
data pack
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.
- Latest version
- 1.2.1+mod
- Minecraft
- no version declared
- Licence
- CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
- Downloads
- 8.1k
- Updated
- 15 mo ago
- Available on
- Modrinth
Host Harder Difficulty servers
Deploy a server with Harder Difficulty already added to the world, on hardware built for it.
- One click install
- Version matched
- Automatic backups
- NVMe SSD
Download
From Harder Difficulty’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.
Most recently published release
harder-difficulty-1.2.1.jar · 1.8 MB · for 1.20.1, 1.20 · Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
86a6d401db87…Older versions3Hide older versions
- 1.2.131 Jul 20251.20.1, 1.2090 KB659 downloads
f7fc471bdd0f…Get - v-1.2+mod7 Apr 20251.20.1, 1.201.8 MB1.7k downloads
ac9972be1ac6…Choose file on publisher ↗ - v-1.27 Apr 20251.20.1, 1.2092 KB254 downloads
682a7fcb02ad…Get
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. When available, recorded download links go to the source for that release; verify the publisher, filename and any available 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.
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