You Were Slain
by Superkat32
When a player dies, You Were Slain replaces the death screen with a version whose text, colors, timing and buttons the player can change.
What it does
The Fabric mod lets players edit several elements of the death screen, including the text shown on it, which can be changed without a resource pack. Options cover a Terraria-styled respawn delay, text colors, a fade-in for the text, and hiding the respawn or title screen buttons. A death can also hide the HUD for a more cinematic moment, and the HUD returns on respawn.
It sends a chat message with the death coordinates, visible only to the player who died. A custom death sound can be swapped through a resource pack and is silent by default. Settings are kept in a config screen built with YetAnotherConfigLib, and Mod Menu provides access to that screen. The mod is client-side only, so servers run without it and only the player installing it needs it.
Installation needs Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). Mod Menu is optional but needed to open the config screen. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with files for 1.20 – 1.20.6, the latest being 1.0.0-1.20.x for 1.20.6.
Key features
Respawn delay
A respawn delay styled after Terraria makes the player wait before returning to the world after dying.
Text styling
Colors can be changed for the death screen text, and the text can be set to fade in.
HUD hiding
The HUD disappears after death for a cinematic effect and returns when the player respawns.
Death location message
A chat message shows the coordinates of the death to the player only, without alerting others.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players of single-player or multiplayer games on Fabric who want more control over the death screen. Because only the client runs it, a server owner does not need to install anything for players to use it.
How it compares
Death Effects is a client-side only Fabric mod under the MIT License and is open source, with files for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, so it targets a newer range than You Were Slain. Randomized Respawn is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and published for 1.20.1 only. FoxWorth Edition (Menu & Resources) is server required with optional client use, for 1.20.4, under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Were Slain | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2023-06-25 |
| Death Effects | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-04 |
| Randomized Respawn | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-09-11 |
| FoxWorth Edition (Menu & Resources) | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-12-09 |
Questions
Does You Were Slain need Mod Menu?
Do servers need You Were Slain installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
You Were Slain is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
You Were Slain allows you to edit multiple elements of the death screen. There are lots of features, including: - A Terraria-styled respawn delay - Ability to change text colors - Allow for the text to fade in - Hide your HUD upon death, for more a more cinematic effect(it then unhides the HUD upon respawning) - Hide…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/you-were-slain
- Owner
- Superkat32
- Published
- 2023-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15