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Gear On Death

by godsavexai

Gear On Death keeps a player's equipped armor, main hand and offhand items visible during the death animation instead of letting them vanish at once.

FabricClient-side onlyMIT License1.21.4 – 1.21.11

What it does

When a player dies, the armor, main hand and offhand items stay on the body through the death animation, and the items drop only after it finishes. Each gear slot can be toggled separately in the config screen, which opens from Mod Menu. Gear On Death runs on the client alone; a server without it works normally, and the mod needs Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Mod Menu on Fabric for 1.21.11. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Visible death animation

    Equipped gear remains on the character while the death animation plays, rather than disappearing instantly.

  2. Per-slot control

    Armor, main hand and offhand can each be switched on or off through the config screen.

  3. Client-side operation

    Only the player's client needs the mod, and servers run without it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.111.0.0-1.21.11
1.21.81.0.0-1.21.8
1.21.41.0.0-1.21.4
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Cloth Config APIConfiguration Library for Minecraft Mods
Required
Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Death Effects is also a Fabric client-side mod, open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11. No Death Animation is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.19.4 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Gear On DeathFabric1.21.4 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-03-13
Death EffectsFabric1.21.1 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-03-04
No Death AnimationFabric1.19.4 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-09

Questions

Does Gear On Death need Mod Menu?

Mod Menu is required, along with Cloth Config API and Fabric API, so the config screen can be opened.

In the catalog

Gear On Death is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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VeinMiner1.17 – 26.3Nature's Compass1.7.10 – 26.3Item Highlighter1.12.2 – 26.3Easy Anvils1.18.2 – 26.3Accessories1.20.1 – 1.21.10uku's Armor HUD1.20.1 – 26.3

What the author says

Keeps your equipped gear visible during the death animation. This mod keeps a player's full gear - armor, mainhand, and offhand - visible during the death animation instead of it disappearing instantly when items are dropped.
godsavexai, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
godsavexai
Published
2026-03-10
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentGame mechanicsUtilityDecoration
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