Declinable Death Messages
by Igrobzik
Declinable Death Messages changes how killer names appear in Minecraft death messages for languages with grammatical cases, such as Russian and Ukrainian.
What it does
On Fabric and NeoForge, the client-side mod inflects the name of the killer in death messages, so a killer mob or player shows in the grammatical case that the language needs. Languages such as Polish, Czech and Slovak also use cases, and the mod supports them the same way. Existing Minecraft translations are left unchanged, and the mod only adds support for extra translation keys.
The mod works entirely on the client, so a player can add it to a single-player world or to a multiplayer client without any change on the server. Its built-in Russian declension entries are included by default. Other languages are not supported out of the box: a resource pack with the required translation keys has to be installed for them, and the disabled resource packs screen can be used to manage that pack.
Installation needs Fabric API on Fabric. Cloth Config API, Create and Mod Menu are optional. The mod is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker. Files target 1.21.11 and 26.1.2 and were first published on 2026-07-18.
Key features
Grammatical case inflection
Killer names are inflected into the case that the death message language requires, instead of appearing in the base form.
Vanilla, modded and renamed mobs
The inflection applies to vanilla entities, modded entities and mobs given custom names, as well as to player names.
Resource pack translation keys
Languages without built-in support can be added through a resource pack that supplies the required translation keys.
Cloth Config options
Settings can be adjusted through Cloth Config, which the mod supports as an optional dependency.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 3
How it compares
TotemShow is needed on the server, with the client optional, so servers can run it alone or players can use it alone; it is open source under the MIT License and has files for 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Gear On Death is installed on the client only, is not open source, and is released under the MIT License for Fabric with a file for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11. Killer Bunny Name Tag also lets either side run it without requiring it on the other, is open source under the MIT License, and is published for 1.21.5 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declinable Death Messages | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-24 |
| TotemShow | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-16 |
| Gear On Death | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-13 |
| Killer Bunny Name Tag | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Declinable Death Messages need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod for death messages to change?
Which languages work without an extra resource pack?
In the catalog
Declinable Death Messages is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Клиентский мод для Fabric и NeoForge, позволяющий языкам с падежами (русский, украинский, польский, чешский, словацкий и т.д.) изменять форму имён убийц в сообщениях о смерти Minecraft. A client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge that allows languages with grammatical cases (such as Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/declinable-death-messages
- Owner
- Igrobzik
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15