[[File:Hardcore button.png|thumb|The game mode button showing Hardcore {{in|je}}.]]
[[File:HardcoreMode Bedrock.png|350px|thumb|The Hardcore toggle {{in|be}}.]]
[[File:Welcome to HardcoreMode Bedrock.png|350px|thumb|The Welcome to Hardcore Mode {{in|be}}.]]

'''Hardcore''' is a variant of [[Survival]] and one of the main [[game mode]]s in ''Minecraft''. In this mode, the world is locked to Hard [[difficulty]] and the [[player]] cannot respawn after dying.

== Features ==
{{FakeImage|[[File:Hardcore Heart.svg|150px]]|While in Hardcore mode, the hearts representing the player's [[health]] look different, as they include dark red marks inside the icon}}
The key feature of Hardcore mode is that the player is not given the option to [[respawn]] upon [[death]] as they would in other game modes. Instead, the option to respawn is replaced with "Spectate World", which sets the player to [[Spectator]] mode and respawns the player at the world's spawn point. The "Title Screen" button functions as normal; re-opening the world simply returns to the same death screen.

In ''Bedrock Edition'', the player has 2 options: "Exit World" button takes the player to the title menu and bypasses the world selection menu, and "Spectate World" button sets the player to spectator mode and respawn at the world's spawn point. Reopening the world opens the world in spectator mode.

In addition, Hardcore mode worlds are restricted to Hard difficulty, being the second key feature.

When creating a Hardcore mode world, the ''Enable [[Cheats]]'', [[Starting map|Starting Map]] {{only|bedrock}} and ''[[Bonus Chest]]'' world options are locked to OFF. On the world selection menu, Hardcore mode worlds display dark red text reading "{{Font color|Red|Hardcore Mode!}}"

Hardcore mode is specific to worlds, not players; the variable determining whether the world is in Hardcore mode is saved in <code>[[Java Edition level format#level.dat format|level.dat]]</code>. Thus, the player can use {{cmd|gamemode creative}} (if cheats are enabled) to set themselves to [[Creative]] mode. Players in Creative mode while on a Hardcore mode world still see Hardcore mode's death screen upon death.

It is normally impossible to toggle Hardcore mode once the world has been created, though it is possible to use external programs such as [[Programs and editors/NBTExplorer|NBTExplorer]] to change it by setting the <code>hardcore</code> tag to either 1 (hardcore) or 0 (normal).

However, it is possible to enable cheats through the  ''Open to LAN'' feature in the pause menu. From here, the player can, while spectating the world after death, type {{cmd|gamemode survival}} to bring themselves back to [[Survival]] mode, being able to play again by cheating death.

It is also possible to enable "Immediate Respawn" in hardcore mode, allowing a player to skip the death screen and automatically switch to spectator mode.
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Hardcore Death.png|The Hardcore [[death screen]] {{in|java}}, where it says 'Game Over!' instead of 'You Died!'
Hardcore Bedrock Death.png|The Hardcore [[death screen]] {{in|bedrock}}. "Exit World" replaces "Respawn" and "Spectate world" replaces "Game Menu".
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== Multiplayer ==
Hardcore mode is an option for [[multiplayer]], and its functions are similar to those in [[singleplayer]]. All players have Hardcore mode enabled — it is impossible to have some players in Hardcore and some not.
[[Server]] operators can use the {{cmd|gamemode}} command to change the game mode of themselves or another player.

