🪦 BetterGravestone — Lightweight Death Item Protection

BetterGravestone is a lightweight and efficient mod that spawns a gravestone when a player dies, safely storing their dropped items inside it.
No commands, no schedulers, no databases — everything is stored directly in the block.

Perfect for survival servers that want a clean and fair way to recover items after death without clutter or performance impact.

✨ Features

🪦 Spawns a gravestone at the player’s death location
📦 Stores dropped items directly inside the grave
⏱️ Items are retrievable for a configurable amount of time (default 30 minutes)
🔒 Only the owner can access their gravestone (configurable with permissions)
⚡ Extremely lightweight – no external storage or schedulers
💬 Fully customizable messages using TinyMsg formatting
🧱 All data is stored inside the block itself

⚙️ Configuration

BetterGravestone uses a simple JSON configuration file.
All messages support TinyMsg formatting, including colors and placeholders.

📄 Config Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
`TimeToCollectGraveInSeconds`	Number	`1800`	Time (in seconds) a gravestone can be looted before it expires
`SendDeathLocation`	Boolean	`true`	Sends the player their death coordinates
`MessageDeathLocation`	String	—	Message sent to the player showing death coordinates
`MessageGraveExpired`	String	—	Message shown when a grave has expired
`MessageGraveNotOwner`	String	—	Message shown when another player interacts with the grave
`BreakOthersPermission`	String	`gravestone.break.others`	Permission required to break other players’ gravestones
`IgnoreTimeToCollect`	Boolean	false	Ignores the time limit on gravestone collection
`IgnoreTimePermission`	String	`gravestone.ignore.time`	Configure a permission used to bypass the time limit for gravestone collection

📝 Default Configuration

{
  "TimeToCollectGraveInSeconds": 1800,
  "SendDeathLocation": true,
  "MessageDeathLocation": "<color:red>You have died at</color><color:white>:</color> <color:gray>{x}, {y}, {z}</color><color:white>.</color>",
  "MessageGraveExpired": "<color:red>This gravestone has been placed for a long time</color><color:white>.</color> <color:red>Your items have rotted away</color><color:white>.</color>",
  "MessageGraveNotOwner": "<color:red>You are not the owner of this gravestone</color><color:white>.</color> <color:gray> You can break this gravestone in </color><color:white>{time}</color> <color:gray>seconds</color><color:white>.</color>",
  "BreakOthersPermission": "gravestone.break.others",
  "IgnoreTimeToCollect": false,
  "IgnoreTimePermission": "gravestone.ignore.time"

}

💬 Support

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