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Keep Some Inventory

by PuckiSilver

Keep Some Inventory changes death so that equipment stays with the player while resources still drop where the player died.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.15 – 1.21.1

What it does

When a player dies, weapons, tools and armor remain in the player's inventory, and the rest of the items and the experience drop at the death location. Items do not scatter, so nothing flies into lava or off a cliff. The experience collected at the death site is not capped at about seven levels as in vanilla, and dropped items and experience despawn after 10 minutes instead of the usual 5.

The mod is a server-side install: the server requires it, and players may add it without any change to their own game. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 28 release versions, 1.15 – 1.21.1, and a data pack build is also available for servers. The code is open source under the MIT License.

Keep Sleeping Bags + Compasses requires this mod, so it must be installed alongside that one. Because the mod changes item handling on death, it is likely to conflict with grave mods or other mods that alter items on death.

Key features

  1. Equipment kept on death

    Weapons, tools and armor stay in the player's inventory after death while the other items drop.

  2. Items stay in place

    Dropped items remain at the exact death location and do not scatter into lava or off cliffs.

  3. Uncapped experience pickup

    Experience can be collected at the death site without the vanilla limit of about seven levels.

  4. Longer despawn timer

    Dropped items and experience despawn after 10 minutes instead of the normal 5.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.1v2.0.1+modv2.0.1+modv2.0.1+mod+neoforgev2.0.1+mod
1.21v2.0.1+modv2.0.1+modv2.0.1+mod+neoforgev2.0.1+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.6v1.4.2+modNot availableNot availablev1.4.2+mod
1.20.5v1.4.2+modNot availableNot availablev1.4.2+mod
1.20.4v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.20.3v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.20.2v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.20.1v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.20v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.4v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.19.3v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.19.2v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.19.1v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.19v1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+modv1.3.3+mod
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Required by 1 mod

Keep Sleeping Bags + Compasses1.15 – 1.20.6

How it compares

Full comparison

Keep Inventory Always is closely related in purpose, but it is not open source and is published under the MIT License for 1.13 – 26.3. Loyal Items is open source under The Unlicense and covers 1.13.2 – 26.2, so its version range runs somewhat differently from this mod's.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Keep Some InventoryFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.15 – 1.21.1Server required, client optional2024-11-10
Keep Inventory AlwaysFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-08-14
Loyal ItemsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13.2 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-08-20

Questions

Does Keep Some Inventory need to be installed on the client?

No. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Which mod does Keep Some Inventory require?

Keep Sleeping Bags + Compasses requires this mod, so both must be installed together.

Will it work with grave mods?

Probably not. The author notes it is likely to conflict with grave packs or other packs that change items on death.

In the catalog

Keep Some Inventory is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Adventure mods19,031Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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Similar mods

Sound Physics Remastered1.19 – 26.3Advancement Plaques1.12.2 – 26.3JourneyMap1.7.10 – 26.3Exposure1.19.2 – 1.21.1Boat Item View1.16.5 – 26.3Shoulder Surfing Reloaded1.7.10 – 26.3

What the author says

Isn't it annoying when you die and your items are far away and surrounded by danger? With this data pack no longer, since you keep your fighting equipment like weapons, tools and armor on you when dying!
PuckiSilver, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
PuckiSilver
Published
2023-01-01
Updated on Modrinth
2024-11-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsUtilityEquipmentManagementStorage
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