Minecraft player finds an impossible Hardcore seed for Bedrock Edition

While Minecraft might look like a simple game on the surface, it can become brutally difficult even for veteran players. Fighting off zombies while a skeleton shoots arrows can take things from bad to worse in moments. And yet, some fans are always on the lookout for spawn locations that make things even more challenging by limiting the resources available.

A Minecraft player, u/Fragrant_Result, shared a short video on the game’s subreddit where interesting world seeds are discussed. The original poster asked the community if anyone would be able to survive in this “one-block” spawn, with the video featuring the player standing on a single block floating in mid-air. Getting off this block without any items in the inventory makes it impossible to play in this world, especially in the Hardcore mode.

The seed and version of the world are as follows:

• Seed: -2702159776422296816
• Edition: Bedrock 1.21.100

u/Constant-Benefit2561 pointed out that this seed would be perfect for a Hardcore world. For those unaware, once the player dies in this mode, they lose all their progress; this makes the start effectively impossible. u/Ammonia13 added that posting this seed as the “best Hardcore world,” with some fake facts to make it sound enticing, would be a great prank.

Redditors talk about possible ways of surviving this world (Image via Reddit)

u/CATDesign was quite impressed with this world, saying it's one of their favorites. u/DJ-SKELETON2005 asked if anyone could think of ways to actually get down from the block without using any exploits.

u/CATDesign answered that there are two possible ways, according to them: since the video shows the original poster trying to jump into a pool of water, perhaps different approaches to reach it could work. The other option is finding other bits of land floating around the player, which might allow a safer landing without dying.

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Surviving in Minecraft Hardcore mode

A Gothic castle made in Minecraft Hardcore mode (Image via Reddit/Disastrous_Client_68/Mojang Studios)

There are multiple ways to explore the blocky world of Minecraft. However, the most interesting ones include the Survival mode and the Hardcore mode. As the names suggest, these require players to collect resources, fight hostile mobs, and build structures. The Hardcore mode takes things up a notch by adding the risk of losing everything once the player dies.

Some veterans have made incredible structures such as Gothic castles, towns, and bridges in the Hardcore mode. This shows the dedication and patience these builders have toward the blocky game.