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Balanced Keep Inventory

by LunarLuned

Balanced Keep Inventory changes what a player loses on death, so a Fabric server can keep items without the usual full inventory keep.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source26.2

What it does

On death, the mod lets the server choose to drop experience and durability instead of every item, with a configurable share of experience taken from 15 to 30 percent. It is built on Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional for editing settings in-game. The mod is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with a single file for 26.2, published 2026-07-25 and last updated 2026-08-29.

Key features

  1. Balanced death penalty

    Keeps the playing field even by replacing the vanilla keep-inventory rule with a partial loss on death.

  2. Configurable experience loss

    The share of experience lost on death is set between 15 and 30 percent, with a configurable number.

  3. Durability and items

    Durability and item losses on death can be chosen separately, so the penalty can be tuned for each server.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.22.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Cloth Config APIConfiguration Library for Minecraft Mods
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

XpClearer runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.13 – 26.2 and is server required with an optional client. Death XP Penalty is server-side only on Fabric for 1.20 – 1.20.1, and areaKeepInventory is server-side only on Fabric for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 under Apache License 2.0.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Balanced Keep InventoryFabric26.2Server-side only2026-08-29
XpClearerFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-23
Death XP PenaltyFabric1.20 – 1.20.1Server-side only2023-07-11
areaKeepInventoryFabric1.21.11 – 26.1.2Server-side only2026-03-31

Questions

Does Balanced Keep Inventory need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API and Cloth Config API are required, and Mod Menu is optional.

Does the server need the mod for players to join?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

In the catalog

Balanced Keep Inventory is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Originally was going to be put in my other mod, Mortem. Evens out the playing field with Keep Inventory. Using Mod Menu, you can choose to lose 15-30% of your experience, or a configurable number of durability on items on death.
LunarLuned, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
LunarLuned
Published
2026-07-25
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-29
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanics
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