Death Recovery Spectator

DeathRecoverySpectator

DeathRecoverySpectator changes the usual death loop: after dying, players become spectators and must find their death point to recover part of their inventory.

Instead of instantly dropping everything, the plugin saves the player's items and sends them into Spectator mode. The player has a limited amount of time to reach the marked death location. If they make it in time, a configurable percentage of saved item stacks is returned. If time runs out, all saved items are dropped at the death point.

Features

• Saves player inventory, armor, and offhand items on death
• Sends the player into Spectator mode after respawn
• Teleports the player to a configurable spectator spawn in the same world
• Shows an action bar with:
  • remaining time
  • distance to the death point
  • relative direction arrow
• Marks the death point with particles
• Restores a configurable percentage of item stacks when the player reaches the location
• Drops remaining or expired items at the death point
• Persists active death sessions in plugins/DeathRecoverySpectator/deaths.yml
• Survives server restarts
• Supports configurable messages with & color codes
• Includes /drs reload for live config reloads

How It Works

1. A player dies.
2. Their drops are saved by the plugin instead of falling immediately.
3. After respawn, the player is placed in Spectator mode.
4. The action bar guides them back to the death point.
5. If they reach a 3-block radius around the marked location before the timer ends, part of their items are restored.
6. If the timer expires, the saved items drop at the death location.

Commands

Permissions