Death Respawn Notifier

Death Respawn Notifier makes deaths and returns easier to follow on Minecraft Java servers. It can add useful location details to death messages, broadcast when players respawn, show personal death screen details, and mark dead players in the vanilla Tab list.

This is a server-first Fabric mod. A dedicated server can run the shared features without requiring every player to install the mod. Installing it on the client adds personal death screen details, respawn action bar alerts, Mod Menu controls, and singleplayer support.

What You Get

Death messages with useful context

Server death messages can include the dimension and coordinates where a player died. Keep the extra detail on when your group wants easier recovery, or turn it off when you prefer vanilla-style death messages.

A simple message when players respawn

Respawn broadcasts let everyone know when a player is back. Dimension and coordinate details are optional, so the message can stay short or include more context for coordinated play.

Personal death screen details

Players who install the mod on the client can see death dimension and coordinate details on their own death screen. These are personal Client Config settings and do not change global server behavior.

Optional respawn action bar alerts

Client players can enable a short action bar alert after respawning. It is useful when you want a quiet reminder of where you returned without adding another chat message.

Dead markers in the Tab list

When the server enables Tab list dead markers, players with the mod can see which players are still dead directly in the vanilla Tab list.

Mod Menu settings when you want them

With Mod Menu installed, players can adjust their own death screen details and respawn action bar alerts. In singleplayer, or on a server where the player has Operator permission, the Server Config screen also exposes the global death and respawn features.

Install Sides and Dependencies

• Dedicated server: required for death messages with dimension and coordinate details, broadcast respawn messages, and Tab list dead markers.
• Client: optional for personal death screen details, personal respawn action bar alerts, Client Config, Mod Menu settings, and singleplayer.
• Required dependency: Fabric API wherever this mod is installed.
• Optional dependency: Mod Menu on clients for Client Config and permission-gated Server Config.

What Works Where

Feature	Singleplayer	Multiplayer with server mod	Client-only install
Death messages with location details	This world	Everyone sees the broadcast	Not available
Personal death screen details	Your Client Config	Players with the mod use Client Config	Your Client Config only
Respawn messages	This world	Everyone sees the broadcast	Not available
Personal respawn action bar alerts	Your Client Config	Players with the mod use Client Config	Your Client Config only
Tab list dead markers	This world	Players with the mod see server-controlled markers	Not available
Mod Menu settings	Client Config and Server Config for this world	Client Config on this computer; Server Config with Operator permission	Client Config only

Configuration Details

Death Respawn Notifier separates personal settings from global server behavior.

• Client Config controls your death screen details and respawn action bar alerts on this computer.
• In multiplayer, Client Config never overwrites global Server Config.
• Server Config controls global death and respawn features: death messages with dimension and coordinate details, broadcast respawn messages, and Tab list dead markers.
• Turning off global death and respawn features leaves vanilla death messages unchanged, stops respawn broadcasts, and hides Tab list dead markers.
• In singleplayer, Server Config edits global settings in the local config file.
• On remote servers, Server Config is editable only with Operator permission.

Config File

After first launch, edit:

config/death-respawn-notifier.properties

File edits require a game or server restart. Mod Menu changes apply immediately where editable.

# Global Server Config
server_death_respawn_features_enabled=true
server_tab_list_dead_markers_enabled=true
server_death_chat_messages_enabled=true
server_death_chat_messages_include_dimension=true
server_death_chat_messages_include_coordinates=true
server_respawn_chat_messages_enabled=true
server_respawn_chat_messages_include_dimension=false
server_respawn_chat_messages_include_coordinates=false

# Client Config
client_death_screen_details_include_dimension=true
client_death_screen_details_include_coordinates=true
client_respawn_action_bar_alerts_enabled=false
client_respawn_action_bar_alerts_include_dimension=false
client_respawn_action_bar_alerts_include_coordinates=false

Support and License

Report issues at minecraft-addons.

Death Respawn Notifier is distributed under the Bearaujus Proprietary License v1.0. Full terms are generated from that public URL into the downloaded jar as LICENSE.txt.

Death Respawn Notifier is not official Minecraft content and is not endorsed by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.