Grave Keeper
A grave modification for Minecraft with a special attention to integration and balance with other mods.
About this Mod
Overview
Whenever you die, this mod places a Death Chest in a safe place to keep your loot. You have exclusive access to its content for a limited time, afterwards anyone can loot it with a simple right click. Loot is placed back to their original slot, so you can go straight back in action!
Survival Features
- protection: only you can open your grave, nothing will break it, for a limited time...
- informative: sneak-right click to get details on the grave, while you wait for the guardian to expire...
- compatibility: native support for Aether Legacy, Baubles, Cosmetic Armor Reworked, GalactiCraft, TechGuns & Travellers backpack inventories.
integration: support soulbinding items through TwilightForest's charms, CoFH & EnderIO's enchants, Botania's Resolute Ivy. - slot restore: your loot is placed back to their original slot in your inventories.
smart position: gravestone is placed in a safe place, preferably in sight of your original death point. Died deep in a lava lake? that's fine, your gravestone is on the surface. - customization: extensive configuration allows you to adjust the mod to your liking, including bypassing keepInventory rule to better support other mods.
balanced: customize how many soulbound enchants are active upon death, so you still get a good reason to return in action...
Admin Features
- backup: player inventory is saved on disk upon death, you can restore it from a simple /gkrestore command (loosely inspired by OpenBlocks).
- admin friendly: creative players can't collect content with right click, they need to break the grave. So you'll never say "Oups, I've deleted all your loot".
- in-game history: you can view, restore and teleport to previous graves of a player with a simple /gklistcommand.
Planned Features
- death certificate item to help you locate your grave
Special Thanks
This mod is loosely inspired by TwentyOneZ's Guardian Chests mod which was based on NightKosh's GraveStone mod, Dr.Cyano's Lootable Bodies mod and Tyler15555's Death Chest mod. Thanks for the original ideas!
Thanks to QuantumlyTangled who started the original remake on 1.12.2.
Available Versions
How to Install Grave Keeper on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.12.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Grave Keeper". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.12.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Grave Keeper server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.12.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Grave Keeper compatible with forge?
Grave Keeper officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Grave Keeper – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Grave Keeper 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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