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DeadBodies

Spawns a dead body on death — recover your loot from the corpse at the exact death location.

PluginsFree1.21
by DestenyLP · listed from Hangar
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What it does

DeadBodies is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by DestenyLP. Spawns a dead body on death — recover your loot from the corpse at the exact death location.

It supports Minecraft 1.21. It has been downloaded 434 times on Hangar. That puts it at #300 of the 529 gameplay plugins listed here. The last update came out on May 19, 2025.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

The newest is 1.0, released on May 19, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.5. It runs on Paper. The download is 148 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0May 19, 20251.21.4, 1.21.5Release
Description from the author on Hangar

DeadBodies

DeadBodies is an efficient, lightweight, and highly customizable death mechanic plugin made for modern Minecraft servers. When a player dies, a "dead body" appears at the exact location of death, allowing for immersive loot recovery. Built with performance and usability in mind, it’s perfect for survival, RPG, or SMP servers.

  • Spawn Dead Bodies – A realistic player body appears where you die.
  • Loot Recovery – Retrieve your dropped items directly from the body.
  • Full Customization – Adjust appearance, despawn time & more.
  • Modern Methods – Modern methods and functions have been used.
  • Lightweight and Efficient: Optimized for performance, even with large ore veins.
  • Modern Paper Support: Built specifically for the latest versions of Paper.

Show Config

DeadBodies Configuration

Plugin developed by DestenyLP

Version: 1.0

Prefix: &lDeadBodies &r&7»

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The time a player has to loot the body. When the time is over, the body will despawn.

#

Format: seconds (default: 600 = 10 minutes)

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Disappear Time: 600

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Show the nametag of the player that died in the hologram

true = display player name in hologram

false = use generic hologram text without player name

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Show Nametag: false

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Hologram text when Show Nametag is set to true

Available placeholders:

%player% - The name of the deceased player

%time% - Time until body despawns (formatted as MM:SS)

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Hologram with nametag:

  • '&c&l✞ &f&l%player%''s Body &c&l✞'
  • '&7This player died in the wild'
  • '&eClick to loot their inventory'
  • '&c%time% remaining'

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Hologram text when Show Nametag is set to false

Available placeholders:

%time% - Time until body despawns (formatted as MM:SS)

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Hologram without nametag:

  • '&c&l✞ &f&lDead Player &c&l✞'
  • '&7Someone died here'
  • '&eClick to loot their inventory'
  • '&c%time% remaining'

When you have bugs or problems with the plugin report them here.

Written by DestenyLP. Read it with pictures on Hangar.

How to install DeadBodies

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21.

  2. Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: DeadBodies should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 12, 2026)

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Questions

Does DeadBodies work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is DeadBodies free?

Yes. DeadBodies is free to download from Hangar.

Which server software does DeadBodies run on?

DeadBodies runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is DeadBodies still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to DeadBodies?

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