
Adaptive Difficulty
Allows Multiple Players on the same world to use a Different Difficulty setting.
About this Mod
We all have been there, you play on Hard for the challenge or the accomplishment.. but your friend is a baby and cant leave Easy Mode.. (for me thats my bigger sister)
So i've made this mod to have Players use their Own Difficultly, the world itself wont be changed (still use the vanilla global difficulty), so that'll include:
- Mob Drops
- Mob Spawning
- Mob Spawned Gear
- Zombies/Vinicators Breaking Doors
- Zombie Reinforcements
- Etc..
However Players will get to pick their desired difficulty by using the /adaptive command, which will affect:
- Starve Amount (None, Half HP, 1HP, Death)
- Damage Scaling (0x, 0.5x + 1, normal, 3x / 2)
- Mob Agro (Peaceful Players wont be Targeted by mobs that wont spawn in Peaceful)
- On Death Spectate (for hardcore users)
- Etc..
the adaptive difficulty is by default whatever the world diffculty is when that player joined the world
(all of those modifications listed are vanilla just using the mod instead of vanilla)
/adaptive command info
/adaptive: displays in-chat to the user what their current adaptive difficulty is.
/adaptive [Gamemode]: sets the users adaptive difficulty to the selected gamemode.
/adaptive [Player Selector] (OP exclusive): displays in-chat to the user what the selected players adaptive difficulty is.
/adaptive [Player Selector] [Gamemode] (OP exclusive): sets the selected players adaptive difficulty to the selected gamemode.
Available Versions
How to Install Adaptive Difficulty on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Adaptive Difficulty". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Adaptive Difficulty server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Adaptive Difficulty compatible with forge and neoforge?
Adaptive Difficulty officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Adaptive Difficulty – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Adaptive Difficulty consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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