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PJ Hardventure

A modpack of challenging adventures that takes the Minecraft experience to another level of challenge and complexity.

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Which PJ Hardventure release should I use?

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Latest stable file PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge 47.4.22

PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip is a complete pack release for 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.22. Install it as its own launcher instance. If the creator publishes a separate server file, make sure it names this exact pack release. 83 mods in this pack file.

Pack setup

How should I set up PJ Hardventure for players and a server?

Use PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip as the pack version. Install the pack as its own launcher instance. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file, so check the release notes before setting up a dedicated server. Do not upload the ordinary client folder blindly.

Client instance Install PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip
Dedicated server setup Match PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip
Pack loader Forge 47.4.22

A pack is a matched client and server setup, not one mod with an install-side label. Keep its release, loader, manifest and overrides together.

Referenced mods 83
Client only 11
Server only 0
Not labelled 72

These numbers come from the pack file you chose. “Not labelled” means we don’t know which side it belongs on—not that it is safe everywhere. The file count is not a RAM estimate.

What are the server requirements for PJ Hardventure?

PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip. Change the pack release and its contents or setup may change too.

83 mods in this pack file

The selected pack release is PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip. That file is for Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.22. It contains 83 mod projects. The creator’s listing does not name a separate server file. Check their notes before using one, and do not upload an ordinary client folder or rebuild the pack mod by mod. A file count cannot tell us the right RAM, CPU or storage; size the server for the players and world you actually run.

About this project

What kind of pack is PJ Hardventure?

Welcome to Hardventure. This 1.20.1 modpack is not for the faint of heart.

Almosts everything in this world wants to kill you. The environment, the weather, the monsters, and your own bodily needs.

🩸 Realistic & Brutal Health System:

Natural regeneration is OFF. Say goodbye to your standard health bar. Thanks to First Aid, your health is divided into body parts. A critical hit to the head or torso means instant death. Craft bandages, or bleed out.

🌡️ Unforgiving Environment:

Mother Nature is your first enemy. Cold Sweat and Thirst Was Taken introduce punishing temperature and hydration mechanics. Combined with Serene Seasons, you must prepare for freezing blizzards and scorching summers, or you won't survive the elements.

⚔️ Visceral Modern Combat:

Powered by Better Combat, experience real swing animations, weapon collision, two-handed weapons, and dodges. You need tactics, timing, and skill to defeat your enemies.

🐉 A Terrifying World to Explore:

The world is massive and incredibly dangerous. Explore colossal ruins and floating castles from When Dungeons Arise, but beware—the skies and deep caves are ruled by the legendary beasts of Ice and Fire: Dragons.

👹 Nightmarish Enemies:

Mobs are no longer a joke. Some creatures from Alex's Mobs have been heavily buffed to hunt you down. On top of that, the deadly combination of Infernal Mobs and Apotheosis means that any random skeleton or zombie you encounter could spawn as an Elite boss with terrifying magical modifiers.

📈 True RPG Progression:

You can't just pick up a diamond sword and use it. You must earn experience and level up your skills to unlock the ability to use better gear, tools, and powerful magic from Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks.

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⚙️ Despite the heavy load of features, Hardventure is highly optimized for 1.20.1. We have replaced outdated optimization mods with modern solutions like Embeddium and ModernFix to ensure smooth frame rates and faster loading times.

Project description from CurseForge.

