Description
Tired of dying in lava, the void, or a brutal PVP fight only to watch your gear scatter and despawn forever?
Say goodbye to frustration and hello to smart, safe, and highly customizable death protection!
SnapGraves creates a secure grave at your death location that stores every single item and all your experience – exactly as they were in your inventory. No more random drops, no more racing against despawn timers in dangerous spots.
Multi-Version Compatible
Our Advanced Graves Datapack is compatible with both datapacks and mods for Fabric, Forge, Neoforge and Quilt from 1.21.6 to 1.21.11.
Fully Configurable via In-Game Menu
No editing files needed! Adjust xp drop %, toggle remote looting/deleting, grave limit, grave glowing, and more with easy toggles, sliders, and options with no commands! Only settgins menu!
No Resource Pack Required
Download and play. That's it!
Multiplayer & SMP Friendly
Graves respect ownership, protection bubbles, to prevent griefing.
Grave Spawning
Your grave will spawn exactly the block you died.
Graves are invulnerable, no hitbox, and with low level of light. Meaning that you can easily walk through graves and find the grave at night time.
Graves can also set to be glowing, so you can see them through walls.
By default, graves glowing is turned off, you can easily toggle glowing in menu if you are the server admin. After a grave spawns, The exact location of your grave will be announced to you:
Our Graves Datapack Support Custom Dimension Death Message!
The death message format is:
[Death icon][Player Head][Player Name][Grave ID]||[Death Location]||[Death Dimension]
Grave Opening
When you back to the death location, you will see your grave.
The grave with mossy stone texture, along with a text display showing your skin head, your player name and your grave's ID, with the days you survived in the world.
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You can claim the grave by both left/right click, soul particles and sound will be displayed.
Items and experience orbs will drop to the ground for you to pick them up.
The graves do not disappear until the owner claims it.
Experience orbs drop percentage can be configurated in the config menu by admin, which will be shown in the next section.
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Tips: All the graves are invulnerable, which means no TNTs or creepers can destroy your graves!❤️
Graves Display Menu
Our Andvanced Grave Datapack has an menu for player to track their graves.
Simply press G key to open the menu and you will see a menu pop up.
⚠️If the menu did not show up, please check quick actions key in your game keybind settings.⚠️
Inside the menu, there shows the graves ID, coordinate of graves, dimension of graves, remote looting function button, and remote deleting function button.
The graves are displayed in decending order of graves ID.
And, of course, the garves menu also support custom dimension display.
Remote looting lets you to get back all your items and equipments of that grave with no distance restriction and dimension restriction. You can loot your grave everywhere!
Dispite remote looting, remote deleting lets you to delete the grave without getting back the items. If you die with full inventory of trash, you may need this.
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Server Admin can config the Advanced Graves Datapack by entering this command:
/function snapgrave:settings/menu
You will see this screen pop up instantly:
| Congfig Menu | Config Notes |
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In this config menu, you can customize:
XP Drops %
The amount of xp points that player can retrieve after claiming the grave.
Grave Limit Per Player
The maximum grave that player can spawn after death, the oldest grave will be overwritten if exceed.
Remote Looting
Enable/Disble the remote looting function.
Remote Deleting
Enable/Diable the remote deleting function.
Glowing
Enable/Disable the glowing effect of graves.
⚠️NOTES TO READ BEFORE CONFIGURATING⚠️
The settings are preset with the current data.
The Delete option is available only when the Loot option is enabled.
The Grave limit is automatically disabled if Immediate Respaun is turned on.
General Gameplay
Q: Will my items disappear when I die?
No. The moment you die, all your items and equipment are safely locked into a gravestone at your death location. Nothing drops on the ground. As long as you find and claim your grave, everything will be perfectly preserved.
Q: Can gravestones spawn in the Nether or End?
Yes. SnapGrave works seamlessly across all three dimensions. Your exact death location is recorded, and the grave info displays which dimension it's in.
Q: If I die again before claiming my first grave, will both gravestones remain?
Yes. Each death creates an independent gravestone. You can view all your graves through the "My Graves" list and claim them one by one.
Q: Can other players open my grave and take my stuff?
No. Each gravestone is bound to its creator. Only you can claim it. Other players cannot interact with your grave.
Q: Will my accumulated experience be preserved after death?
Yes. SnapGrave records your XP and returns it when you claim the grave (return percentage is adjustable by admins, default 100%).
Finding & Claiming
Q: How do I know where my grave is? What if I forget where I died?
The chat displays exact coordinates immediately after death. Additionally, you can open the "My Graves" menu anytime to view all your grave locations.
Q: How do I open my graves list?
Click the Quick Actions menu in the top-right corner of your screen and select "My Graves." No commands needed—fully GUI-based.
Q: What does the gravestone look like?
The gravestone displays your player head and name above it, making it instantly recognizable even if multiple players died in the same spot.
Q: Is there any feedback when claiming a grave?
Yes. Upon successful claim, the grave plays a soul escape sound and releases particle effects. Items and XP are added directly to your inventory.
Special Situations
Q: My grave is in a dangerous location (Lava/Void). What can I do?
If server admins enable "Remote Looting," you can retrieve items directly from the "My Graves" list without physically traveling back to the danger zone.
Q: Will my graves persist after server restarts?
Yes. Grave data is stored in the server's persistent storage. Restarts or datapack reloads won't affect them.
Q: Can I delete old graves I don't want anymore?
Yes. In the Graves list, each grave has a delete button next to it. You can remove specific graves individually.
Admin & Server Settings
Q: What settings can admins adjust?
Admins can configure: XP return %, grave limit per player, remote looting/deletion toggles, and the grave glowing effect.
Q: If I have many unclaimed graves, will they fill up the server?
Admins can set a grave limit. If exceeded, the oldest grave is automatically removed to ensure your latest death always has a grave.
Q: What is the "Glowing" feature?
When enabled, all gravestones emit a glowing aura, making them much easier to spot in dark caves or underwater without torches.
Report Bugs
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