I Died, My Items Didn't (IDMID)
I Died, My Items Didn't stops dropped items from despawning after a player dies, so the loot stays on the ground until it is picked up.
What it does
Items a player drops on death normally vanish after a five-minute timer. This Fabric mod removes that timer for death drops, so they remain in the world until someone collects them. Modpack creators can reverse the change through a datapack tag that forces despawn on modded items, and a template datapack is provided for that purpose. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is released under the MIT License as open source. Files target 1.20 – 1.21.1, with the latest build, 1.0.1, published for 1.21.1 on 2024-10-12.
Key features
Death drops persist
Items dropped when a player dies do not despawn on the five-minute timer.
Datapack override
A tag lets modpack creators force despawn on modded items, restoring the vanilla behavior for them.
Datapack template
A template datapack is available to help set up the despawn tag for a specific pack.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Death Back is also server-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, covering 1.20 – 26.2. Prevent Despawn is server-side only under the MIT License, covering 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, and is not open source. DontDespawn is server-side only under the MIT License for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Died, My Items Didn't (IDMID) | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-10-12 |
| Death Back | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-21 |
| Prevent Despawn | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-06-15 |
| DontDespawn | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2024-08-21 |
Questions
Does I Died, My Items Didn't need to be installed on clients?
In the catalog
I Died, My Items Didn't (IDMID) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
For Modpack creators, there is a tag called force_despawn that you can modify using datapacks so that you can re-enable despawn for vanilla or modded items. You can find the datapack template here. I suggest using this mod in pair with I Died, My Xp Didn't as a less cheaty alternative to grave mods.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/idmid
- Owner
- Diemond_Player
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15