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SavageDeathChest Plugin for Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.19.1

SavageDeathChest

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Updated 18.10.2026
  • 1.16 — 1.19.1

Description:

This plugin stores a player's inventory in a chest on death for later retrieval. It has many options, but configuration and use has been kept as simple as possible.

Features:

  • Places a single or double chest at player's death location containing the player's inventory
  • Optional sign placement on chest, showing player name and death date
  • Configurable list of block types that chests can replace
  • WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, PreciousStones and Towny aware, will not place a chest where the player does not have access. Enabled individually.
  • Option to check protection plugins on chest access. Enabled individually, disabled by default.
  • added WorldGuard 7.0 compatibility.
  • Searches a configurable distance from death location to find a suitable chest location
  • Optionally require players to have chest(s) in inventory
  • Chest protection allows only owners access. Also makes chests explosion proof!
  • Optionally allow player's killer to access their chest, for pvp looting.
  • Prevent concurrent access to chests when killer looting is enabled.
  • Optional quick-loot feature allows one click (sneak-punch) chest looting
  • Configurable expiration time for death chests, at which point they will break and drop their contents
  • Custom messages and language localization
  • Per world enabled in configuration
  • Uses sqlite for persistent storage
  • Prevents creative mode players from opening death chests
  • Optionally prevent players from placing items in death chests
  • Optional sound effects!
  • A perfect compliment to SavageDeathCompass and SavageGraveyards

Permissions:

Permission Description Default

deathchest.player Default player permissions true

deathchest.chest Enable death chests for player. true

deathchest.loot Allows player to quick-loot death chests by sneak-punching. true

deathchest.doublechest Allows placement of double chests if necessary. true

deathchest.admin Default administrator permissions op

deathchest.freechest Overrides require-chest configuration setting. op

deathchest.creative-access Overrides creative mode chest opening restriction. op

deathchest.loot.other Allow player to loot other player's chests. op

deathchest.reload Allows use of plugin reload command. op

deathchest.list Allows a user to view a list of their death chests and locations. op

deathchest.list.other Allows a user to view a list of other players death chests and locations. op

Commands:

/deathchest list [username] Displays a list of player's death chest locations. Requires deathchest.list permission. If a player has permission deathchest.list.other, they can supply a username to list another player's deathchests, or type an asterisk (*) to list all deathchests.

/deathchest reload Reloads configuration file and messages. Requires deathchest.reload permission, which is child node of deathchest.admin.

/deathchest status Displays version info and some config settings. Requires deathchest.status permission, which is child node of deathchest.admin.

/deathchest help [command] Displays a brief help message and command usage.

Installation

Put the jar in your plugins folder and restart your server. Edit the generated configuration file to your liking, then reload the plugin settings with the /deathchest reload command. No server restart necessary!

Configuration

All configuration changes can be made without needing to restart your server. Just issue the reload command when you are satisfied with your settings in config.yml.

Source

Source code for this plugin is hosted on github and distributed under the GPLv3 license. https://github.com/tim-savage/SavageDeathChest

How to install SavageDeathChest

  1. A server on Paper or Spigot

    The plugin runs on the server core for Minecraft 1.16–1.19.1; players do not need to install anything.

  2. File goes into the plugins folder

    Download the file SavageDeathChest-1.18.10.jar (193 KB) and put it into the server’s plugins folder.

  3. Restart the server

    On startup the plugin creates its own settings folder in plugins.

  4. Or use the “To hosting” button

    On Millida Hosting, the button at the top of the page uploads the file to your server and restarts it for you.

Minecraft 1.19.1 runs on Java 17: with a different Java version the game may close right after launch.

Versions

With dependencies

MinecraftLoaderFileDateActions
1.16—SavageDeathChest v1.18.10193 KB

FAQ

Which Minecraft versions does SavageDeathChest work on?

There are files for 1.16–1.19.1, 7 versions in total. The newest is 1.19.1.

Which Java does SavageDeathChest need?

Minecraft 1.19.1 runs on Java 17. If the game closes right after launch, the usual cause is the wrong Java version in the profile settings.

Where can I download SavageDeathChest safely?

On this page: the file SavageDeathChest-1.18.10.jar (193 KB) is stored on Millida’s server, with no link shorteners. SHA-1 checksum: f6b71919e462ebaccb0f9e108143423ad46402b2.

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