// Game Settings

Config

All UHC configuration options available on Alliance. Each game can have different settings — check the match post for details.

01

Health & Healing

Player Heads
Players drop a head on death. Surrounding it with gold ingots crafts a golden head that heals for a configurable amount of hearts.
Enabled Disabled Heal Amount Stackable Unstackable
Absorption
Absorption hearts given when eating a golden apple.
Disabled 1 Heart 2 Hearts (Full)
Starter Absorption
Absorption hearts given to all players at game start.
Configurable Amount
God Apples
Notch/Enchanted Golden Apples craftable and usable.
Enabled 1.9+ Nerfed Effects Disabled
02

Combat & PvP

Enderpearl Damage
Damage taken when throwing an enderpearl.
0–10 Hearts
Fire Weapons
Flame and Fire Aspect enchantments allowed on weapons.
Enabled Disabled Only From Books
03

Crafting & Recipes

Double Arrows
Arrow crafting recipe produces double the arrows.
Enabled Disabled
Quadruple Torches
Torch crafting recipe output is quadrupled.
Enabled Disabled
String Craft
4 wool can be crafted into 1 string.
Enabled Disabled
Hard Melon Recipe
Glistering Melon requires a gold block instead of nuggets.
Enabled Disabled
Bookshelves
Bookshelves can be used for enchanting.
Enabled Disabled
Split Enchants
/split command to split enchanted books into multiple books with separate enchantments.
Enabled Disabled
04

Resource Rates

Apple Rates
Drop rate of apples from leaves.
Vanilla (0.55%) Custom %
Apple Trees
Which tree types drop apples.
Oak/Dark Oak Only All Trees
Shears for Apples
Using shears on leaves can drop apples.
Enabled Disabled
Flint Rates
Drop rate of flint from gravel.
Vanilla (10%) Custom %
05

Horses

Horses
Horses spawn naturally in the world.
Enabled Disabled
Horse Armor
Horse armor is obtainable.
Enabled Disabled
Horse Healing
How much health food restores to horses.
Not Nerfed Disabled Custom % Nerf
Team Horse
Only one player per team can ride a horse.
Enabled Disabled
Saddle Drop
Saddle drops when a horse dies.
Enabled Disabled
06

Nether & Potions

Nether
The Nether dimension is accessible.
Enabled Disabled
Ghast Drops
What ghasts drop instead of ghast tears.
Normal (Ghast Tear) Gold Ingot Gold Nugget Gold Block
Quartz XP Nerf
XP from mining nether quartz is halved.
Enabled Disabled
Brewing Stands
Brewing stands can be crafted.
Enabled Disabled
Strength Potions
Blaze powder can be crafted, enabling strength potions to be brewed.
Enabled Disabled
Glowstone
Glowstone can be obtained (for potion upgrading).
Enabled Disabled
Strength Potion Nerf
Strength potion effect is nerfed to reduce damage bonus.
Enabled Disabled
Splash Potions
Splash potions can be brewed.
Enabled Disabled
Splash Poison Nerf
Splash poison potion duration reduced.
Disabled 25% 50% 75%
Global Potion Nerf
All potion durations reduced by a percentage.
Disabled 25% 50% 75%
07

World & Border

Border Type
How the border shrinks toward meetup.
Shrinking (Damage) Shrinking (Teleport) Instant
Border Timing
When the border starts shrinking and how long it takes.
Configurable Minutes Duration
Supply Drops
Loot chests drop from the sky at PvP enable, border shrink, and meetup.
Enabled Disabled Drops Per Quadrant
Villager Trades
Villager trading is available.
Enabled Disabled
Smelting Time
How long furnaces take to smelt items.
Vanilla Custom Seconds
08

Gameplay & HUD

Death Lightning
Lightning strikes where a player dies.
Enabled Disabled
Tab Health
Player health shown in the tab list.
Enabled Disabled
Bow Health Display
Shows target health in action bar when you hit with a bow.
Enabled Disabled
Health Command
/h command to check your own health.
Enabled Disabled
Extra XP Drop
Extra XP orbs drop from ores/mobs.
Disabled Configurable Orb Count
Block Decay
Blocks placed during meetup crumble after a few seconds.
Enabled Disabled Configurable Seconds
Dig Down Prevention
Prevents digging below Y level during meetup.
Enabled Disabled
Anti Portal Trapping
Prevents trapping players in nether portals.
Enabled Disabled
Anti Burn
Prevents burning items on the ground.
Enabled Disabled
Increased Drops
Specific mobs (rabbits, chickens, cows, horses, spiders, zombie pigmen) drop extra loot.
Enabled Disabled
Skeleton Loot Increase
Skeletons drop more arrows and bones.
Enabled Disabled
Blaze Loot Increase
Blazes drop more blaze rods.
Disabled Custom %
Border Shrink Grace Period
Grace period before taking border damage after it shrinks.
Disabled Configurable Seconds
Anti iPvP
Prevents indirect PvP (lava, fire, cactus) before PvP is enabled.
Enabled Disabled
Natural Regeneration
Health regenerates naturally from food saturation. Usually disabled — that's what makes it UHC.
Enabled Disabled