\ud83d\udc94 Fractured Hearts
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\nEvery death shatters your hearts. Recover them with rare apples, or face oblivion.<\/p>\n
Fractured Hearts adds a permanent death penalty system to Minecraft \u2014 **each time you die, you lose hearts**. Recover them by crafting expensive enchanted golden apples, or enable permadeath for the ultimate hardcore challenge. Steal hearts from your enemies in PvP, customize everything, and make every decision matter.<\/p>\n
### \u2764\ufe0f Heart Recovery
\n– Craft Enchanted Golden Apples to restore lost hearts<\/p>\n
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### \u2694\ufe0f PvP Heart Stealing (Must be enabled first)<\/p>\n
– When enabled, killing a player steals their lost hearts
\n– Hearts go to killer (up to max ceiling)<\/p>\n
### \u2620\ufe0f Permadeath Mode (Must be enabled first)<\/p>\n
When enabled and a player reaches 0 hearts:
\n– Player enters spectator mode
\n– Cannot respawn<\/p>\n
Default Settings
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\n– Max Hearts: 20 (40 health)
\n– Min Hearts: 1 (2 health)
\n– Loss per Death: 1 heart
\n– Gain per Apple: 1 heart
\n– Starting Hearts: 10 (20 health)
\n– Permadeath: Disabled
\n– Heart Steal: Disabled<\/p>\n
Customization & Settings
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Admin Commands (OP Required)
\n| Command | Description |
\n|———|————-|
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/toggle_permadeath` | Enable\/disable permadeath server-wide |
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/toggle_heart_steal` | Enable\/disable PvP heart stealing server-wide |
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/help` | View all admin commands |
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/set_ceiling {value:40}` | Set max hearts
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/set_gain_increment {value:2}` | Hearts per apple
\n| `\/function fractured_hearts:admin\/set_loss_increment {value:2}` | Hearts per death<\/p>\n
**Player Commands** (No OP Required)
\n| Command | Description |
\n| —————————————————- | ———————————- |
\n| `\/trigger fractured_hearts_toggle_sounds` | Toggle sound effects on\/off |
\n| `\/trigger fractured_hearts_toggle_messages` | Toggle chat broadcasts on\/off |
\n| `\/trigger fractured_hearts_toggle_particles` | Toggle particle effects |
\n| `\/trigger fractured_hearts_status` | View current hearts & all settings |<\/p>\n
Other
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\nCan I use this in my modpack?
\n – Of course!<\/p>\n
Isnt this like the other datapacks\/mods Life Steal, Limited Lives, etc etc..
\n – Yes and no. The concept is similar but I plan to expand on the feature set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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