Starter Items, Messages, and Commands
by spoorn
Starter Items, Messages, and Commands gives server owners a configurable list of items, join messages and startup commands that run when players enter a world.
What it does
Modpack authors and server owners can manage a configurable list of starter items that players receive on their first join to a world. An option can clear the player's inventory before the starter items are given, and this also works when the inventory is already empty. Separate messages can be sent on the first join and on later joins, so new arrivals see a welcome text that returning players do not.
The mod can also run server commands at startup. This is useful for setting gamerules, changing the world spawn with setworldspawn, or disabling features on a fresh server. The author notes that starter item NBT data is a known gap that users may need help with. Starter Items, Messages, and Commands is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. It requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and files are published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.18 – 26.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source.
Key features
Configurable starter items
A list of items is given to each player on their first join, and the list is edited in the mod's configuration.
Clear inventory option
A toggle clears the player's inventory before starter items are given, even when the inventory is already empty.
First join messages
Messages are sent when a player joins a world for the first time, and separate welcome messages are sent on later joins.
Startup commands
Commands run on server startup, and any command available in the game can be used for that purpose.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who want to control what new players receive and see when they first enter a world.
How it compares
Starter Items, Messages, and Commands is server-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.18 – 26.2. Starter pack is needed on both the server and the client; it uses All rights reserved and covers 1.14.4 – 1.21.8. DarkStarter runs on the server alone and uses All rights reserved, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.2. Starter Kits works on the server, and players may add it; it is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 for 1.18 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Items, Messages, and Commands | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.18 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-23 |
| Starter pack | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| DarkStarter | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-01 |
| Starter Kits | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-07 |
Questions
Does Starter Items, Messages, and Commands need Fabric API?
Does every player need the mod installed?
Which versions have files?
In the catalog
Starter Items, Messages, and Commands is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
For modpack authors to manage a configurable list to give starter items to players when they first join worlds, allows configurating messages to send to players when they first join a world, and messages for subsequent joins, and even running commands on each server startup (especially useful for setting gamerules…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/starter-items
- Owner
- spoorn
- Published
- 2023-07-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15