You Died [Backport]
by xyhaunter
You Died [Backport] swaps the standard death screen for a Dark Souls style DIED message, played with a death sound effect.
What it does
When the player dies, the death screen shows a DIED message in the style of the Dark Souls games, with a death sound effect playing alongside it. The mod is a backport of the original You Died mod to Minecraft 1.12.2 on Forge. Only the client needs it, so players can add it without any change on the server.
Key features
Dark Souls style death screen
The standard death screen is replaced by a DIED message modeled on the Dark Souls series.
Death sound effect
A sound plays with the message each time the player dies, marking the moment.
Backport of You Died
The original You Died mod is carried over to version 1.12.2 for Forge.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Death's Door is a server-side only mod under the Apache License 2.0, published for Fabric and Forge across 1.12.2 – 26.2. TinyFish Death Penalty is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client and server together, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Died [Backport] | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-13 |
| Death's Door | Fabric and Forge | 1.12.2 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-04 |
| TinyFish Death Penalty | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-21 |
Questions
Does You Died [Backport] need to be on the server?
Which loader and version does You Died [Backport] support?
In the catalog
You Died [Backport] is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
This mod adds a Dark Souls inspired death screen. Backport of the original "You Died" mod. Displays a Dark Souls style "YOU DIED" message instead of the standard death screen and plays the accompanying death sound effect.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/you-died-backport
- Owner
- xyhaunter
- Published
- 2026-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15