Mods in PJ-Hardventure-1.2.3.zip

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alexsmobs-1.22.9.jar SHA-1 dbf93d2f1da19e16739e91e8ea0fc6f4bc2f228f · CurseForge file 5698791 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
AmbientSounds_FORGE_v6.3.8_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 87ea0cd8ec56763185ee0db09eec7c676969e4da · CurseForge file 8042994 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Apotheosis-1.20.1-7.4.8.jar SHA-1 e508c4724a24f0c80836818fcdd3df6424b1fc40 · CurseForge file 6461960 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ApothicAttributes-1.20.1-1.3.7.jar SHA-1 1dc0744d17f0861fe6b067798d39abce9d8e0e86 · CurseForge file 5634071 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ba_bt-1.20.1-3.0.0-beta3.2.1.jar SHA-1 fd9fc82fbdca5364992ec1b6518e3eb8d5bdc8ab · CurseForge file 7453586 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
balm-forge-1.20.1-7.3.42.jar SHA-1 d22394596e9f845c0a9a6e45575dbfbfec6b25d9 · CurseForge file 8545415 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
BHMenu-Forge-1.20.1-2.4.4.jar SHA-1 bb45d46fcf2213aa329c648c431d1881afea5230 · CurseForge file 8394683 · Project link unavailable Client only
BiomesOPlenty-forge-1.20.1-19.0.0.96.jar SHA-1 957adcd274e7c64853c93293976ecdd388a3b7fe · CurseForge file 6364065 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
born_in_chaos_[Forge]1.20.1_1.7.5.jar SHA-1 4d616e1ccef4c55e14b04ca63228d826f4fdda5e · CurseForge file 7917933 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
citadel-2.6.3-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 fb0b1fa96ce28e4be77b38ad95d83c3da7ec8316 · CurseForge file 7476570 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
cloth-config-11.1.136-forge.jar SHA-1 c65d07748acc57ceb45d53b3964368b84f34d54f · CurseForge file 5729105 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ColdSweat-2.4.2.jar SHA-1 f5e203dbdca07470d29d872348e3233cd698f3a9 · CurseForge file 8302213 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ComplementaryReimagined_r5.9.zip SHA-1 90c08f60ac5db0ef07bc029452b8cd4cdd26ee1a · CurseForge file 8791766 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ComplementaryUnbound_r5.9.zip SHA-1 7d0e7113631d17f2d8ee0f45d7dbd5daed64e657 · CurseForge file 8791767 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Corgilib-Forge-1.20.1-4.0.3.5.jar SHA-1 ef71df3c9a3d22432d63957a8db00645353bfe36 · CurseForge file 8591767 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
CreativeCore_FORGE_v2.12.39_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 aef9a8ebdf0be50b6bd8da8ab4153f5085f71a80 · CurseForge file 8304882 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
curios-forge-5.14.1+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 452175b95ad3db6ff58bb8968f6bf7a9d1e0f480 · CurseForge file 6418456 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Data_Anchor-forge-1.20.1-1.0.0.22.jar SHA-1 53d67aff56ed262abd45044758bf47967cd96948 · CurseForge file 8590535 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
diet-forge-2.1.1+1.20.1.jar SHA-1 c5f5d5980803259931dfa62236e888fb08ecf70a · CurseForge file 4813904 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
disenchanting_table-merged-1.20.1-5.0.2.jar SHA-1 4e070c6111f26d5dae328a5253a760269aa12626 · CurseForge file 6581597 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DungeonsArise-1.20.x-2.1.58-release.jar SHA-1 30b4520e4fab40a6bb6153a2c72e34bcb721f0a5 · CurseForge file 4983862 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DynamicTrees-1.20.1-1.4.11.jar SHA-1 54b922ba139e914484b47ddfb21d83ab91c5f376 · CurseForge file 8227003 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
DynamicTreesBOP-1.20.1-3.3.4.jar SHA-1 b9897d05cfc6779fe64bc8dc4bb3410e11bec86b · CurseForge file 7764165 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
elenaidodge2-1.1.jar SHA-1 3f2663b57220c174e3818eb08be90131950820c7 · CurseForge file 4814313 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
