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HardSurvival

Hardcore Vanilla+ survival for NeoForge 1.21.8. Features include a disabled crafting table, sticks from leaves, and recipes for wood glue and sharpened flint. Patch v1.0.1 (recipe book and texture fixes); Version v2.0.0 (added English language support).

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Updated 2 months ago
Latest stable file hardsurvival-2.0.0-neoforge-1.21.8.jar
Game version 1.21.8
Loader NeoForge

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About this project

What does HardSurvival add?

🌲 HardSurvival [NeoForge 1.21.8] — Hardcore Vanilla+ Survival Overhaul

Welcome to HardSurvival, a hardcore modification that completely transforms the early-game vanilla Minecraft loop into an atmospheric yet brutal challenge. Forget getting free stacks of sticks or easy workbenches right away. Every tool, every campfire, and every resource must be earned through hard work and smart progression.


🇺🇸 English

⚙️ Key Features & Progression Mechanics:

  • 🪓 Primitive Start (2x2): You can chop logs with your bare hands, but you cannot build a standard workbench right away. First, break tree leaves to get your very first sticks. Then, find and break gravel blocks to obtain regular flint. Use the inventory grid to craft a Sharp Flint from that flint, then rub the sharp flint against a log to instantly produce Wood Glue. Use this glue to assemble your very first wooden pickaxe.
  • 🪵 The Stick & Plank Revolution: The vanilla 2x2 stick recipe is gone! You can only craft sticks from planks on a proper Crafting Table using a custom vertical layout (plank on top, plank on bottom, air in between). Planks are obtained by processing logs with a manual tool called the Hewing Tool.
  • 📦 Custom Crafting & Storage: The new Crafting Table features a custom texture showing rough wooden notches. The vanilla chest is locked behind early progression. Instead, players use a Gouging Chisel to carve joints into logs. Combine logs and the chisel on the workbench to craft a Barrel. Add a Hewing Tool into the grid, and you'll get a full Chest. Tools lose durability during crafting and return to your inventory!
  • 🔪 Knives & Campfire Cooking: Vanilla shears are replaced by Copper and Iron Knives crafted diagonally. The Iron Knife doubles as a chef's knife, used to cut steaks for a hearty Beetroot Soup (requires a water bucket, which returns empty). You can now roast mushrooms on the campfire to purge their toxicity.
  • 💎 The Emerald Tier: Ultra-efficient yet incredibly fragile late-game tools (mining speed of 12.0F, but only 50 durability for the knife). They can only be repaired on an anvil using emeralds.
  • 🗺️ Seamless Integration: A fully custom advancement tree is neatly woven straight into the vanilla Overworld advancement menu.

Developed in MCreator with deep manual JSON-logic optimization.


🇷🇺 Русский

⚙️ Ключевые особенности и механика развития:

  • 🪓 Примитивный старт (Блокировка верстака 2х2): Ломать бревна можно руками, но создать верстак сразу не выйдет. Привычное развитие полностью заблокировано! Ломайте листву деревьев, чтобы добыть первые палки. Затем найдите и раскопайте блоки гравия, чтобы получить обычный кремень. Сделайте Острый кремень в инвентаре, потрите его о бревно для получения Древесного клея (Wood Glue) и соберите свою первую деревянную кирку.
  • 🪵 Революция палок и досок: Ванильный крафт палок удален! Теперь их можно делать только из досок на полноценном Верстаке по особому вертикальному рецепту (доска сверху, доска снизу, пустота между ними). Доски добываются путем обработки бревен ручным инструментом — Обтесывателем (Hewing Tool).
  • 📦 Уникальный крафт и хранение: Новый верстак имеет кастомную текстуру с грубыми деревянными насечками. Ванильный сундук заблокирован на старте. Вместо него используйте Долото (Gouging Chisel), чтобы вырезать пазы в бревнах и собирать Бочки. Добавьте в сетку Обтесыватель, и вы получите полноценный Сундук. Инструменты теряют прочность при крафте и возвращаются в инвентарь!
  • 🔪 Ножи и готовка на костре: Ванильные ножницы заменены на Медные и Железные ножи (крафтятся по диагонали). Железный нож служит поварским — им можно нарезать стейки для сытного Свекольного супа (требуется ведро воды, возвращается пустым). Также теперь можно жарить грибы на костре, чтобы очистить их от токсинов.
  • 💎 Изумрудный тир: Сверхэффективные, но невероятно хрупкие инструменты поздней игры (скорость копания 12.0F, но всего 50 прочности у ножа). Их можно чинить на наковальне только с помощью изумродов.
  • 🗺️ Встроенные достижения: Полностью кастомное дерево квестов и ачивок аккуратно встроено прямо в стандартное меню достижений ванильного Обычного мира.

💻 System Requirements / Системные требования:

  • Game Version & Modloader: Strictly Minecraft 1.21.8 / NeoForge 1.21.8 (Единственная поддерживаемая версия!)
  • EN: Minimum: 4 GB allocated RAM | Recommended: 6-8 GB allocated RAM
  • RU: Минимум: 4 ГБ выделенной ОЗУ | Рекомендуется: 6-8 ГБ ОЗУ

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