Recovery Chest
by Fatin
Recovery Chest stores a player's inventory in a compact, owner-linked case when the player dies, so the items are not scattered as drops.
What it does
On death, the inventory is sealed inside a durable recovery case that is deployed at a safe nearby position, instead of scattering as drops. The moment the case is deployed, its dimension and exact coordinates appear in chat, and a tracker points toward it. The HUD updates the live distance and compass direction while travelling, without forcing the menu to be reopened. The closest active case is tracked automatically, and the tracker can be hidden at any time for a clear screen.
The Recovery Log lists the cases that still matter rather than a permanent history of old deaths. Each active case shows its dimension, coordinates, time of death and the number of stored items. After every item is taken out, a case deletes its own entry from the log and disappears from it. Controlling which case is followed happens through the log, where a case can be chosen with R, and copying a location is also available. Anything that does not fit stays safely inside the case.
The mod is published for Fabric only. The server and every player need the mod installed. The latest Fabric file is 0.1.0+26.1.2 for 26.1.2, dated 2026-08-11, and the game versions with files are 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 26.1.2 and 26.2. It is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Death recovery case
Items from the inventory are sealed inside a durable case placed at a safe nearby spot after death.
Live tracker and compass
Chat shows the exact coordinates, and a HUD compass updates the distance and direction while travelling.
Recovery Log
The log lists active cases with dimension, coordinates, time of death and item count, and removes emptied cases.
Smart Recover
Empty armor and offhand slots are filled first, then remaining items merge into free inventory space.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Remains is a server-side only Fabric mod under the MIT License, published for 1.21.11, so players can join without installing it. Nearby Inventories is server-side only and open source under the Apache License 2.0, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge. Keep Inventory Nerf runs on client and server, is not open source, and covers 1.21.9 – 26.3 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovery Chest | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Remains | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-11 |
| Nearby Inventories | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Keep Inventory Nerf | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does Recovery Chest need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Recovery Chest support?
Does Recovery Chest keep items that do not fit in the inventory?
In the catalog
Recovery Chest is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Death is punishment enough. Your inventory should not become a cloud of items waiting to despawn. Recovery Chest keeps death tense without turning it into a race against scattered drops. When you die, your recoverable inventory is sealed inside a compact, owner-linked recovery case and deployed at a safe position…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/recovery-chest
- Owner
- Fatin
- Published
- 2026-08-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15