Death Message Module
Customizable death messages with support for player kills, mobs, MythicMobs, and per-cause configuration
File: modules/death_message/config.yml
The Death Message module allows you to fully customize the death messages displayed in chat. You can choose between vanilla messages, completely disable them, or use custom messages with per-cause configuration.
Configuration
# Enable or disable this module
enable: true
# Allow players with essentials.silent.death permission to die without a death message
allow-silent-death: false
# Death message type:
# - DISABLE: No death messages will be shown
# - DEFAULT: Use vanilla Minecraft death messages
# - CUSTOM: Use custom death messages defined below
death-message-type: CUSTOMDeath Message Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
DISABLE | No death messages are shown at all |
DEFAULT | Uses vanilla Minecraft death messages (no changes) |
CUSTOM | Uses the custom messages defined in the configuration |
Custom Messages
When death-message-type is set to CUSTOM, you can define multiple messages for each death cause. If multiple messages are defined for a cause, one will be picked randomly.
Available Placeholders
| Placeholder | Description | Availability |
|---|---|---|
%player% | Name of the player who died | All causes |
%displayName% | Display name of the player who died | All causes |
%killer% | Name of the player who killed | PLAYER cause only |
%mob% | Name of the mob that killed | MOB and MYTHIC_MOB causes only |
%cause% | The formatted cause of death | All causes |
%weapon% | The weapon used by the killer (with hover event) | PLAYER cause only |
Supported Causes
| Cause | Description |
|---|---|
GENERIC | Default message when no specific cause matches |
PLAYER | Death by another player |
MOB | Death by a vanilla mob |
MYTHIC_MOB | Death by a MythicMobs creature (requires MythicMobs) |
FALL | Falling from a high place |
DROWNING | Drowning in water |
FIRE | Burning in fire |
LAVA | Swimming in lava |
VOID | Falling out of the world |
LIGHTNING | Struck by lightning |
STARVATION | Starving to death |
SUFFOCATION | Suffocating in a wall |
EXPLOSION | Blown up by an explosion |
POISON | Dying of poison |
WITHER | Wither effect |
CRAMMING | Entity cramming |
FLY_INTO_WALL | Kinetic energy (elytra) |
FREEZE | Freezing to death |
All vanilla DamageCause values are supported.
Example Configuration
custom-messages:
GENERIC:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7died."
PLAYER:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7was slain by #34cfe0%killer%&7."
- "#34cfe0%killer% &7killed #99E0FF%player%&7."
MOB:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7was killed by &c%mob%&7."
MYTHIC_MOB:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7was slain by <gradient:#ff6600:#ff0000>%mob%</gradient>&7!"
FALL:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7fell from a high place."
- "#99E0FF%player% &7hit the ground too hard."
DROWNING:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7drowned."
LAVA:
- "#99E0FF%player% &7tried to swim in lava."Commands
| Command | Aliases | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|---|
/deathmessage | /dm, /deathmsg | Toggle death message visibility for yourself | essentials.deathmessage |
Permissions
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
essentials.deathmessage | Allows toggling death message visibility |
essentials.silent.death | Player dies without any death message being shown (requires allow-silent-death: true) |