How do I install Better Death Messages?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Better Death Messages work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.4. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Better Death Messages

by GALAKSYR1 · on Modrinth

Changes the 'You Died!' screen text and adds some funny but humiliating death messages p.s. the pack image was created by chatgpt

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BETTER DEATH MESSAGES LOGO

Update 2.0.0

Adds new death messages for certain mobs plus tweaked the other ones as well

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Player forgot how to land (fell from a high place) Player flew straight to a wall (experienced kinetic energy) Player fell out of the universe (fell out of the world) Replace this with a description

...and much more!

Download the pack to see all the other messages!

Update 1.0.0

The original version of Better Death Messages (BDM)

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
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 — How to install Minecraft Java resource packs walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as Better Death Messages.zip
Download size: 23 KB
Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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