embeddium-0.3.31+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 bb2fa8f3e493af16af9160d049f96c614a1faf2f · CurseForge file 5681725 · Project link unavailable Client only
Enhanced-Celestials-forge-1.20.1-5.0.3.3.jar SHA-1 3a7ac29b6e3561b34fd68d9c140de89319462213 · CurseForge file 8592325 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
EnhancedVisuals_FORGE_v1.8.33_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 c82aeb64e63b4b6adc627da337ece4f5021dbb24 · CurseForge file 8676471 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
entity_model_features-3.3.5-1.20.1-forge.jar SHA-1 0f5cacdc6473b272f867a892bb55ae2e68d66e16 · CurseForge file 8799079 · Project link unavailable Client only
entity_texture_features-7.2.1-1.20.1-forge.jar SHA-1 a21c00c9a8a457179ddcccd44c38e177d5dc96f2 · CurseForge file 8789236 · Project link unavailable Client only
entityculling-forge-1.10.5-mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 b818f6d792b79f4ec116c89704e70292bd6f72b5 · CurseForge file 8287086 · Project link unavailable Client only
feathers-1.1.jar SHA-1 c14d5653b96084b3e0d21aec5e04028fa11db070 · CurseForge file 4814309 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ferritecore-6.0.1-forge.jar SHA-1 417fb6ce8f52abf40bd9d0390371790f9576f8ba · CurseForge file 4810975 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
firstaid-1.20.1-1.1.jar SHA-1 afebe3773bd8b3f902ef54c3c98864bfb0d1e00e · CurseForge file 5531834 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
friendlyornot_1.0.5_mc1.20.1_forge.jar SHA-1 c66df662bb427fdd3030eeb570c2284f0d1194f4 · CurseForge file 8800788 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
geckolib-forge-1.20.1-4.8.4.jar SHA-1 81982cc287f80ffabb2fd36d22cc95e4255c739d · CurseForge file 8285794 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
GlitchCore-forge-1.20.1-0.0.1.1.jar SHA-1 1a0aaf7c33b9acb26bf75899a43e8941cac1f6e7 · CurseForge file 5787839 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
GlobalGameRules-1.20.1-8.1.0.12.jar SHA-1 13a9e41740aa17a31f81beba233055bc84152eb0 · CurseForge file 7172469 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
iceandfire-2.1.13-1.20.1-beta-5.jar SHA-1 7e828cbb046ca3d622e92c68f956bd1c0155dc6f · CurseForge file 5633453 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
infernalmobs-1.20.1.11.jar SHA-1 b4c26889024f920fa2df0a40c7bd1430db3fac51 · CurseForge file 7605060 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
irons_lib-1.20.1-2.1.0.jar SHA-1 c2fa494d679ac912f8fb52ed6f832c1f3817401c · CurseForge file 8364892 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
irons_spellbooks-1.20.1-3.16.3.jar SHA-1 726345aa215756bd30b7cf8c338c9ae6bbc59799 · CurseForge file 8680180 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ItemPhysicLite_FORGE_v1.6.11_mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 c89e1b6493dfa8c129f7f36f6cc788ca4351f4c5 · CurseForge file 8299030 · Project link unavailable Client only
jei-1.20.1-forge-15.56.0.205.jar SHA-1 7f64b7f8fde7f001ef054dabe3618a8780ba2650 · CurseForge file 8778011 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
keebszs_battletowers_0.6.0-1.20.1BETA.jar SHA-1 6ce8610429b107cbfc0d2e048a93507c7e8b8d62 · CurseForge file 4784932 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
konkrete_forge_1.8.0_MC_1.20-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 2019d821bed9071daabed43979433a5473ceee49 · CurseForge file 5028413 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
L_Enders_Cataclysm-3.31.jar SHA-1 4f1165cb39521292e826b471b4808bb89f0f4f3f · CurseForge file 8246047 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
lionfishapi-3.0.jar SHA-1 79d0404f87fa066480b18c844c1e0b1c5f5475f9 · CurseForge file 8095554 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
map_atlases-1.20-6.0.20.jar SHA-1 d20b4bde9d5c75eaa99c430aff78840ecb145fb1 · CurseForge file 8146282 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
melody_forge_1.0.3_MC_1.20.1-1.20.4.jar SHA-1 e0942d396a70c09038e6c2e5e1da6505178249b8 · CurseForge file 5109692 · Project link unavailable Client only
