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Hardcore & Death Sounds
Highly Customizable DeathBan and DeathSound Plugin. Free Minecraft Java mod for 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2.
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HardcoreDeathSounds
A lightweight and efficient 1.21.x Spigot plugin designed for hardcore SMP servers. Experience true hardcore gameplay with customizable death penalties, immersive sound effects, and chat control features.
Features
Death SFX
- Play a configurable sound on death within a customizable radius
- Supports any valid Bukkit sound
- Set sound range to 0 for global sound or specify distance in blocks
Hardcore | Death Kick
- Death Ban: Automatically ban players after a configurable delay (default: 0.2 seconds)
- Death Kick: Kick players instead of banning (mutually exclusive with death ban)
- Toggle between modes via config or command
Chat Control
- Disable All Chat: Block all text messages from players
- Disable Advancements: Hide advancement messages from chat
- Chat Range: Set local chat range (0 for global chat, or specify distance in blocks)
Configuration
The plugin is fully customizable via config.yml:
main-settings:
death-bans:
enabled: true
duration: 0.2
death-sfx:
enabled: true
death-sound: "ENTITY_WITHER_SPAWN"
sound-range: 0
death-kick:
enabled: false
chat-control:
chat-range: 0
disable-all-chat: false
disable-advancements: false
Commands
- /hardcore reload - Reload the configuration from config.yml
- /hardcore mode ban - Enable death ban mode
- /hardcore mode kick - Enable death kick mode
- /hardcore bypass add - Add player to bypass list
- /hardcore bypass remove - Remove player from bypass list
- /hardcore chat on - Enable chat
- /hardcore chat off - Disable chat
🔧 Compatibility
This plugin has been tested on Spigot 1.21.x. Compatibility with other server engines such as Paper or Purpur is not guaranteed but should work.
Installation
- Download the latest
.jarfile- Place it in your server's
plugins/folder- Restart your server
- Configure the plugin to your liking in
plugins/HardcoreDeathSounds/config.yml
Credits
Made by **Adishezz / sun **
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as HardcoreDeathSounds-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.