- Place custom-death-messages-1.0.0.jar in your server’s plugins/ folder and start the server.
- Edit plugins/CustomDeathMessages/config.yml to customize messages:
- Under messages: set global pools (e.g; FALL , LAVA , KILLED_BY_PLAYER , GENERIC ).
- Under players: add exact player names for per-player overrides (e.g., ivanow_ ).
- Use & color codes (e.g; &6 , &7 , &c ) and placeholders like {player} , {killer} , {weapon} , {cause} .
- Choose how messages rotate with settings.selection_mode : random , first , or sequential .
- Apply changes instantly with /customdeath reload (permission: customdeatch.reload or customdeath.reload ).
- Notes: Single-line pools always use that one line; player overrides take precedence over global messages. Supports Spigot/Paper 1.12.2–1.21.x.