Death Quota (death limit)
by Fluxx99
Death Quota, a lightweight Fabric server-side mod, caps how many lives each player has and locks a player into spectator mode once the lives run out.
What it does
Death Quota tracks each player's deaths on the server. A player starts with a default of three lives, and every death uses one. When a player's lives run out, the mod moves that player into spectator mode automatically, so the count cannot be bypassed on the client. The limit can be raised or lowered through commands, and existing records are reconciled automatically when the setting changes.
The mod suits challenge SMPs and PvE runs where a whole server plays with a fixed pool of lives. Because it runs only on the server, players join with a vanilla client and install nothing. Java 21 and Fabric Loader 0.17.0 or newer are required, and the Fabric API is needed for the loader setup.
Records are written to the data/deathquota folder inside the world's data directory, which keeps them intact across restarts. The latest Fabric file is 2.0.0 for 1.21.10, published on 2025-12-07 on the beta channel. The project is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Automatic spectator lock
A player whose lives are used up is switched to spectator mode without any manual step from the operator.
Adjustable life pool
The default of three lives can be changed with a command, with a maximum of 99 lives per player.
Record inspection and reset
Operators can inspect another player's record, give specific lives back, or reset every counter at once.
Death-location messages
Death-location messages can be turned on or off for players, controlling what they see after a death.
Commands under deathquota
All administrative commands live under the deathquota prefix, including info, reset, resetall, setmax and deathmsg, and they are limited to operators.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Spectator Death is a Fabric mod for 1.21 that needs both client and server, and it is not open source. totemlimit is a server-side only Fabric mod, open source under the MIT License, but it targets 1.21.11 and limits totems rather than lives.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Quota (death limit) | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-12-07 |
| Spectator Death | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2026-07-25 |
| totemlimit | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-30 |
Questions
Does Death Quota need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft versions does Death Quota support?
Where are the death records saved?
In the catalog
Death Quota (death limit) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
Death Quota is a lightweight Fabric server-side mod that enforces a hard limit on player deaths before automatically moving them into spectator mode. The mod is designed for challenge SMPs and PvE runs where you want the entire server to play with a fixed pool of lives without requiring client installs. Built and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/death-quota
- Owner
- Fluxx99
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15