
Adds a death countdown: players are frozen on death, then respawn with partial health—dying finally has a price.
Death Penalty — Make Death Matter Again
In Minecraft, enabling keepInventory protects your items but removes the consequence of death—often turning it into a free heal or a "fast travel" exploit back to base.
Death Penalty introduces an innovative balance mechanism: The Death Countdown.
When you die, you don't respawn immediately. Instead, you enter a mandatory "fake death" countdown. During this penalty period, you are immobilized and must wait for the timer to finish. More importantly, rebirth doesn't mean a full recovery—you respawn with a weakened body (customizable health/hunger), adding a real cost to every mistake.
This mod retains the convenience of keeping your inventory while ensuring that death still carries a meaningful price.
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