If after death in Hardcore mode you press the Escape (Esc) button, in the menu you can open the settings for LAN. Then you need to select “Open to LAN”, after which re-enter the world, enable cheats, press the key combination F3 + F4 and select the Survival mode.
After this, the player appears alive in the world, although they should have been deleted in Hardcore. Creative mode and Spectator mode were not tested.
Steps to reproduce:
Die in Hardcore mode.
Press Esc.
Open the “Open to LAN” settings.
Re-enter the world.
Enable cheats.
Press F3 + F4.
Select “Survival”.
The player respawns.
Environment
Java Edition, Windows 11, Hardcore mode, version 1.21.8
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