How to Set Up and Control Death Quotes on a Multiplayer Server

Death Quotes Mod works on multiplayer servers as well as in singleplayer worlds, making every player's demise a shared chat event without requiring everyone to set up custom files.

Server-Side Setup

For multiplayer, the mod runs on the server side. Once it is placed in the server's mods folder and the server starts up, it automatically generates its configuration and the default deathquotes.txt file inside the server's config directory.

Whenever any player on the server dies, everyone in chat sees a random quote right above the standard vanilla death condition. Server administrators can edit the server's config/deathquotes.txt file to add inside jokes for their community, then run /deathquotes reloadQuotes from the server console or an operator account in game to apply the new lines immediately.

Toggling Quotes On and Off

Because the mod ties directly into vanilla death announcements, it uses Minecraft's built-in gamerule to control its main functionality:

• Disable quotes and death messages: Run /gamerule showDeathMessages false as a server operator. Neither the vanilla death message nor the funny quote above it will be broadcast in chat.
• Enable quotes and death messages: Run /gamerule showDeathMessages true to turn both standard death messages and the mod's quotes back on.