Afterlight
Afterlight changes what happens when a player dies in Minecraft Java Edition: the player becomes a ghost instead of seeing the respawn screen.
What it does
On death, the player does not return through the usual respawn screen. The character turns into a ghost that stays in place at the death scene. A ghost is translucent to other players, or invisible to them, depending on the settings, and it can drift around the area while it stays intangible.
A ghost cannot interact with the world and takes no damage. Mobs ignore it, and melee attacks and projectiles pass straight through. Two ghost forms can be set in the configuration, and the server sets a default that each player may override. Players who want to end the state can use a Revival Beacon, a craftable item that another player brings to the scene to revive them.
The recipe appears in the recipe book once a Revival Beacon has been crafted. Server owners can use the afterlight subcommands, which are restricted to operators. Afterlight is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric for 1.21.11 and for 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, and the latest file is 26.1-Beta-1 for 26.1.2, on the beta channel. It is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Ghost instead of respawn
A death leaves the character as a ghost at the death scene, in place of the respawn screen.
Configurable ghost forms
Two ghost forms can be chosen, with a server-wide default and a per-player override.
Revival Beacon
A craftable item that another player brings to the death scene to revive a ghost.
Intangible ghosts
Ghosts take no damage, mobs ignore them, and attacks and projectiles pass straight through.
Operator subcommands
Afterlight subcommands are available to operators only, for server administration.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Cooperative revival
Friends gather around a fallen player's ghost and use a Revival Beacon to bring them back, turning death into a shared task.
Who it’s for: Players who want death to carry a visible consequence without losing the world, and server owners who want to set the ghost rules for their players.
Questions
Does Afterlight have to be installed on both sides?
How does a ghost get revived?
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What the author says
When you die in Minecraft, instead of seeing the respawn screen, you become a ghost — translucent, intangible, and unable to interact with the world. You drift around the death scene as your friends scramble to revive you with a Revival Beacon. The recipe unlocks in your recipe book once you have a Beacon.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/afterlight
- Owner
- AttackStudioYT
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15