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NotAFreak's Better Death

by NotAFreak

NotAFreak's Better Death changes how the death system behaves for players on Forge and NeoForge, with a short black screen and silenced death audio.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1 – 26.1

What it does

When a player dies, the mod replaces the usual death sequence with a brief black screen that lasts only a short moment before the player respawns. The change applies to the death system itself, and the author describes it as a small set of alterations. Installation requires the mod on both client and server, since the environment is client and server. Builds exist for 1.20.1 – 26.1 and the mod is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so the source code is available as open source.

Key features

  1. Shortened death screen

    A black screen shows for a small duration after death, followed by an instant respawn.

  2. Silenced death audio

    The death screen audio stops while the player is dead, so no death track plays during the wait.

  3. Small death system changes

    The mod alters the death system in a limited way rather than adding new death mechanics.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.1Not available1.1.3
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.21.11Not available1.1.3
1.21.10Not available1.1.3
1.21.9Not available1.1.3
1.21.8Not available1.1.3
1.21.7Not available1.1.3
1.21.6Not available1.1.3
1.21.5Not available1.1.3
1.21.4Not available1.1.3
1.21.3Not available1.1.3
1.21.2Not available1.1.3
1.21.1Not available1.1.3
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Death Wisp is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.1 that is also client and server and released under the MIT License, while Death Coordinates by its own listing covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt with a server required and client optional environment. DeathSkip is client-side only for 1.7.10 under the MIT License and is open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
NotAFreak's Better DeathForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.1Client and server2026-03-28
Death WispNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2024-12-29
Death CoordinatesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.19 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-08-14
DeathSkipForge1.7.10Client-side only2026-08-02

Questions

Does this mod need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

In the catalog

NotAFreak's Better Death is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.

Game mechanics mods29,952Forge modsMods for 26.111,959

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What the author says

This is my first proper mod, so expect a few bugs. Definitely going to do more work whilst I figure out the forge API. This mod adds some small changes to the death system.
NotAFreak, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
NotAFreak
Published
2024-12-01
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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