Down But Not Out
by phasmoware
Down But Not Out changes death on a Fabric server: a player who would die is downed instead, and teammates can revive them before a timer runs out.
What it does
A downed player bleeds out over time, with a default of 45 seconds, and can be revived by another player holding right-click with an empty hand. The bleed-out timer appears above the downed player's hotbar, and the outline color of each player's name shifts from yellow toward dark red as the remaining time falls. Revive progress is shown as a percentage with a light blue outline. A downed player may also use a clickable bleedout command to give up early and respawn, or use a Totem of Undying to revive themselves.
The design is inspired by first-person shooters and the Call of Duty Zombies mode, and it suits survival and adventure play as well as multiplayer servers. Fabric API is required, and the mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. It is open source under the MIT License and works with vanilla clients and Geyser Bedrock clients, which can revive by using the left trigger. Builds exist for 1.20.1 – 26.3, with 0.5.2+26.3 as the latest file for 26.3.
Key features
Downing instead of dying
Players who would die are downed and drop to a half-heart crawl, keeping a chance to be saved.
Timed revive
Other players hold right-click with an empty hand to revive a downed player before the bleed-out timer ends.
Bleed-out timer
The timer shows above the hotbar, and name outlines change color as the time left shrinks.
Totem self-revive
A Totem of Undying lets a downed player revive themselves instead of waiting for help.
Early respawn command
A clickable bleedout command lets a downed player give up early and respawn.
Gallery
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
How it compares
Simple Revive is server-required with optional client support, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, and covers 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Chaos Player Revive is a client and server mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Down But Not Out is server-side only on Fabric, open source under the MIT License, and needs nothing on the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down But Not Out | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-19 |
| Simple Revive | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Chaos Player Revive | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Down But Not Out need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the mod?
Can a downed player be saved without help?
Where is the config file?
In the catalog
Down But Not Out is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Revive downed players: instead of dying, players drop to half a heart and crawl. Inspired by Call of Duty Zombies. Fully server-side and compatible with vanilla and Geyser Bedrock clients. To revive your downed friend, simply hold right-click with an empty hand on them (or left trigger on a Geyser Bedrock Client)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/down-but-not-out
- Owner
- phasmoware
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15