About DeathCompass
From ModrinthAutomatically receive a compass on respawn that points exactly to your last death location.
A simple quality-of-life mod that gives you a clear way back to your stuff. When you respawn, you automatically receive a Death Compass that points exactly to your last death location — less frustration, without feeling like a cheat.
Install on the server. Client installation is optional (vanilla clients can use it). Works in singleplayer — just drop it into your mods folder.
Dependencies: Fabric needs Fabric API and Architectury API. NeoForge needs Architectury API. Forge needs no additional dependencies.
Free to use in any modpack — public or private, no permission needed.
What it does
- Compass on Respawn — if you have a recorded death location, a lodestone-targeted Death Compass is placed in your inventory when you respawn.
- Points to Your Loot — guides you straight back to where you died.
- Vanilla Feel — uses familiar compass mechanics; spins randomly if you are in a different dimension than the death, like a normal compass.
- Full Inventory — if your inventory is full, the compass drops at your feet.
Configuration
Zero configuration — no config file, no recipes, no commands, no keybinds. Install it and it runs whenever a player dies.
Details
- Server-side grant — the server gives the compass; nothing has to be installed on the client for multiplayer.
- Players without the mod see the compass under its untranslated name
item.deathcompass.death_compass; install it on the client to get the proper name. - Fully translated into 10 languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, and Italian.
Feedback
Please report any bugs, errors, or feature suggestions on Discord: https://discord.gg/HTkn94BXmA
More mods by Nikrecs: DeathLogPlus · ResizeableSubtitles
My other mods that I recommend.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 8 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
DeathCompass on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1.1, released 2026-10-30
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21.1 to 26.3 (5 versions) | 26.3 |
From 10 recorded builds of DeathCompass.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | 2026-10-30 | 26.3 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.1 | 2026-10-30 | 26.2 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.1 | 2026-10-30 | 26.1.2 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.1 | 2026-10-30 | 1.21.11 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.1 | 2026-10-30 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.0 | 2026-09-18 | 26.3 | NeoForge |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project lhGA9TYQ (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run DeathCompass on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists DeathCompass as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 7 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-30Open ↗
- ✓AuthorNikrecs, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
