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Life Link

by apifiny1

Life Link ties every player's lives together on a Fabric server, so one death ends the run for the whole group.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.5

What it does

Life Link is a Fabric server mod that links the lives of all players on a server. When any linked player dies, every other linked player dies as well, which turns survival into a shared challenge. The mod was originally made for a private SMP that played cooperatively under this rule.

Only the server needs to run Life Link, so players join without installing anything on their own side. The mod depends on Fabric API, which must be present alongside it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code publicly available. The files target 1.21.5, and 1.0.0 is the latest file, published on 2025-04-25.

Key features

  1. Shared lives

    Each player's life count is linked to the others, so the pool of lives is shared across the server.

  2. Linked death

    If one linked player dies, the other players die too, which makes every fall or mistake a group problem.

  3. In-game commands

    Commands run from the server console or in game let operators manage the linked players.

  4. Server-side installation

    The jar goes into the server's mods folder, and clients need no installation to take part.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.51.0.0
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 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Cooperative challenge runs

Groups that want a harder shared survival run can play under the linked-lives rule on a private server.

Private SMP games

Small private servers with a few friends can use the mod as their core challenge rule.

Who it’s for: Server owners hosting survival or challenge worlds for a small group of players who want their fates tied together. Players on such a server join without any mod installed on their own side.

How it compares

Full comparison

Revive Rod is a Fabric mod for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 that needs both client and server, under the MIT License and open source, so it works differently from Life Link, which runs on the server alone. OneLife is also Fabric-only, limited to 1.21.1, needs both sides and is not open source. Our Inventory is server-side only like Life Link, but targets 1.21.11 and later and is open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Life LinkFabric1.21.5Server-side only2025-04-25
Revive RodFabric1.21.5 – 1.21.8Client and server2025-08-22
OneLifeFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-02-01
Our InventoryFabric1.21.11 – 26.1Server-side only2026-03-31

Questions

Does Life Link need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed on the server next to Life Link.

Do players need Life Link installed?

No. The mod is server-side only, so the server runs it alone and players join without it.

Which game version does Life Link support?

Life Link is published for Fabric 1.21.5 only, with the 1.0.0 file released on 2025-04-25.

In the catalog

Life Link is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 1.21.515,307

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Official listing

Owner
apifiny1
Published
2025-04-25
Updated on Modrinth
2025-04-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsSocial
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