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| [[Hardcore Spawn]] <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
 
| [[Hardcore Spawn]] <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
| Major changes to player spawns
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| With this feature enabled, players will often respawn at a random location after death.
 
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| [[Hardcore Buoy]] <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
 
| [[Hardcore Buoy]] <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
| Causes some items to float, some to sink, and some to be neutrally buoyant
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| Causes some items to float, some to sink, and some to be neutrally buoyant based on their density.
 
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| Hardcore Bucket <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
 
| Hardcore Bucket <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span><span style="color:#008000">[D]</span>
| [[Bucket]]s cannot place source blocks or pick up lava, but can collect flowing water
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| [[Bucket]]s cannot place source blocks or pick up lava, but can collect flowing water.
 
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| Hardcore Player Names <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span>
 
| Hardcore Player Names <span style="color:#FFA500">[O]</span>
| Allows server owners to disable player names; intended for anarchy play
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| Allows server owners to disable player name plates (intended for anarchy play).
 
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| Hardcore Info
 
| Hardcore Info
| F3 no longer gives information that can be used to gain an in-game advantage
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| The "F3" debug display no longer displays biome info and coordinates.
 
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| [[Hardcore Movement]]
 
| [[Hardcore Movement]]
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| Hardcore Block Placing
 
| Hardcore Block Placing
| Players cannot place blocks while jumping or falling
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| Players cannot place blocks while jumping or falling.
 
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| [[Hardcore Hunger]]
 
| [[Hardcore Hunger]]
| Major rebalance of food
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| Players get hungrier faster even when doing nothing. Penalties are added for hungry and obese players.
 
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| [[Hardcore Chests]]
 
| [[Hardcore Chests]]
| Ender Chests behave like normal chests unless placed on an obsidian [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Beacon Beacon]
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| Ender Chests behave like normal chests unless placed on an obsidian [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Beacon Beacon].
 
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| Hardcore Ores
 
| Hardcore Ores
| [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Ore Iron Ore]s when smelted will change to [[Iron Nugget]]s instead of [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Ingot Iron Ingots]
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| [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Ore Iron Ore]s smelt into [[Iron Nugget]]s instead of [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Ingot Iron Ingots].
 
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| [[Hardcore Wood]]
 
| [[Hardcore Wood]]
| Obtaining wood and wood planks has become harder without proper tools
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| Obtaining wood and wood planks has become much less efficient without the proper tools.
 
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| [[Hardcore Grinding]]
 
| [[Hardcore Grinding]]
| Various items can be grinded in [[Millstone]]
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| Various items require a [[Millstone]] to grind them into other forms (e.g. Bones grind into bonemeal and flowers grind into dye).
 
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| Hardcore Explosives
 
| Hardcore Explosives
| TNT is replaced with [[Powder Keg]]s, and [[Gunpowder]] must be crafted
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| TNT is replaced with [[Powder Keg]]s, and [[Gunpowder]] must be crafted.
 
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| Hardcore Fishing
 
| Hardcore Fishing
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| [[Hardcore Armor]]
 
| [[Hardcore Armor]]
| Rebalance of Armor
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| Metal and diamond armor have weight. Heavier armor makes the play grow hungry faster. Too much heavy armor will cause the player to sink in water.
 
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| [[Hardcore Tools and Weapons]]
 
| [[Hardcore Tools and Weapons]]
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| Hardcore Torches
 
| Hardcore Torches
| [[Torch]]es now require a piece of fuel for every torch, and charcoal must be made in a [[Kiln]]
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| [[Torch]]es now require a piece of coal or charcoal for every torch, and charcoal must be made in a [[Kiln]].
 
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| [[Hardcore Bone|Hardcore Bonemeal]]
 
| [[Hardcore Bone|Hardcore Bonemeal]]
| Bonemeal no longer forces growth
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| Bonemeal no longer forces growth (except for tall grass and flowers), but will instead increase the rate at which crops grow (approximately 2 times faster).
 
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| [[Hardcore Melons and Pumpkins]]
 
| [[Hardcore Melons and Pumpkins]]
| They are now affected by gravity and have other several changes
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| They are now affected by gravity and can break into seeds after a long fall.
 
