True Survival
Data packA tougher survival mode with new ways to heal and stay alive.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Server, client optional
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.1 years−17 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
13 points lost14 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.1 years ago (30 Sep 2024) 5 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.21.1. 66% of the 170 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points5 / 5Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.Not measured yet.Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points3 / 3Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply. A data pack's files can be read in the download.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker or a Discord server.Discord 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 50,000.17,599 4 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.8 years, 12 releases 4 / 8
29.9 of the 47 points that apply = 64 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
True Survival is a datapack that reshapes Minecraft survival to make healing, hunger, lighting, difficulty, and progression more consequential while preserving the familiar style of play. Its healing system replaces natural regeneration: campfires can heal nearby players at a hunger cost, while ambient healing depends on sufficient light and hunger, and the lighting system develops in tiers that help players defend their territory. Combat changes give hostile mobs more strategic behaviors, including hunger-taxing zombie bites and tougher enemies in the deepslate layer, alongside major boss reworks such as a staged Ender Dragon fight. Progression also changes how players obtain key materials and reach the End: mining stone or deepslate can yield small amounts of iron, emeralds become part of the cost of endgame items, and dimension-specific Nomads offer exploration-focused trades. New systems encourage varied play, from daylong food cravings that reward players for eating a range of foods to heartbeet-fed pigs that grow larger and produce Hearty Pork. Players can craft custom items at the Artisan's Workbench, passively gather resources with Fishtraps, and collect themed loot bundles from spawners, including decorated shields tied to structures such as mineshafts, mansions, and strongholds. The Nether gains the Soul Well, where throwing a poppy into its basin summons a Skull Sprite, while players can also encounter new professions by converting vindicators and evokers into villagers. An in-game Dev Diary provides abbreviated guidance and lets players configure selected features, and the optional resource pack supplies custom textures without being required for gameplay.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Runs 222 function files: 1 every game tick and 1 when the pack loads. Its commands can place or replace blocks, remove entities, items or data and change game or server settings.
Changes world generation: structures.
Adds 26 recipes, 66 advancements, 175 loot tables, 61 tags, 1 recipe file, 31 predicates and 5 item modifiers.
Replaces 73 of vanilla Minecraft's loot tables, 14 recipes and 1 structure.
Details
- Creator
- Devons-Desk
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 18K
- Created
- 30 Dec 2022
- Official page
- Modrinth
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a data pack cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.6 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A data pack has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found12 changelogs read
- Its filesCredits and texts in the files you download that name an AI tool.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found1 image read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include True Survival in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.