A Hytale server plugin that displays death messages in chat when players die. The plugin broadcasts death information to all players (or just the deceased player) and sends the death position to the player who died.

Features

Death Message Broadcasting: Displays death messages in chat with the format "Playername was killed by [cause]"
Configurable Display: Choose whether to show death messages in chat and whether to broadcast to all players or just the deceased player
Death Position Tracking: Automatically sends the player's death position coordinates after they die
Hot Reload: Reload configuration without restarting the server using /jemdeaths-reload
Simple Configuration: Easy-to-use configuration file with sensible defaults

Installation

Download the latest release from the releases page
Place the JemDeaths-x.x.x.jar file into your Hytale server's mods folder
Start your server to generate the configuration file
(Optional) Edit the Jemsire_JemDeaths/DeathConfig.json file to customize settings
In-game type /jemdeaths-reload to reload the config if you made changes

Configuration

After first launch, a configuration file will be created at Jemsire_JemDeaths/DeathConfig.json:

{
  "ShowDeathMessage": true,
  "ShowPosition": true,
  "DeathAnnouncementFormat": "<red>{player} {deathCause}",
  "DeathLocationFormat": "<gold>Your last death position: <white>X:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}",
  "DeathCauseReplacement": "was"
}

Configuration Options

ShowDeathMessage (default: true): Enable sending the death message to everyone
- When true: Death message is broadcast to all online players
- When false: Death messages are disabled
ShowPosition (default: true): Enable sending the position of the player's death to the player only
- When true: The player receives a private message with their death coordinates
- When false: Position notification is disabled
DeathAnnouncementFormat (default: "{player} {deathCause}"): Customize the format of the death announcement message
- Supports placeholders: {player}, {playerName}, {deathCause}, {rawDeathCause}, {position}, {x}, {y}, {z}
- Example: "[DEATH] {player} died: {deathCause}" or "Cant believe {player} {deathCause}"
DeathLocationFormat (default: "<gold>Your last death position: <white>X:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}"): Customize the format of the death location message sent to the player
- Supports placeholders: {player}, {playerName}, {deathCause}, {rawDeathCause}, {position}, {x}, {y}, {z}
- Example: "Your death location: {x}, {y}, {z}" or "Died at: {position}"
DeathCauseReplacement (default: "was"): What to replace "You were" with in the death cause
- The game's death message typically starts with "You were", this setting replaces it
- Example: "was" (default), "got", "perished from", etc.

Color Formatting

Both DeathAnnouncementFormat and DeathLocationFormat support color formatting using tags or legacy color codes. The plugin will automatically detect and apply colors if present.

Supported Color Formats:

Named Color Tags: <red>, <blue>, <green>, <yellow>, <gold>, etc.
Hex Color Tags: <#FF0000> for custom colors
Legacy Color Codes: &a, &c, &e, etc. (Minecraft/Hytale style)

Available Named Colors:

black, dark_blue, dark_green, dark_aqua, dark_red, dark_purple
gold, gray, dark_gray, blue, green, aqua
red, light_purple, yellow, white

Examples:

{
  "DeathAnnouncementFormat": "<red>{player} <gray>{deathCause}</gray>",
  "DeathLocationFormat": "<gold>Your last death position: <#00FF00>X:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}</#00FF00>"
}

Or using legacy codes:

{
  "DeathAnnouncementFormat": "&c{player} &7{deathCause}",
  "DeathLocationFormat": "&6Your last death position: &aX:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}"
}

Available Placeholders

Placeholders can be used in both DeathAnnouncementFormat and DeathLocationFormat:

{player} or {playerName} - The player's display name
{deathCause} - The formatted death cause (with "You were" replaced)
{rawDeathCause} - The original death cause without replacement
{position} - Full position as "x, y, z" (e.g., "123.4, 64.0, -567.8")
{x} - X coordinate only (e.g., "123.4")
{y} - Y coordinate only (e.g., "64.0")
{z} - Z coordinate only (e.g., "-567.8")

Example Configurations

Default configuration:

{
  "ShowDeathMessage": true,
  "ShowPosition": true,
  "DeathAnnouncementFormat": "<red>{player} {deathCause}",
  "DeathLocationFormat": "<gold>Your last death position: <white>X:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}",
  "DeathCauseReplacement": "was"
}

Custom formatted messages:

{
  "ShowDeathMessage": true,
  "ShowPosition": true,
  "DeathAnnouncementFormat": "Cant believe {player} {deathCause}",
  "DeathLocationFormat": "Your death location: X:{x} Y:{y} Z:{z}",
  "DeathCauseReplacement": "got"
}

Commands

/jemdeaths-reload - Reloads the plugin configuration without restarting the server
- Permission: jemdeaths.reload
- Usage: Use this command after modifying DeathConfig.json to apply changes

This project is open-source:

Feel free to contribute or spin it into your own system! Check out the Github

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