Absurd Death Messages

Absurd Death Messages

A mod with features designed to achieve ridiculous death messages suggested by Knarfy's Audience

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Screenshots

Wizard
Bucket of Creeper
I've fallen
Ronald
Orange trees!
Very Cool Dave the Magical Cheese Wizard

About this Mod

Knarfy's Absurd Death Messages

Adds 9 ridiculous ways to die in Minecraft!

Inspired by YouTube comments and developed for a video on Knarfy's channel!

(So sorry that it is only released in 1.21.4! Had a few elements that were custom coded for that version and I couldn't upgrade to any more recent versions. Regardless, I still wanted to release the mod for you all!
PLEASE remember that this mod is NOT supposed to be polished, and may lead to crashes or strange errors. Don't use this mod on a world you like!)

Check out the original video here for more info on the mod:

The ridiculous deaths include the following:

  • Eating a whopper and being hunted down by Ronald McDonald
  • Touching grass for a moment, but then not touching grass for 15 seconds
    • Can be enabled or disabled with the requireTouchingGrass game rule. Default setting is false
  • Drinking a creeper you pick up in a bucket
  • Emotional damage (press the End key on your keyboard)
  • Tripping over a rock (must be in survival mode)
  • Becoming a goat player and getting a concussion
    • Get hit with Ronald McDonald's wooden bat to get a concussion
  • Wandering into the scary woods and getting taken by the terrifying ghost creature
    • Definitely don't do this with the useScaryPlaceholder game rule enabled wink wink
  • Giving Dave the Magical Cheese Wizard a wizard hat and cool glasses. He just gets too cool
  • Eating an orange. Apparently that does it?

All death messages are hinted at via advancements! Hit the L key on your keyboard for some directions on how to get each one!

Track the number of deaths you and your friends have gotten with the following commands:

  • /startdeathscounter enables the trackDeaths gamerule and sets up a death tracking scoreboard above players' heads and in the Tab list
    • Score is based on the number of advancements the players have aquired! Once a player has gotten all 9 death messages and triggered each final advancement, the player will be announced as the winner when they respawn!
  • /stopdeathscounter stops the minigame and resets the scoreboards and gamerules
    • These settings are also reset when a player is announced as the winner

Available Versions

Absurd Death Messages 1.0.4release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
December 6, 2025
Absurd Death Messages 1.0.3release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
October 13, 2025
Absurd Death Messages 1.0.2release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
October 13, 2025

How to Install Absurd Death Messages on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set neoforge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Absurd Death Messages". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.4

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Absurd Death Messages server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Absurd Death Messages compatible with neoforge?

Absurd Death Messages officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Absurd Death Messages – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Absurd Death Messages consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.4