Fabricated Difficulty
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📋 About This Mod
# Adaptive Difficulty (Fabric Port) **Fabric Port** of (https://modrinth.com/mod/adaptive-difficulty) by (https://modrinth.com/user/spiderman31807). ## What This Mod Does Adaptive Difficulty allows each player to choose their own personal difficulty level independently of the world difficulty. The world difficulty still controls mob spawning, loot drops, and other global mechanics—this mod only adjusts player-specific combat and survival mechanics. ## Difficulty Levels - **Peaceful**: No damage from hostile mobs, no hunger drain, 50% XP from kills - **Easy**: 50% damage from hostile mobs, can't starve to death, 75% XP from kills - **Normal**: Vanilla experience (default) - **Hard**: 150% damage from mobs, 125% XP from kills, 125% hunger drain, slightly better TieredZ modifier chances - **Nightmare**: 250% damage from mobs, 200% XP from kills, 200% hunger drain, better TieredZ modifier chances ## Features Ported from Original - Damage scaling per difficulty - Starvation behavior per difficulty ## New Features in This Port - **Admin-only difficulty changes**: Only server operators can change player difficulties, preventing abuse - **XP rewards**: Players on harder difficulties earn bonus XP to reward the challenge - **TieredZ integration**: Higher difficulties increase chances for better tool modifiers (requires TieredZ mod) - **Increased hunger drain**: Hard and Nightmare difficulties require significantly more food ## Commands - `/adaptive` - View your current difficulty (by default Normal) - `/adaptive <player> <difficulty>` - Set specific player's difficulty (OP only) ## Optional Dependency (https://modrinth.com/mod/tieredz) - Enhances the mod with improved reforge modifier chances at higher difficulties ## Notes World difficulty still controls mob spawning, loot drops, and other vanilla mechanics. This mod only affects individual player damage, hunger, and XP rates.
# Adaptive Difficulty (Fabric Port)
Fabric Port of (https://modrinth.com/mod/adaptive-difficulty) by (https://modrinth.com/user/spiderman31807).
## What This Mod Does
Adaptive Difficulty allows each player to choose their own personal difficulty level independently of the world difficulty. The world difficulty still controls mob spawning, loot drops, and other global mechanics—this mod only adjusts player-specific combat and survival mechanics.
## Difficulty Levels
- Peaceful: No damage from hostile mobs, no hunger drain, 50% XP from kills
- Easy: 50% damage from hostile mobs, can't starve to death, 75% XP from kills
- Normal: Vanilla experience (default)
- Hard: 150% damage from mobs, 125% XP from kills, 125% hunger drain, slightly better TieredZ modifier chances
- Nightmare: 250% damage from mobs, 200% XP from kills, 200% hunger drain, better TieredZ modifier chances
## Features Ported from Original
- Damage scaling per difficulty
- Starvation behavior per difficulty
## New Features in This Port
- Admin-only difficulty changes: Only server operators can change player difficulties, preventing abuse
- XP rewards: Players on harder difficulties earn bonus XP to reward the challenge
- TieredZ integration: Higher difficulties increase chances for better tool modifiers (requires TieredZ mod)
- Increased hunger drain: Hard and Nightmare difficulties require significantly more food
## Commands
- `/adaptive` - View your current difficulty (by default Normal)
- `/adaptive
` - Set specific player's difficulty (OP only)
## Optional Dependency
(https://modrinth.com/mod/tieredz) - Enhances the mod with improved reforge modifier chances at higher difficulties
World difficulty still controls mob spawning, loot drops, and other vanilla mechanics. This mod only affects individual player damage, hunger, and XP rates.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Neuromuser
- Version
- 1.0.3+1.21.1
- Downloads
- 456
- Endorsements
- 2
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 2/10/2026
- Updated
- 2/9/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.21.1
- Tags
- game-mechanics, management, utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Fabricated Difficulty support?
The author lists 1.21.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Fabricated Difficulty?
Version 1.0.3+1.21.1, published 2026-02-09 with 456 downloads recorded at the source.
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