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Hardscrabble

A NeoForge survival overhaul for Minecraft Java 26.3 with staged metal progression, harsher survival needs and an Underworld dimension.

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Artwork for Hardscrabble, for Minecraft.

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Warnings and review limits

  • The README calls this a 0.1.0-alpha release and says wider testing is still to come. Its installation section still says no released JAR is available and directs users to build from source, while the captured GitHub prerelease record lists a JAR asset; disclose this documentation/release mismatch.
  • The README describes Hardscrabble as a clean-room reimplementation inspired by MITE and says it includes no MITE code or assets; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by MITE’s author.
  • Static exact-artifact review only; no installation or gameplay/runtime compatibility test. Source-to-release reproducibility not established. No guarantee of absence of vulnerabilities.

What changes in Minecraft?

Adds timed crafting, tiered workbenches and furnaces, nutrition, new mobs, lunar events and an Underworld reached through a bedrock portal.

From the creator

nogaruki (GitHub) ↗
Code, textures, mob models, sounds and documentation were written by Claude (Anthropic's AI, Claude Opus 5.5 through Claude Code), directed, playtested and reviewed by the project owner

Creator states AI assisted this mod.

Community responses

Positive comments and independent successful-use reports have not been confirmed. Read the original discussion for current replies.

No independent successful-use report was captured in the reviewed run receipts. This review did not install, launch, or play the mod; runtime compatibility is not established.

Getting started

The README directs users to build from source and says no JAR is released, while the official prerelease page lists a JAR. Check the current release instructions before installing. Official README: https://github.com/nogaruki/hardscrabble/blob/v0.1.0-alpha/README.md

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