Never lose your items again! A simple & powerful plugin that gives players a compass pointing directly to their last death location.
Have you ever died in Minecraft and spent hours wandering around trying to find your items? Death Location Compass solves that problem by giving you a compass that always points directly to your last death location!
Perfect for ✔ Survival Servers, ✔ SMPs, and ✔ Hardcore Worlds where every item matters.
Features
Death Compass – Upon death, players receive a compass pointing to their last death spot.
Automatic Tracking – The compass updates dynamically and guides you straight back to your items.
Custom Messages – Fully customizable messages.
Lightweight & Lag-Free – Optimized for performance, even on large servers.
Multi-world Support – Works across all worlds without issues.
Configuration
Enable/disable worlds.
Customize messages (supports color codes).
Commands & Permissions
/dlc reload – Reloads the plugin configuration.
dlc.use – Allows players to receive/use the death compass. (default)
dlc.admin – Allows reloading the config.
Compatibility
Minecraft: 1.21+
Tested: 1.21.8
Dependencies: None
Installation
Drop in plugins/ → Restart → Enjoy!
Configure settings in config.yml or en.yml.
# Death Location Compass Configuration
# Configure which worlds have the death compass feature enabled
# Global plugin settings
plugin:
# Enable debug messages in console
debug: false
# Distance in blocks from death location to automatically remove compass
removal_distance: 3.0
# World-specific settings
# Set to true to enable death compass in that world, false to disable
worlds:
# Default world settings (applies to worlds not explicitly listed)
default: true
# Example world configurations:
# world: true
# world_nether: true
# world_the_end: false
# creative_world: false
# Compass settings
compass:
# Custom name for the death compass (supports color codes with &)
name: "&c&lDeath Location Compass"
# Lore for the compass (supports color codes with &)
lore:
- "&7Points to your death location"
- "&7Will disappear when you reach it"
# Whether to play sound when compass is given
give_sound: true
# Whether to play sound when compass is removed
remove_sound: true
# English Language File for Death Location Compass
# You can modify to translate to your language.
# Messages sent to players
messages:
# When compass is given after death
compass_given: "&aYou received a compass pointing to your death location!"
# When compass is removed upon reaching death location
compass_removed: "&eYou have reached your death location. The compass has been removed."
# When plugin is disabled in current world
world_disabled: "&cDeath compass is disabled in this world."
# When player doesn't have permission
no_permission: "&cYou don't have permission to use the death compass."
# Debug messages (only shown when debug is enabled)
debug:
compass_created: "&7[DEBUG] Created death compass for player {player} at {location}"
compass_tracking: "&7[DEBUG] Tracking compass for player {player}, distance: {distance}"
compass_removed: "&7[DEBUG] Removed death compass for player {player}"
world_check: "&7[DEBUG] World {world} enabled: {enabled}"
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For bug reports or feature requests, please use the Discussion Thread.