
Auto Graves Lite
A minimalist, lag-free death protection system. Get private coordinates, a visible particle beacon, and "frozen" item despawn timers without bulky grave entities.
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About this Mod
🪦 Graves Lite: The Vanilla+ Death Solution
Graves Lite is a high-performance, minimalist datapack designed to protect your loot while keeping the "hardcore" spirit of Minecraft alive.
✨ Key Features
- 📍 Private Death Waypoints: The moment you perish, your exact coordinates are sent directly to your chat. No more guessing where that mountain was.
- ⏳ Despawn Protection: Your items won't vanish. The pack "freezes" the despawn timer for any items within a 4-block radius of your death. Take your time to gear up—your loot will be waiting.
- ✨ Soul Beacon: A subtle particle beam marks your remains. It’s visible through walls and terrain, guiding you back to the exact spot without being an eyesore.
- ⚡ Zero-Lag Architecture: Designed for servers. It uses optimized Interaction Markers rather than heavy armor stands or entities, ensuring your TPS stays at a perfect 20.
- 🧼 Self-Cleaning: Once you get within 1.5 blocks of your death site, the marker and particles vanish instantly. No "leftover" graves cluttering your world.
🛠️ How It Works
Unlike traditional grave mods that store items in a block or entity (which can occasionally "swallow" items or glitch), Graves Lite manages the Item Entities themselves:
- On Death: A marker is summoned at your location.
- The Freeze: Every tick, the marker resets the
Agetag of nearby items to 0, preventing them from ever despawning. - The Recovery: When you return, the marker detects your presence, stops the freeze, and deletes itself. Your items are picked up naturally.
🚀 Installation & Compatibility
- Multiplayer Ready: Works perfectly on dedicated servers and LAN.
To Install Datapack:
- Download the
.zipfile. - Drop it into your world’s
datapacksfolder. - Type
/reloadin-game.
To Install Mod:
- Download the '.jar' file
- Move it to mods folder in minecraft
- Restart Your game
Note: Because this pack uses marker logic, it is incredibly lightweight and won't conflict with other world-gen or utility datapacks.
Available Versions
How to Install Auto Graves Lite on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Auto Graves Lite". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+66 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Auto Graves Lite server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Auto Graves Lite compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Auto Graves Lite officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Auto Graves Lite – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Auto Graves Lite 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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