
No Free Deaths: Better keepInventory
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Lose XP and hunger with keepInventory. Stops players abusing death as a free reset, but without the punishment of losing all their stuff 😌
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Adds consequences to dying with keepInventory. Players don't abuse death as a free teleport and hunger reset mechanic when they have no reason to.
Features
- Can be disabled per-player by admins
- Players will respawn at half hunger
- Players lose some or all XP on death
- Players lose Curse of Vanishing items on death (requires 1.20.5+)
- Not enabled by default: Players will respawn with less health
- Does nothing if
keepInventoryis disabled - Pick whether players recover all their XP
Opt-out
Players can be opted out of the consequences if they would prefer a more relaxed gaming experience. Per-player opt-out means everyone can play how they want to. An admin must be the one to run the command.
/execute as USERNAME run function no_free_deaths:cmd/opt_out
Configure
Every penalty for death can be toggled individually:
/function no_free_deaths:cmd/toggle_drop_xp
/function no_free_deaths:cmd/toggle_curse_of_vanishing
/function no_free_deaths:cmd/toggle_respawn_hunger_penalty
NOT ENABLED BY DEFAULT
/function no_free_deaths:cmd/toggle_respawn_health_penalty
The percentage of levels lost on death is set automatically when the data pack is loaded and will not be changed unless it is manually updated. It's a bit verbose, but can be changed to a custom amount e.g. 90 to lose 90% of levels.
/scoreboard players set .drop_percentage no_free_deaths.drop_xp.settings 90
Instead of dropping a portion of your XP, you can run the following command to toggle dropping as many experience points as it would take to get you from 0 levels to your current level. Enabling "drop XP in full" means players will always drop all their XP, but it can be entirely recovered.
/function no_free_deaths:cmd/toggle_drop_xp_in_full
This data pack enables keepInventory the first time it is loaded. If keepInventory is disabled after that, it will not be re-enabled on load.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as no-free-deaths+v1.1.2+mc1.21-1.21.5.zip
- Download size: 74 KB
- Download link checked 29 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.