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Respawn Backoff

by kopyl

Respawn Backoff makes a player wait a real-time cooldown after dying before they can respawn, and the wait grows with each death in a row.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

After a death the player must sit out a cooldown measured in real time before the respawn becomes available. Each consecutive death doubles the length of that wait, so a streak of losses becomes costly. The mod works on both client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under the MIT License as open source for Fabric 1.21.1 only.

Key features

  1. Real-time respawn cooldown

    The wait before respawning is counted in real time, not in game ticks, so it passes even while the world is paused.

  2. Doubling wait on death streaks

    Each death in a row doubles the wait, so repeated losses take progressively longer to recover from.

  3. Overlay through UI elements

    A black overlay is drawn over the screen while waiting, and it shows through some interface elements such as the chat.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.0.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Healing Respawn [Cobblemon] is server-side only, under All rights reserved for 1.21.1. Hardcore Spawn is also server-side only, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, for 1.21.1. You're Dead is client-side only, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.10.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Respawn BackoffFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-05-11
Healing Respawn [Cobblemon]Fabric1.21.1Server-side only2026-08-31
Hardcore SpawnFabric1.21.1Server-side only2026-05-01
You're DeadFabric1.21 – 1.21.10Client-side only2025-10-26

Questions

Does Respawn Backoff need to be on the server?

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

Can a dead player hear living players?

With Simple Voice Chat installed, a dead player can hear living players talking near the place where they died.

In the catalog

Respawn Backoff is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

I recommend having a keepinventory/grave mod, sice sometimes the wait time will exceed the despawn time.
kopyl, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
kopyl
Published
2026-05-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-11
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanics
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