EchoingDeaths v0.1.0-alpha

First public alpha release of EchoingDeaths.

A lightweight and configurable death-based curse plugin for Spigot/Paper/Purpur servers.

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✨ Features

• Nearby players receive temporary debuffs when a player dies
• Effects are themed around the cause of death
• Fully configurable death effects
• Configurable radius system
• Configurable durations and amplifiers
• Chat message support
• Actionbar message support
• Title/subtitle support
• Sound effects support
• Permission bypass system
• Creative mode bypass support
• Spectator mode bypass support
• World blacklist support
• Dynamic Bukkit death cause support
• Fallback effect system
• Lightweight Bukkit-only architecture

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☠ Supported Death Causes

Current configurable causes include:

• FIRE
• FIRE_TICK
• LAVA
• FALL
• DROWNING
• VOID
• MAGIC
• WITHER
• EXPLOSION
• FREEZE
• LIGHTNING
• POISON
• STARVATION
• SUFFOCATION
• SONIC_BOOM
• THORNS
• CONTACT

And any other Bukkit DamageCause via config.

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🛠 Commands

Command	Description
/echoingdeaths reload	Reload plugin configuration
/echoingdeaths info	Show plugin information
/echoingdeaths test <cause>	Test configured effects
/ed	Command alias

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🔐 Permissions

Permission	Description
echoingdeaths.admin	Access admin commands
echoingdeaths.reload	Reload configuration
echoingdeaths.bypass	Ignore curse effects

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⚙️ Technical Notes

• Built using Java 21

• Bukkit/Spigot API implementation

• Compatible with:

  • Spigot
  • Paper
  • Purpur

• Designed for:

  • 26.1.x+

• No NMS

• No packet handling

• No CraftBukkit internals

• Multi-loader compatible architecture

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🧪 Alpha Notes

This is an early alpha release.

Potential issues may include:

• balancing inconsistencies
• unsupported edge-case death causes
• effect overlap behavior
• message formatting issues on some server forks

Feedback and testing reports are appreciated.

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