A Hardcore save in Minecraft is truly one of the game’s greatest challenges, but for too long, players have been able to use commands and change the gamemode as a way of getting around those pesky rules. Thankfully, Mojang has finally addressed this issue, with the 26.2 Pre-Release 5 update closing the loopholes that allowed players to cheat.
Minecraft just made it impossible to cheat in Hardcore worlds
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