== Video ==
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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||November 22, 2010|link={{tumblr|notch|1646175743}}|The idea of Hardcore mode came to [[Notch]] from a ''Minecraft'' gameplay blog on the PC Gamer site.<ref>https://www.pcgamer.com/2010/11/20/the-minecraft-experiment-day-1-chasing-waterfalls/</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 23, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|117149170120400896}}|Notch tweeted an image of a button that enables Hardcore mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|119031614553587713}}|Notch tweeted an image of the Hardcore mode death screen.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Hardcore mode added. Upon death, the "Delete world" button and "You cannot respawn in Hardcore Mode!" text are shown.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w17a|The "Bonus Chest" and "Enable Cheats" world options cannot be enabled in Hardcore mode (server operators' commands are not affected by Hardcore mode).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w18a|Hardcore mode can now be used in multiplayer.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w37a|Rather than deleting the world upon death, the player now has the option to be put into [[Spectator]] mode. Also, the "You cannot respawn in Hardcore Mode!" prompt is removed.<ref>{{bug|MC-121007||"You cannot respawn in hardcore mode!" message no longer appears as of version 1.9|WAI}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w35a|"Delete world" on the Hardcore death screen has been replaced by "Title screen", meaning players must manually delete the world.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w38a|Hardcore mode is now available in Realms and is accessible by creating a new world or recreating an existing one.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|[[File:201504091714 icons.png|left|128px]] <samp>[[icons.png]]</samp> has been updated to feature hearts from Hardcore mode, which went unused.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||February 29, 2024|link=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/24509955193229#h_01HQSPSHHCSB81QE441P4P1M8C|The changelog for [[Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.80.20|Preview 1.20.80.20]] states that Hardcore mode is to be included in ''Bedrock Edition''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|Added Hardcore mode. It currently is [[Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.0.21|Changed the appearance of the Hardcore death screen, caused by the fix of {{bug|MCPE-180287}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.10.20|Added new visual elements to Hardcore mode in Create New World and new Edit World, and a sound effect when toggling Hardcore mode on or off.}}|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.10.21|Added a button for exiting the world from the death screen when in Hardcore mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 28, 2024|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/qnX6sPFjXnA?si=Sfsvs8Y0mWWzcag9|Hardcore mode is announced to be added in the [[Bundles of Bravery]] drop.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.40|Hardcore mode is no longer [[Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
}}

<gallery>
Hardcoremode.png|The Hardcore mode button posted on Twitter by Notch.
Notch Hardcore.png|Notch's first image of a Hardcore death screen.
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== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:1DNGn.png|thumb|The joke "ultra hardcore" button.]]
[[File:201606021313 icons.png|thumb|The <samp>icons.png</samp> file {{in|BE}}, featuring the unused Hardcore hearts]]
* When Notch announced Hardcore mode on Twitter, he jokingly posted an image of an 'ultra hardcore' mode where the premium status of the player's account is revoked on death.<ref>{{tweet|notch|117188911230500864|http://i.imgur.com/1DNGn.png|September 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://imgur.com/ultra-hardcore-mode-1DNGn "Ultra hardcore mode!"]</ref> This is not to be confused with the custom game mode of [[Ultra Hardcore]], which was invented later.
* When a Hardcore mode world is loaded on a version released prior to Hardcore mode, the world is converted into a Survival world. Loading this world in a version featuring Hardcore mode does not revert the world back to Hardcore mode.
* The longest Hardcore world record lasted for 5 years. It ended in April 2019 when a baby [[zombie]] and a [[spider]] killed the record holder in a cave. A [[splash]] text called "''[[w:Philza|Ph1lza]] had a good run!''" was added in reference of him.<ref>{{Mcnet|meet-minecrafter--a-hardcore-tragedy|Meet a Minecrafter: A Hardcore Tragedy|July 27, 2019|Kelsey Howard}}</ref>
* [[Bedrock Edition Preview 1.20.80.22|Preview 1.20.80.22]] added a grayed-out toggle for Hardcore mode, which had Hardcore mode misspelled as "Harcore mode". Later, [[Slicedlime]] jokingly tweeted "It's the mode where the [[Lava#Trivia|lave]] {{sic}} is extra dangerous."<ref>{{tweet|slicedlime|1769029396755623989|It's the mode where the lave is extra dangerous.}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[Tutorials/Hardcore mode]]
* [[Ultra Hardcore]]

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