LightDeathMessages

**LightDeathMessages** is a lightweight, configurable Minecraft death messages plugin for modern Paper/Spigot servers. It replaces vanilla death messages with clean custom messages, supports themes, PlaceholderAPI, broadcast controls, and safe fallbacks for current and future damage types. ## Why It Is Different Most death message plugins either feel heavy, mix settings with messages, or depend too much on version-specific behavior. LightDeathMessages is built to stay simple: configs are cached, death events stay lightweight, themes are file-based, vanilla messages are hidden safely, and unknown/custom damage types fall back without crashing your server. ## Features - Custom death messages for PvP, mobs, projectiles, explosions, environment deaths, and unknown/custom damage. - Global, world-only, radius-based, or disabled broadcasts. - PlaceholderAPI support when installed. - Legacy color support and safe formatting fallback. - Command-only prefix messages. - Death messages with literal skull icons in the message strings. - Built-in themes plus unlimited custom themes. # (https://modrinth.com/plugin/lightdeathmessages/gallery) ## Themes Themes live in: ```text plugins/LightDeathMessages/themes/ ``` To add your own theme, create a new file such as: ```text plugins/LightDeathMessages/themes/random.yml ``` Then select it in `config.yml`: ```yaml themes: selected-theme: random ``` No Java code changes are needed for custom themes. The plugin scans the themes folder and can load any valid `.yml` theme by file name. ## Commands ```text /deathmessages help /deathmessages reload /deathmessages version /deathmessages test <type|all> /deathmessages theme list /deathmessages theme preview <theme> /deathmessages theme apply <theme> ``` Aliases: ```text /dm /deathmsg ```