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Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.11
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Licensed MIT
Published 7 hours ago
Updated 3 weeks ago
Death Item Protection
A lightweight PaperMC plugin that protects items dropped on player death from configurable damage causes such as explosions, lava, fire, and the void.
Features
- Protects dropped items after a player's death
- Configurable protection using Bukkit/Paper
DamageCause - Optional protection for all dropped items
- Optional prevention of item despawning
- Optional removal of protection when an item is picked up
- Lightweight and easy to use
Supported damage causes
ENTITY_EXPLOSIONBLOCK_EXPLOSIONLAVAFIREFIRE_TICKVOIDCONTACT
Installation
- Download the plugin
.jar - Place it into your server's
plugins/folder - Start or restart the server
Configuration
Example config.yml
protect_all_items: false
prevent_despawn: false
remove_protection_on_pickup: true
protect_against:
- "ENTITY_EXPLOSION"
- "BLOCK_EXPLOSION"
- "LAVA"
- "FIRE"
- "FIRE_TICK"
- "VOID"
- "CONTACT"
Settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
protect_all_items |
Protects all dropped items instead of only death drops |
prevent_despawn |
Prevents protected items from disappearing after 5 minutes |
remove_protection_on_pickup |
Removes the protection tag when an item is picked up |
protect_against |
List of damage causes that should not destroy protected items |
Restart the server after changing the configuration.
Compatibility
- PaperMC 1.21.11
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.


