is given two options: to spectate the world, which sets the player's game mode to [[Minecraft:Spectator]] mode and respawns them at the world's spawn point, or return back to the [[Minecraft:title screen]]. Re-opening the world after death simply returns to the same death screen or the Spectator mode depending on the outcome.<gallery widths="200">
+File:Hardcore Death.png|The Hardcore [[Minecraft:death screen]] in ''Java Edition'', where it says "Game Over!" instead of "You Died!".
+File:Ore UI - Death Screen Menu - Hardcore Mode - Game Over (Bedrock).png|The Hardcore death screen in ''Bedrock Edition''
+</gallery>
-Hardcore mode is specific to worlds, not players; the variable determining whether the world is in Hardcore mode is saved in <code>[[Minecraft:Java Edition level format#level.dat format|level.dat]]</code>. Thus, the player can use {{cmd|gamemode creative}} (if commands are enabled) to set themselves to [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode. Players in Creative mode while on a Hardcore mode world still see Hardcore mode's death screen upon death.
+=== Other details ===
+Hardcore mode is specific to worlds, not players; the variable determining whether the world is in Hardcore mode is saved in <code>[[Minecraft:level.dat]]</code>.
+In [[Minecraft:multiplayer]], all players have Hardcore mode enabled — it is impossible to have some players in Hardcore and some not. [[Minecraft:Server]] operators can use the {{cmd|gamemode}} command to change the game mode of themselves or another player. Players in Creative mode while on a Hardcore mode world still see Hardcore mode's death screen upon death.
 It is normally impossible to toggle Hardcore mode once the world has been created, though it is possible to use external programs such as [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Programs and editors/NBTExplorer|NBTExplorer]] to change it by setting the {{nbt|bool|hardcore}} tag to either 1 (hardcore) or 0 (normal).
-However, it is possible to enable commands through the [[Minecraft:Open to LAN]] feature in the [[Minecraft:pause menu]].{{only|java}} From here, the player can, while spectating the world after death, type {{cmd|gamemode survival}} to bring themselves back to [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, being able to play again by cheating death.
 {{IN|be}}, Hardcore can be switched on and off along with other world creation settings on any world by converting it to a [[Minecraft:world template]] and "re-creating" it. This will keep all world data, however, and even [[Minecraft:achievements]] can still be earned.
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 It is also possible to enable "Immediate Respawn" in Hardcore mode, allowing a player to skip the death screen and automatically switch to Spectator mode.
-== Multiplayer ==
+== Sounds ==
-Hardcore mode is an option for [[Minecraft:multiplayer]], and its functions are similar to those in [[Minecraft:singleplayer]]. All players have Hardcore mode enabled — it is impossible to have some players in Hardcore and some not.
+{{SoundTable
-[[Minecraft:Server]] operators can use the {{cmd|gamemode}} command to change the game mode of themselves or another player.
+|{{SoundLine
+|sound=Flint and steel click.ogg
+|source=block
+|description=When Hardcore mode is toggled on
+|id=fire.ignite
+|volume=1.0
+|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
+| {{SoundLine
+| sound =Ghast fireball4.ogg
+|source=hostile
+|description=When Hardcore mode is toggled on
+|id=mob.ghast.fireball
+|volume=1.0
+| pitch = 1.0
+}}
+| {{SoundLine
+|sound=Fizz.ogg
+|source=block
+|description=When Hardcore mode is toggled off
+|id=random.fizz
+|volume=0.5
+|pitch=1.8-2.4}}
+|type=bedrock}}
 == Videos ==
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 |Deleting the world/leaving the server after dying in hardcore mode now displays the message "You have died. Game over, man, it's game over!"}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Multiplayer death bans now specify the reason "Death in Hardcore", shown when attempting to rejoin.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w25a|Added the ability to open worlds to LAN through the pause menu, which allows cheats to be enabled in Hardcore mode again.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Clicking the delete world/leave server button now displays a prompt asking if the player wants to quit to the title screen or respawn, as a result of the same prompt being added to the regular death screen. Choosing to "respawn" deletes the world/bans the player as normal, while "title screen" quits without doing anything special.<ref>{{bug|MC-10979}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|The difficulty in hardcore worlds is now displayed as "Hard" instead of "Hardcore".}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w35a|The "Delete world"/"Leave server" button on the Hardcore death screen has been changed to "Title screen" and no longer leaves the world loaded in the background, officially removing the option to delete the world/ban the player on death.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w38a|Hardcore mode is now available when creating a new world in Realms, and hardcore worlds can once again be uploaded.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=pre5|The "Game Mode" and "Allow Commands" buttons are no longer available when opening Hardcore mode worlds to LAN.}}
 }}
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 <gallery>
-Hardcoremode.png|The Hardcore mode button posted on Twitter by Notch.
+Hardcoremode.png|The Hardcore mode button posted on Twitter by Notch
-Notch Hardcore.png|Notch's first image of a Hardcore death screen.
+Notch Hardcore.png|Notch's first image of a Hardcore death screen
 </gallery>
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 == Trivia ==
-[[File:1DNGn.png|thumb|The joke "ultra hardcore" button.]]
+[[File:1DNGn.png|thumb|The joke "ultra hardcore" button]]
 * When Hardcore mode was announced, Notch jokingly posted an image of an 'ultra hardcore' mode where the premium status of the player's account would be revoked on death.<ref>{{tweet|notch|117188911230500864|http://i.imgur.com/1DNGn.png|September 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://imgur.com/ultra-hardcore-mode-1DNGn "Ultra hardcore mode!"]</ref> This is not to be confused with [[Minecraft:Ultra Hardcore|the custom game mode of the same name]].
-* When toggling Hardcore mode on ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]'', the sounds of a [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] igniting and a [[Minecraft:zombie]] infecting a [[Minecraft:villager]] are played.
 * The longest Hardcore world record lasted for 5 years. It ended in April 2019 when a baby [[Minecraft:zombie]] and a [[Minecraft:spider]] killed the record holder in a cave. A [[Minecraft:splash]] text called "''[[Minecraft:w:Philza|Ph1lza]] had a good run!''" was added in reference of him.<ref>{{Mcnet|meet-minecrafter--a-hardcore-tragedy|Meet a Minecrafter: A Hardcore Tragedy|July 27, 2019|Kelsey Howard}}</ref>
 * When a Hardcore mode world is loaded on a version released prior to Hardcore mode, the world is permanently converted into a Survival world.
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 * [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Hardcore mode]]
 * [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Ultra Hardcore survival]]
+* [[Minecraft:Tutorial:Restoring a Hardcore world]]
 == Navigation ==