
Broken Hearts
broken hearts adds a simple death penalty to minecraft 1.12.2.
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About this Mod
💔 Broken Hearts
Every time you die, your max health decreases. you can restore your life by finding or crafting broken, restored, or golden hearts. Features a simple config, few items (with both normal and hardcore recipes which you can choose via config!) and a respawn notification.
Broken hearts drop upon death and can be used to craft restored hearts or golden hearts
Restored hearts allow to restore (duh) 1 heart of lost max hp (2.0 max hp to be exact) BUT won't heal you if you have less than half max hp already
Golden hearts will fully restore your lost hearts and can be used at any time
Difference between this mod and Unhealthy Dying is that it features a craftable/obtainable items to restore your max hp instead of killing certain mobs
Config options:
Broken Heart mode: DROP (at death location), INVENTORY (on respawn), or NONE (no heart given)
S:brokenHeartMode (default drop)
Weight for Golden Heart in loot tables (1-100)
I:goldenHeartLootWeight (default 5)
Enable WIP hardcore recipes (requires restart)
B:hardcoreRecipes (default false)
HP reduction per death (2.0 = 1 heart)
D:hpReductionPerDeath (default 2.0)
Maximum deaths to count for penalty (0 = no limit)
I:maxPenaltyDeaths (default 0)
Minimum HP a player can have
D:minimumHp (default 2.0)
Drop chance for Restored Heart from hostile mobs (0.0-1.0)
D:restoredHeartMobDropChance (default 0.03)
Show a big title message on screen after respawn
B:showRespawnTitle (default true)
Available Versions
How to Install Broken Hearts 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 (1.12.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Broken Hearts". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.12.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Broken Hearts 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 (1.12.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Broken Hearts compatible with forge?
Broken Hearts officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Broken Hearts – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Broken Hearts 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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