Fake Death Messages
by kamussy
Fake Death Messages sends invented death notices to the chat every 10 to 20 minutes, so players see a slain message for a death that did not happen.
What it does
On a timer that fires every 10 to 20 minutes, the mod posts a made-up death message to the chat window where every player can read it. The message follows the familiar pattern of a vanilla death notice, with a player name in the first position and a cause of death after it. Each world receives this prank five times in total before it stops.
The messages come in three forms. One names a player as slain by another player, one names a player as slain by obfuscated text, and one names a player as slain by their own name. When a single player is online, the chat shows one of two messages instead. The mod runs on client and server, so a server owner and every player who joins need it installed. It is published for Fabric and Forge, across 8 release versions, 1.19.2 – 1.20.6, and the code is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
The server is optional in the sense that nothing has to be bought to host it. The author notes that a dedicated server is still advisable, because the mod has known bugs and can cause noticeable lag on a weak host. Both loaders have a file for 1.20.6 and 1.20.1 respectively, dated 2026-06-05.
Key features
Timed chat messages
A fake death notice appears in chat on a timer that runs every 10 to 20 minutes.
Player-versus-player wording
One message form names a player as slain by another player's name, shown in the chat as a kill.
Obfuscated cause text
Another form uses scrambled text as the cause of death, so the message reads like a garbled attack.
Self-directed message
A third form pairs a player's name with the same name as the killer, giving a self-inflicted notice.
Limited repeats per world
The prank fires a fixed five times in each world before it ends.
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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.
Use cases
Group play on a shared server
Players on a shared server can use the mod to surprise each other with a false death notice during a session.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want a light prank in multiplayer chat, and who are willing to run a server with the known lag issues in mind.
How it compares
Fake TNT is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. FakeModMod is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that runs client or server optional and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. The Fake Chat is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake Death Messages | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
| Fake TNT | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-14 |
| FakeModMod | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2023-06-27 |
| The Fake Chat | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-23 |
Questions
Does Fake Death Messages need to be on the server?
Which loaders are supported?
Does the server have to be paid for?
In the catalog
Fake Death Messages is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
You DO NOT have to purchase a server, it is just recommended to ensure good server performance since essential mod has bugs and can be very laggy.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fake-death-messages
- Owner
- kamussy
- Published
- 2026-06-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15