Hope and despair Server: RAM & Price

Ready for your server: Hope and despair has versions for Forge. Create your world with Forge and Minecraft 1.20.1, the combo its latest release is built for.

What is Hope and despair?

The high version of the popular gameplay "100 Days of Shock" is remastered and unique!
Dimension Lockdown: You cannot enter the Nether or the End. However, all materials from those dimensions can be found or crafted in the Overworld. Check JEI for recipes. - Evolving Threat: Over time, zombies will mutate, gaining the ability to break and place blocks. The longer you survive, the more dangerous they become. - Body Temperature Management: Monitor your temperature gauge above the hotbar. Extreme heat or…
Description by Lithum-12 on Modrinth.

Author: Lithum-12
Categories: challenging and combat
Loaders: Forge
Minecraft versions: 1.20.1
Latest version: Hope and despair 19.4.159 (Forge, July 14, 2026, 71.3 MB)
Mods included: 167 from Modrinth (the pack may bundle more inside)
Downloads: 333,409
Where it installs: Players: required · Server: required
Link: Hope and despair on Modrinth

Which Minecraft version and loader to play it on

Every world has its own Minecraft version and loader (vanilla, Fabric, Forge or NeoForge); you pick them when you create it.

For Hope and despair, choose Forge and Minecraft 1.20.1: that's what its latest release uses. Here are all the combos available:

Loaders and Minecraft versions you can play Hope and despair
Loader	Newest	Minecraft versions
Forge	1.20.1	1.20.1

How much RAM Hope and despair needs

Large (16 GB). Its latest version ships at least 167 mods from Modrinth. Heavy modpacks or lots of players.

Want the full rule of thumb? It's in the modded server guide.

What a Hope and despair server costs

You only pay while the server is on, and it shuts itself off after 6 minutes with no players. Here's your month based on how many hours you play each week, storage included.

All the details are on the pricing page. Prices in Mexican pesos (MXN).

Monthly cost in MXN for Hope and despair
Size	5 h/week	10 h/week	20 h/week
Small (4 GB)	$78.75	$117.10	$193.80
Medium (8 GB)	$122.53	$195.33	$340.93
Large (16 GB) · recommended	$203.64	$345.13	$628.09

How to set up your Hope and despair server

Create your account, top up your balance and create a Large server.
Create the world with Forge as the loader and Minecraft 1.20.1 as the version.
In "Mods", add Hope and despair's mods from the Modrinth catalog (the list is in the dependencies tab of its Modrinth page). The catalog only shows what works with your world, and the panel installs the right version of each mod along with its libraries.
Start the server. The first boot takes a bit longer because it downloads and installs the mods.
Your friends download the .mrpack modpack from the panel in one click and import it in the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher.
Share the server address and you're in: they join through Multiplayer.

First time? The guide to making a Minecraft server takes you step by step.

Frequently asked questions

Which Minecraft version does Hope and despair need?

Hope and despair has versions for Forge: 1.20.1. The newest is "Hope and despair 19.4.159" (July 14, 2026). Create your world with Forge and Minecraft 1.20.1: that's the combo its latest release is built for.

Can I change the server's Minecraft version later?

Yes, upward: when Hope and despair ships a newer version, you update and the panel backs up your world first. Going back down isn't possible, because Minecraft can't open worlds saved on a newer version; to play an older one, create another world.

How much RAM does a Hope and despair server need?

We recommend a Large server with 16 GB. Its latest version ships at least 167 mods from Modrinth. If lots of people play at once or you explore a ton, size up from the panel without losing your world.

Do my friends have to install Hope and despair to join?

Yes: every player needs Hope and despair in their Minecraft, on the same versions as the server. The easiest way is to import the modpack in the Modrinth App or Prism Launcher. If you build the server from the panel's catalog, the .mrpack they download has exactly the same mods.

How much does a Hope and despair server cost?

With a Large server and 10 hours of play a week, about $345.13 MXN a month, storage included. With 5 hours, about $203.64 MXN. You only pay while the server is on; if nobody's playing, it shuts itself off.

Can I play Hope and despair on an offline-mode (non-premium) server?

Yes. Offline mode is a server setting, not a modpack one: you turn it on in the panel's "Access" tab. Use it with the whitelist on and no operators, because in that mode the server doesn't verify who each player is.