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Custom Death Messages

Source file:

modules/announce/Custom Death Msg/custom-death-messages.yml

This file contains the actual player and entity death line templates used by the module. It is the main place to edit how death messages look in chat.

Top-level sections​

The current source file is organized into these sections:

Mythic-Mobs-Entities
player-death
third-party
entity-death

Mythic-Mobs-Entities​

This section lets you target a specific MythicMobs internal id before the generic templates are used.

Example:

Mythic-Mobs-Entities:
  SkeletalMinion:
    Melee:
      1:
        - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:%entity_display% killed %player_name% with bare hands.></italic></gray>"

The source supports multiple causes such as Melee, Weapon, TNT, Projectile, Trident, Fireball, Magic, and Default.

player-death​

This section controls player death messages.

player-death.enabled​

player-death:
  enabled: true

This enables the player death template block.

player-death.audience​

player-death:
  audience:
    world-only: false
    console: false

world-only keeps the message inside the player's world. console mirrors the output to console.

player-death.lines​

player-death:
  lines:
    - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:%player_name% died.></italic></gray>"

This is the base fallback player death line.

player-death.fallback-lines​

player-death:
  fallback-lines:
    - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:%player_name% died. (%death_cause_pretty%)></italic></gray>"

These lines are used when the normal line needs a fallback variant.

player-death.vanilla-templates​

This section maps nested vanilla death translation keys to custom lines.

Example:

player-death:
  vanilla-templates:
    death:
      attack:
        player:
          1:
            - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:%player_name% was slain by %killer_entity_name%.></italic></gray>"

The source supports:

exact keys
characteristics
numeric random variants

Common vanilla groups​

The current source includes groups such as:

generic
player
mob
arrow
trident
fireball
explosion
magic
wither
fall
fallingBlock

These groups can be further specialized with characteristics.

third-party​

This section handles replacement of custom third-party death lines.

third-party.enabled​

third-party:
  enabled: true

This enables the third-party replacement flow.

third-party.rules​

Example:

third-party:
  rules:
    MythicMobs:
      enabled: true
      require-plugin: "MythicMobs"
      match: "MythicMobs"
      1:
        - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:[MythicMobs] %player_name% was slain by a mythic creature.></italic></gray>"

Use this when another plugin already writes a custom death line and you want FioChat to replace it.

entity-death​

This section controls non-player entity death messages.

entity-death.enabled​

entity-death:
  enabled: true

This enables entity death messages.

entity-death.filters​

entity-death:
  filters:
    only-pets: true
    include-named-entities: false

These filters control which entity deaths are announced.

entity-death.audience​

entity-death:
  audience:
    mode: "owner"
    console: false

This controls who sees entity death messages.

entity-death.lines​

entity-death:
  lines:
    - "<red>☠ </red> <gray><italic><smallfont:%entity_display% died. Owner: %owner_name%></italic></gray>"

This is the main entity death line template.

entity-death.vanilla-templates​

This section maps vanilla death keys for non-player entities.

The structure is similar to player-death.vanilla-templates, with support for characteristics, player, item, and numeric random variants.

Useful placeholders​

Common placeholders used by this file include:

%player_name%
%entity_display%
%entity_name%
%owner_name%
%killer_name%
%killer_entity_name%
%killer_mob_name%
%killer_weapon_name%
%killer_item_name%
%death_message_key%
%death_cause_pretty%
%message%

These registries are used by the template file:

modules/announce/Custom Death Msg/mobs_en.json
modules/announce/Custom Death Msg/items_en.json

Legacy Path Note​

The active template path for this build is:

modules/announce/Custom Death Msg/custom-death-messages.yml

The plugin still knows the older legacy paths:

modules/announce/death-messages/custom-death-messages.yml
modules/death-message/custom-death-messages.yml

This page follows the current announce-module path and the current custom death-message template layout used by the build.

Page note

This page is source-backed and includes a short callout so the content reads like a guide instead of plain reference text.