First time I battled the dragon, it was a great experience but I never felt like doing it again. The lack of proper challenge made the battle dull, and so I created the Hardcore Enderdragon mod way back in March 2012.

After some time, the mod has expanded from the dragon battle to the whole End dimension, and I felt like the name needed to change too. Welcome to Hardcore Ender Expansion!

The End has been redefined

Hardcore Ender Expansion offers unique, new content across the End. The dragon became a truly challenging boss with a great reward, but the adventure doesn't end there. The End is no longer just an island. Go investigate unique ores, battle new mobs, travel to new biomes, the death awaits you! ... I mean, adventure. Adventure awaits you.

To get familiar with the mod, use the Ender Compendium, which is a source of information about every feature of the mod! By exploring new blocks, items and mobs, you gain points which you can use to unlock information about these objects. You can open the Ender Compendium using the 'P' key by default.

Another important part of the mod are achievements, which will guide you through the main features.

The mod also has its own website: http://hee.chylex.com

Installation tutorial

Client
1. Download Forge installer, open it and install
2. Open the Minecraft launcher and select Forge in the profile list
3. Click Edit Profile and Open Game Dir, this opens a folder
4. Create a new folder called mods
5. Download the mod and open it in an archiving software
6. Drag both .jar files (HardcoreEnderExpansion & Java7Checker) into the mods folder
7. Go back to Minecraft launcher and play!

Server
1. Download Forge installer, open it, select Install server, choose the location and install
2. Create a new folder called mods
3. Download the mod and open it in an archiving software
4. Drag both .jar files (HardcoreEnderExpansion & Java7Checker) into the mods folder
5. Run forge-(...)-universal.jar to start the server!

Terms of use

The mod is licensed under the All Rights Reserved license, which means that you need to get my explicit permission to redistribute the mod.

Anything below cannot, in any way, be considered counter to the terms as listed in the license. These are guidelines only.

You are allowed to:

• Create content using the mod (screenshots, videos)
  
• Share the mod by linking to this topic or the official website
  
  
• Modify the mod for personal use
  

You are forbidden to:

• Redistribute the mod file or a part of it
  
• Claim the mod or a part of it as yours
  
• Profit on the mod (with the exception of video monetization)
  

The modpack policy:

• All new modpacks have to be for Minecraft 1.7.10 or newer
  
• To get permission to redistribute the mod in your modpack, send me a private message on MCF; the subject has to contain modpack name and requested mod name, and the message needs to have MC version, full mod list and a link to the modpack website, download or forum post; I will respond ok if the permission is given
  
• Since maintaining costs time, approved modpacks are allowed to generate profit from advertisements and/or donations as long as other mods allow it too
  

The guidelines were last updated on 1st February 2015.

Still reading?

Me, and everybody who helped out have put a huge amount of effort into the mod. We would like to thank you for all the amazing support, and we will appreciate any feedback and thoughts! :)

If you are interested in translating the mod, you can do so by visiting the HEE translation project. If a language is missing, let me know either here or tweet me and I will add it!

If you like the mod, don't forget to give it a diamond! Also make sure to follow my Twitter account for updates, teasing and annoucements. Even though the progress is set to 100% and the mod could be considered finished, it is constantly evolving, so expect many great features in the future!

You can now also support me on Patreon, any contribution is highly appreciated!