Corpse, But Better
by muksv2
Corpse, But Better replaces the plain corpse left on the ground at death with a skeleton body that holds the player's items and experience.
What it does
When a player dies, a skeleton corpse appears at the death position and keeps the inventory and experience. The body lies in several poses, and the pose depends on how the player died, so the corpse also hints at the cause. The design draws on the death mechanic of Don't Starve, where the corpse is the place to recover what was lost.
The mod is a Forge build for Minecraft 1.20.1 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Corpse with stored items
The skeleton corpse keeps the items and experience the player had at the moment of death.
Pose by death cause
Several corpse poses are available, and the one shown depends on how the player died.
Horizontal body
The corpse lies flat on the ground, which reads more clearly than the default placeholder.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Player Corpses is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.9 – 26.3, server required with the client optional, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license. Simple Corpse is another Forge and NeoForge option for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpse, But Better | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-29 |
| Player Corpses | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-12 |
| Simple Corpse | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-20 |
Questions
Does Corpse, But Better need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
In the catalog
Corpse, But Better is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
What is this mod about? Well... It's about corpses of course! Whenever you die skeleton corpse will appear on your death position, keeping all your stuff (but no exp). But it's not just boring corpse, that just lays on ground. No, corpse can have multiple different poses, and it depends on the way you died. This add…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/corpse-but-better
- Owner
- muksv2
- Published
- 2024-11-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15