modernfix-forge-5.27.83+mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 24109106b51846d387aa00c06d1445c35410c31c · CurseForge file 8774721 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
monolib-forge-1.20.1-4.1.0.jar SHA-1 e683d695ddfcb4b6d19f12c0795b2d22313a2cb6 · CurseForge file 8543117 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
moonlight-1.20-2.16.34-forge.jar SHA-1 5e20f2f0ce56a534accb32f80853d5a246599a4d · CurseForge file 8261419 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
MouseTweaks-forge-mc1.20.1-2.25.1.jar SHA-1 d751153e722a4e014691c83f39f5b07c6ec5333c · CurseForge file 5338457 · Project link unavailable Client only
notenoughanimations-forge-1.12.4-mc1.20.1.jar SHA-1 71484079011f71a37d913b491828412992fd8314 · CurseForge file 8274895 · Project link unavailable Client only
oculus-mc1.20.1-1.8.0.jar SHA-1 984f774e71790deaec674c7587bd24e0711871b2 · CurseForge file 6020952 · Project link unavailable Client only
Patchouli-1.20.1-85-FORGE.jar SHA-1 d4614507d6e4c7cb464bba5eca891978272062ef · CurseForge file 7731017 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Paxi-1.20-Forge-4.0.jar SHA-1 a3a7008e07a27b3c831af7e4c82fbbc10a4da328 · CurseForge file 4749994 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
Placebo-1.20.1-8.6.3.jar SHA-1 e85f53de2e582a79ce25ff1df1e7b5b5fc08440f · CurseForge file 6274231 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
player-animation-lib-forge-1.0.2-rc1+1.20.jar SHA-1 16808f94a41d45d8e986b4e4ea6b02ba57fa058a · CurseForge file 4587214 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
PresenceFootsteps-1.20.1-1.9.1-beta.1.jar SHA-1 6ccb76043763f929a11f1857a57b41bb70ab7512 · CurseForge file 5015286 · Project link unavailable Client only
Quark-4.0-462.jar SHA-1 9b0fb82995622a0070c00827c698c43b49d9d14b · CurseForge file 6427817 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
reskillable-5.0.5-1.20.1.jar SHA-1 38c8dab3e22055f943051a4ded667f4bca14a177 · CurseForge file 8707548 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
SereneSeasons-forge-1.20.1-9.1.0.3.jar SHA-1 e553c2a50dc08d7b8b2aee6da1db0dc156fe961a · CurseForge file 8246702 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
sound-physics-remastered-forge-1.20.1-1.5.1.jar SHA-1 aef2c02392624f0a12475ada809366b12ac9ec52 · CurseForge file 7032235 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
spartanfire-1.20.1-2.1.0.jar SHA-1 111edcee61f587151f3457345c4cacbe0f8f6fe4 · CurseForge file 5608442 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
spartantoolkit-1.20.1-1.6.1.jar SHA-1 46c73554ce8282057824fae275f4f0cb0220c029 · CurseForge file 6863433 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
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TerraBlender-forge-1.20.1-3.0.1.10.jar SHA-1 3bd99fb59e8b06b04e78b5153790c1e08b2be5dc · CurseForge file 6290448 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ThirstWasTaken-1.20.1-1.4.0.jar SHA-1 de1c5adad2a77c7f6e168f2df6e7b82d9c3db719 · CurseForge file 6660408 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
tombstone-1.20.1-9.1.4.jar SHA-1 5ac5e96948dcf6c6acbe92ec358ee51ce88aafb9 · CurseForge file 8606942 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
ultraeasymenu_1.0.7_mc1.20.1_forge.jar SHA-1 f52116a92ae853ac83862b4474746d1cb4cb7349 · CurseForge file 8120606 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
waystones-forge-1.20.1-14.1.20.jar SHA-1 cde06d0f1e9042fb2e0b536a4d2c5443d129dd51 · CurseForge file 7682270 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
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YungsApi-1.20-Forge-4.0.6.jar SHA-1 af584b690f5646c6032002b58abc4591beed3833 · CurseForge file 5769971 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
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YungsBetterNetherFortresses-1.20-Forge-2.0.6.jar SHA-1 889cd16a93764d1d6af2e2dda5bbc286a2683e7a · CurseForge file 5193465 · Project link unavailable Side not labelled
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