About HardcoreDeath
From ThunderstoreYou have one life. All save files from the character you are playing will be deleted upon death. Optionally also deletes the world upon death.
Summary
You have one life. All save files from the character you are playing will be deleted upon death.
- You can enable and disable the mod in the configs. This is important in case you switch to a character you do not wish to get deleted upon death!
- There is an option in the configs to determine if the backup files should also be deleted. By default, the backup files are deleted.
- There is also an option in the configs to delete the world upon death. Disabled by default. Should not work in multi-player.
- There is yet another option in the configs to escape death when receiving a last blow, which can only be triggered once in a while.
... and yes, it has been fully tested but use it at your own risk.
Join me on discord to report bugs and give me feedback
Link: https://discord.gg/gSQHmE3yap
Release notes
v1.5.1
- Fixed Merciful Death cooldown carrying over when switching characters. Returning to the main menu now resets the cooldown and protection duration.
v1.5.0
- Updated for full compatibility with Valheim 1.0!
- Merciful Death cooldown is now configurable as a range instead of a fixed value.
v1.4.1
- Merciful Death now triggers only on overwhelming damage, preventing one-shots for healthy players while remaining faithful to the one-life, high-risk design.
v1.4.0
- If merciful death is enabled, upon triggering it, the player will be invulnerable for a total of 2 seconds (configurable). This is to prevent the player from getting an almost immediate second hit while staggered, making the mechanism useless in certain situations.
v1.3.3
- Updated to work with the latest version of the game.
v1.3.2
- Merciful Death will remove negative status effects such as burning or poison.
v1.3.1
- Minor change to default values.
v1.3.0
- Added an option to escape death when receiving a last blow, which can only be triggered once in a while.
v1.2.0
- Added an option in the configs to determine if backups should also be deleted or not.
v1.1.0
- Added an option in the configs to also delete the world upon death. Disabled by default. Should not work in multi-player.
v1.0.0
- Initial release.
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 13d ago.
HardcoreDeath on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
- Server type needed
- BepInEx
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.5.1, released 2026-10-22
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 11 recorded builds of HardcoreDeath.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5.1 | 2026-10-22 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.0 | 2026-09-10 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.4.1 | 2025-12-26 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.4.0 | 2025-09-21 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.3.3 | 2025-05-31 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.3.2 | 2024-07-15 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: Jotunn
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run HardcoreDeath on a Valheim server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogListed on Thunderstore as “Content”
Gameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-23Open ↗
- ✓AuthorAlpus, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
