Selective Keep Inventory
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- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #88 of 211 datapack mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# Selective Keep Inventory Selective Keep Inventory is a lightweight vanilla datapack for Minecraft Java Edition that enables keep inventory for specific players only. Instead of enabling `keepInventory` for the entire world, this pack lets you choose exactly which players keep their items and XP after death. ## Features - Per-player keep inventory - Per-player XP retention - Fully server-side - Vanilla datapack, no plugin or mod required - Supports Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.2 to 1.21.11 ## How it works Players with the `keepinv` tag keep their inventory and XP on death. Players without the tag die normally and lose their inventory/XP as expected. ## Commands Enable for a player: `/tag <player> add keepinv` Disable for a player: `/tag <player> remove keepinv` Example: `/tag Steve add keepinv` Fabric: # Player Keep Inventory Server-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that enables keep-inventory only for selected players. ## Command `/keepinventory <player|selector> <on|off|toggle|status>` Examples: - `/keepinventory Steve on` - `/keepinventory @a on` - `/keepinventory Steve status` ## Installation 1. Put the ZIP file into your world's `datapacks` folder 2. Run `/reload` 3. Check with `/datapack list` ## Notes This is a vanilla datapack, so it does not add a custom root command like `/keepinv on Steve`. Use the player tag system shown above.
# Selective Keep Inventory
Selective Keep Inventory is a lightweight vanilla datapack for Minecraft Java Edition that enables keep inventory for specific players only.
Instead of enabling `keepInventory` for the entire world, this pack lets you choose exactly which players keep their items and XP after death.
## Features
- Per-player keep inventory
- Per-player XP retention
- Fully server-side
- Vanilla datapack, no plugin or mod required
- Supports Minecraft Java Edition 1. 20. 2 to 1. 21. 11
## How it works
Players with the `keepinv` tag keep their inventory and XP on death.
Players without the tag die normally and lose their inventory/XP as expected.
## Commands
Enable for a player:
`/tag
Disable for a player:
`/tag
Example: `/tag Steve add keepinv`
# Player Keep Inventory
Server-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1. 21. 1 that enables keep-inventory only for selected players.
`/keepinventory
- `/keepinventory Steve on`
- `/keepinventory @a on`
- `/keepinventory Steve status`
## Installation
1. Put the ZIP file into your world's `datapacks` folder 2. Run `/reload` 3. Check with `/datapack list`
This is a vanilla datapack, so it does not add a custom root command like `/keepinv on Steve`. Use the player tag system shown above.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Kadddor
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 856
- Endorsements
- 1
- Category
- datapack
- Created
- 3/29/2026
- Updated
- 3/29/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.21.1
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Selective Keep Inventory support?
The author lists 1.21.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Selective Keep Inventory?
Version 1.0.0, published 2026-03-29 with 856 downloads recorded at the source.
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