Fabric Death Messages
Fabric Death Messages lets server owners replace the default death message with custom text sent when a player dies or joins.
What it does
Server owners define custom messages for events such as dying, joining the server, or killing another player. Each event has its own key, and a message given as the second argument of a key replaces the default death message shown in chat. A key left unset keeps the vanilla message, so only the events that need changing are affected.
The mod runs only on the server; clients connecting to it need nothing installed and will not see any difference from the mod's logic. It is published for Fabric and 1.16.5 only, with its single file dated 2021-01-25, and the source code is available under the MIT License.
Key features
Custom death messages
Replaces the default death text with messages the server owner writes for each death cause.
Event-triggered commands
Runs configurable commands when a player dies, joins the server, or kills another player.
Per-event configuration
Each event has its own key, and several commands can be defined for a single event.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Death Screen Messages is client-side only and published for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, so it works on a different side and version. Death Locator runs server-side only on Fabric and Forge for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabric Death Messages | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Server-side only | 2021-01-25 |
| Death Screen Messages | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-30 |
| Death Locator | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-03-25 |
Questions
Does Fabric Death Messages need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Fabric Death Messages is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Note: this mod is server side only and won't work on clients A Fabric mod that executes and sends configurable commands and messages respectively on certain events triggered by a player, such as Dying, Joining a server, Killing another player, etc.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/death-messages
- Owner
- catpissbonghits
- Published
- 2021-01-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-01-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15