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| [[Hardcore Villagers]]
 
| [[Hardcore Villagers]]
| An overhaul of the value of villagers, iron golems, and villages themselves
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| Villagers need diamonds to go into breeding mode. Iron golems can only be created by the player.
 
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| [[Hardcore Cow]]
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| [[Hardcore Lactation]]
| This mode makes cows only able to be milked occasionally and only after eating grass
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| Cows and Mooshrooms can only be milked when their udders are full. Similar to sheep, they need to eat grass several times for their udders to refill.
 
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| [[Hardcore Sheep]]
 
| [[Hardcore Sheep]]
| Dyeing sheep only works for one shearing session and must be bred for new colors
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| Dyeing sheep only works for one shearing session and must be bred for new colors.
 
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| Hardcore Chicken
 
| Hardcore Chicken
| Chickens cannot give live birth, and must be fed to produce [[Egg]]s
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| Chickens cannot give live birth, and must be fed seeds to produce [[Egg]]s.
 
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==Crafting recipes==
 
==Crafting recipes==
 
Some of the vanilla crafting recipes has been changed. They can be found [[Crafting Recipes#Recipes changed from vanilla|here]].
 
Some of the vanilla crafting recipes has been changed. They can be found [[Crafting Recipes#Recipes changed from vanilla|here]].

Revision as of 13:17, 30 May 2013

Game mechanics

  • [O] - Optional - this mode can be turned off or on in config file
  • [D] - Default - Despite being optional this mode is considered the default BtW setting and is recommended for proper and balanced BtW experience.
Change Summary
Hardcore Spawn [O][D] With this feature enabled, players will often respawn at a random location after death.
Hardcore Buoy [O][D] Causes some items to float, some to sink, and some to be neutrally buoyant based on their density.
Hardcore Bucket [O][D] Buckets cannot place source blocks or pick up lava, but can collect flowing water.
Hardcore Player Names [O] Allows server owners to disable player name plates (intended for anarchy play).
Hardcore Info The "F3" debug display no longer displays biome info and coordinates.
Hardcore Movement Movement speed is dependent on surface
Hardcore Block Placing Players cannot place blocks while jumping or falling.
Hardcore Hunger Players get hungrier faster even when doing nothing. Penalties are added for hungry and obese players.
Hardcore Chests Ender Chests behave like normal chests unless placed on an obsidian Beacon.
Hardcore Ores Iron Ores smelt into Iron Nuggets instead of Iron Ingots.
Hardcore Wood Obtaining wood and wood planks has become much less efficient without the proper tools.
Hardcore Grinding Various items require a Millstone to grind them into other forms (e.g. Bones grind into bonemeal and flowers grind into dye).
Hardcore Explosives TNT is replaced with Powder Kegs, and Gunpowder must be crafted.
Hardcore Fishing Change in recipe and functionality of Fishing Rod
Hardcore Armor Metal and diamond armor have weight. Heavier armor makes the play grow hungry faster. Too much heavy armor will cause the player to sink in water.
Hardcore Tools and Weapons Some of the tools and weapons can't be crafted from low durability materials like wood or stone.
Hardcore Beacons Major change in how Beacon work
Hardcore Torches Torches now require a piece of coal or charcoal for every torch, and charcoal must be made in a Kiln.
Hardcore Bonemeal Bonemeal no longer forces growth (except for tall grass and flowers), but will instead increase the rate at which crops grow (approximately 2 times faster).
Hardcore Melons and Pumpkins They are now affected by gravity and can break into seeds after a long fall.
Hardcore Villagers Villagers need diamonds to go into breeding mode. Iron golems can only be created by the player.
Hardcore Lactation Cows and Mooshrooms can only be milked when their udders are full. Similar to sheep, they need to eat grass several times for their udders to refill.
Hardcore Sheep Dyeing sheep only works for one shearing session and must be bred for new colors.
Hardcore Chicken Chickens cannot give live birth, and must be fed seeds to produce Eggs.

Crafting recipes

Some of the vanilla crafting recipes has been changed. They can be found here.