Villager Death Messages
by Serilum
When a villager dies, Villager Death Messages broadcasts a short notice to the server chat that names the villager.
What it does
Each time a villager dies, a short notice goes out to the chat describing the event. The message can include the villager's custom name or profession, the cause of death and the location where it died, and each part can be switched off in the config. Modded villager entities are included by default.
Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, with Collective required as its dependency. The code is not open source; the mod is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Death broadcast
A message is sent when a villager dies, describing the event in plain text for players on the server.
Name and profession
The message uses the villager's custom name if it has one, and otherwise shows the profession.
Location and cause
The death message can show where the villager died and the cause of death, and each can be turned off in the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version 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 1
How it compares
Villager Name Is Profession is a client-side only mod under the MIT License, open source and published for 1.19.2 – 26.1.2. Droppable Villager Trades runs on the server alone and is not open source, covering 1.20.5 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villager Death Messages | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Villager Name Is Profession | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Droppable Villager Trades | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
Does Villager Death Messages need Collective?
In the catalog
Villager Death Messages is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Villager Death Messages is a minimalistic mod that broadcasts an informational death message whenever a villager passes away. The message displays the villager's name if custom, profession, cause of death and last location. The mod also mentions modded villagers. showLocation default true If enabled, shows the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villager-death-messages
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15