Persistent Effects
by TommonPavou
Persistent Effects keeps positive status effects on players after they die, so a respawned player does not start without the buffs they had.
What it does
On death, the mod keeps the positive status effects a player had active and reapplies them on respawn, with the duration left at the moment of death. Negative effects are not kept. The behavior is on by default and can be changed through the mod's configuration file.
The mod is aimed at survival play, both in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers, where losing a beneficial effect to a death can be frustrating. Because it reapplies effects rather than changing how they work, it is compatible with modded effects, and it works alongside most mods that add new effects or change existing ones. Only the Fabric loader is supported for version 1.20.1, and the license is the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, so the project is open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Installing it is optional on either side: a client or a server can run it alone, and neither needs it. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, and the latest Fabric build is 1.0.3, released on 2025-05-05. The author has said that releases for other Minecraft versions are planned, so players on other versions should check the project for updates.
Key features
Keeps positive effects on death
Beneficial status effects stay active through a death instead of being removed with the player's previous life.
Preserves remaining duration
Each kept effect resumes with the time it had left when the player died, not a fresh full duration.
Configurable behavior
A configuration file lets server owners and players adjust which effects are kept and how the mod applies them.
Works with modded effects
Effects added by other mods are treated the same way, so the keeping behavior is not limited to vanilla effects.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Permanent Status Effect is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.20.1, released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and open source. Infuse is a Fabric mod for 1.20.4 that is required on the server while clients may leave it out, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Persistent Effects works on either side and neither needs it, targets only 1.20.1 and is covered by the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent Effects | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2025-05-05 |
| Permanent Status Effect | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-02-24 |
| Infuse | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-06-08 |
Questions
Does Persistent Effects need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod for players to keep their effects?
Which Minecraft versions does Persistent Effects support?
In the catalog
Persistent Effects is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Persistent Effects is a mod designed to enhance gameplay and convenience. It ensures that players retain their positive status effects even after death, eliminating the frustration of losing buffs upon respawning. By preserving effects and reapplying them automatically, this mod not only improves the player…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/persistent-effects
- Owner
- TommonPavou
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15