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Hope and despair

Forge modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1 by Lithum-12

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Hope and despair runs on Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge. It has 123 mods and needs about 8 GB of RAM (our estimate). The latest version is 19.4.159, released Jul 14, 2026.

Minecraft version
1.20.1
Mod loader
Forge
Mods
123
RAM to allocate
8 GB (estimate)
Runs on
Not stated
Latest version
19.4.159 ()
Downloads
334K (#78)
First released
Pack file size
68.0 MB
License
CC BY NC ND 4.0

What is Hope and despair?

Hope and despair is a Forge modpack for Minecraft 1.20.1, published by Lithum-12 on Modrinth since 2024.

The latest release, 19.4.159 from Jul 14, 2026, declares 123 mods plus 11 other projects such as resource packs or shaders. It has 20 published versions.

With 334K downloads it ranks #78 of the 518 most-downloaded Modrinth modpacks we track, and its authors tag it as challenging and combat.

Our notes on Hope and despair

What sets it apart

Hope and Despair is a hardcore Forge survival pack that remakes the “100 Days of Shock” style of play. The goal on the project page is to survive 100 in-game days.

The page describes several custom pressures. The Nether and End are locked, though their materials can be crafted in the Overworld. Zombies learn to break and place blocks the longer you last, and an infection must be cured with milk bottles. A temperature gauge above the hotbar causes damage in extreme heat or cold, thin air near lava or at certain heights suffocates you, and staying awake too long causes exhaustion.

The mod list in our data fits that theme: Serene Seasons, Comforts, Somnia Awoken, Spartan Weaponry, the TaCZ gun mod, Biomes O’ Plenty and Quark, with shader mods such as Complementary and Photon.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy punishing, mechanics-driven survival. The page tags it Challenging and Combat, and notes difficulty can be changed in game settings at any time.

Before you install

Version 19 is a major remake. The page says city generation is temporarily disabled and some config and furniture mods were swapped. It says performance was optimized but it cannot guarantee every computer runs smoothly. The FAQ says moving an 18.x world to 19.x is not recommended and is very likely to corrupt the save.

An OpenGL 4.0 capable graphics card is required. The GitHub page says 19.x needs Forge 47.3.13. The latest file in our data is 19.4.159 for 1.20.1, dated July 14, 2026.

Modrinth lists the license as CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, and the latest changelog says it was updated, pointing to a LICENSE.md file. No RAM recommendation is listed.

Playing with friends

Modrinth leaves the client and server environments as unknown, although the project is tagged Multiplayer. The FAQ says server files are still in preparation, so a ready-made server setup is not documented. The latest changelog mentions updated server scripts, but it does not say where they are published.

How friends would join a shared world is not documented. The GitHub repository has an issue tracker.

Written from public sources, not from hands-on testing. Sources: Modrinth project page, GitHub repository, Modrinth version list. See our editorial policy.

Most widely used mods in Hope and despair

The latest version declares 134 projects, 123 of them mods. The ones below appear in the most packs we track.

  • 77 run on client and server
  • 33 client only
  • 13 server only

Full Hope and despair mod list

33 more files are bundled inside the pack without a Modrinth project, so we cannot name them.

How its mod list compares

Less common picks: 8 mods found in five or fewer tracked packs.

Packs with the most mods in common

What kinds of mods are in Hope and despair?

Of its 123 mods, 57 are tagged utility, 27 library and 22 adventure. Mods can carry several tags, so the counts overlap.

  • utility: 57 (46%)
  • library: 27 (22%)
  • adventure: 22 (18%)
  • decoration: 20 (16%)
  • game mechanics: 17 (14%)
  • optimization: 17 (14%)

How big is Hope and despair?

With 123 mods, Hope and despair has more mods than 79% of the 491 packs we track and more mods than 62% of the 147 on Minecraft 1.20.1.

The pack file is 68.0 MB. 33 mods are client-only and 89 also run on a server. Alongside the mods it declares 1 resource pack and 10 shaders.

How actively is Hope and despair updated?

Hope and despair was first published on Aug 26, 2024, and has 20 published versions in total.

The latest release, 19.4.159, is dated Jul 14, 2026, 120 days before our data was fetched on Nov 11, 2026. Releases have covered 1 Minecraft version over 1.9 years.

Staple mods Hope and despair includes and leaves out

Across the 185 Forge packs we track, 15 mods turn up most often. Hope and despair includes 13 of them; it leaves out Geckolib and Kotlin for Forge.

How much RAM does Hope and despair need?

Hope and despair needs 8 GB allocated (6 GB minimum). Our estimate from the 123-mod list, not measured.

How to set allocated memory

How to install Hope and despair

Search for "Hope and despair" in the Modrinth source of your launcher. Pick version 19.4.159 for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge). Modpack install guide.

How do I make a Hope and despair server?

Hope and despair is marked as supporting a server-side install, so the server must run the same mods and version as the players.

  • Match the version: the latest pack version is 19.4.159 for Minecraft 1.20.1.
  • Loader: Forge.
  • Memory: at least 6 GB (our estimate).

Modpack server guide.

Versions

One build.

MinecraftLoaderPack versionReleased
1.20.1Forge19.4.159