Are you ready to raise the stakes on your Minecraft server? HardcoreMode is not just another plugin — it completely transforms the way players experience death. Instead of respawning like nothing happened, players are temporarily or permanently banned when they die.
This isn't a punishment — it's a feature. A challenge. A new way to keep your server fresh, exciting, and truly hardcore.
When a player dies:
- They are banned from the server for a configurable amount of time.
- The ban duration can scale based on how many times they've died before.
- Players with higher ranks can receive customized ban lengths.
- Ban penalties can decay over time if a player survives long enough.
For Admins:
- Set default lives for all players
- Adjust ban time by death count or permission rank
- Show or hide lives info in nicknames like
☠ 3 Deathsor❤️ 1 Life - Enable ban level reductions over time
- Customize death effects (lightning, sounds, messages)
Compatible with the PlaceholderAPI plugin with included over 30 placeholders.
The plugin already includes ready-made language packs:
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
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Documentation on how to use the plugin is available here: SpigotMC - Documentation
Note
Project documentation has not been created.
The .jar file is created using Artifacts. In IntellijIDEA, you need to prepare the project (Project Structure) for compilation as a JAR. After building, you'll receive a .jar file that can be used as a plugin.
I personally provide support for the plugin, and for now, it's open-ended. If you have any questions or need help, I'm happy to help.
The best way to contact me is via Discord.
The project is based on a license GPL-3.0 license
If you have any doubts or questions regarding the possibility of using the project, please contact us.
Thanks to SpigotMC and Discord users who reported bugs and resolved issues. Thanks also to those who suggested additional plugin features and contributed to the creation and sharing of language files.