# LifeSteal Server-side<\/p>\n
A fabric server side implementation of the LifeSteal SMP.<\/p>\n
This mod was forked from ModernAdventurer’s LifeSteal Mod, please make sure to check it out as, although there are quite a few changes, this mod was based off of his.<\/p>\n
## Config<\/p>\n
Configuration is purely managed through gamerules, here is a list of gamerules and what they do.<\/p>\n
| Gamerule | Type | Description | Default |
\n|——————————————-|———————|—————————————————————————————————-|—————————–|
\n| lifesteal:death_criteria | DeathCriteria | What counts as a kill: `player_only`, `any_death`, or `any_death_drop_heart` | `player_only` |
\n| lifesteal:altar_block | Block | The registry for the block to be the center of an altar | `minecraft:netherite_block` |
\n| lifesteal:enable_anti_heart_dupe | Boolean | Whether to prevent players from harvesting infinite hearts from weak players | `true` |
\n| lifesteal:revive_method | ReviveMethod | How to revive players: `none`, `command`, `altar`, or `totem` | `altar` |
\n| lifesteal:death_action | DeathAction | Whether to `ban`, `revive` or `spectator` when they reach minimum health | `ban` |
\n| lifesteal:gift_method | GiftMethod | How to gift hearts: `manual` or `command` | `manual` |
\n| lifesteal:steal_amount | Integer | The number of hearts that should be stolen upon death | `1` |
\n| lifesteal:min_player_hearts | Integer | The minimum number of hearts a player can reach before being banned | `1` |
\n| lifesteal:max_player_hearts | Integer | The maximum number of hearts a player can reach | `10` |
\n| lifesteal:withdraw_method | WithdrawMethod | How to withdraw hearts: `none`, `altar`, or `command` | `altar` |
\n| lifesteal:auto_revival_seconds | Integer | The number of seconds until a player is automatically revived. Set to 0 to disable. | `0` |
\n| lifesteal:revival_invulnerability_seconds | Integer | The amount of time a player is invulnerable after being revived in seconds. Set to 0 to disable. | `0` |
\n| lifesteal:heart_stack_size | Integer | The maximum stack size of the heart item | `1` |
\n| lifesteal:heart_craft_in_crafter | Boolean | If a heart item can be crafted in a crafter | `false` |
\n| lifesteal:limited_heart_crafting_type | LimitedCraftingType | How limited crafting works: `until_banned`, `forever`, `heart_based`, or `none` | `none` |
\n| lifesteal:limited_heart_crafting_amount | Integer | The value\/limit of limited crafting. It changes meaning depending on the limited crafting gamerule | `0` |
\n| lifesteal:altar_animations | Boolean | If animations should play when interacting with an altar | `true` |<\/p>\n
### Dead Player Json:
\nLocated in `config\/lifesteal-deaths.json`
\n“`json
\n[
\n {
\n “deadPlayerID”: “uuid”,
\n “deathTime”: 100
\n }
\n]
\n “`<\/p>\n
### Commands: ### Datapack Overriding: ## Additional Notes: ## Check out Tater Certified’s other Lifesteal-compatible mods! A fabric server side implementation of the LifeSteal SMP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":93644,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"life-steal","_minecraft_project_id":"QgbgZM3a","_minecraft_author":"qpcrummer","_minecraft_license":"Apache-2.0","_minecraft_downloads":29991,"_minecraft_follows":45,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"life-steal.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":32951276,"_minecraft_version_count":27,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T17:07:30.661795Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2022-10-24T02:10:17.140807Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-21T00:52:50.441572Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/life-steal","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":93644,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-05T08:34:38+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"b8443958091e3ab3f638a195233a50a7","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[97,89,866,98],"mod_loader":[99,100],"minecraft_version":[56,59,36,60,101,102,62,40,41,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-93643","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-minigame","mod_category-quilt","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-quilt","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– `\/gift
\n– `\/withdraw
\n– `\/revive
\nMore info can be found on the wiki page.<\/p>\n
\n– In order to get the textures, run \/polymer generate-pack. This will create the resourcepack in the main server’s directory, which you can then put in your resourcepack folder
\n– For more information, visit the **Wiki**<\/p>\n
\nAre your players combat-logging so they don’t lose hearts? Use Fair Fight to _combat_ this problem entirely! It is available on all modding and plugin platforms!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"