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Harder DifficultyMinecraft data pack

A datapack/mod designed to make Minecraft - Hard Difficulty actually difficult. Caves are more dangerous deeper you go, totems are harder to obtain, most mobs are buffed and it's all done in Vanilla way.

server only
Latest version
1.2.1+mod
Minecraft
no version declared
Licence
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Downloads
8.1k
Updated
13 mo ago
Available on
Modrinth
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1.2.1+modrelease31 Jul 2025

harder-difficulty-1.2.1.jar · 1.8 MB · for 1.20, 1.20.1

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Older versions3
  • 1.2.131 Jul 20251.20, 1.20.10.1 MB659 downloadsf7fc471bdd0fGet
  • v-1.2+mod7 Apr 20251.20, 1.20.11.8 MB1.7k downloadsac9972be1ac6Get
  • v-1.27 Apr 20251.20, 1.20.10.1 MB254 downloads682a7fcb02adGet

Frequently asked

Do I need to install Harder Difficulty on the client or the server?

The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.

What licence is Harder Difficulty under?

CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.

How do I install Harder Difficulty?

Data packs install per world: put the downloaded file in that world's datapacks folder and run /reload, or add it when creating the world. No loader is involved. On a server, the world folder lives next to the server jar.

Where do I download Harder Difficulty safely?

Start with the author's page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference does not host or repackage files. The download link goes to the source recorded for that release; verify the publisher, filename and checksum before running it.

Which Minecraft versions does Harder Difficulty work on?

The author has not declared a supported version in the metadata we sync, so there is nothing here we can state as fact. Check the project's own page before installing it, and treat an old data pack with no declared version as untested on modern Minecraft.

Last checked 2 mo ago against Modrinth. We do not host files and we do not republish descriptions; every download link points at the author’s own release.

Not indexed yet. Score 52 against a threshold of 55. The page still exists and is still linked; it simply carries noindex until we hold more.

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