Instant Death

[v2.0.0] – 2025-08-02

A major rewrite and feature-rich update to the original InstantDeath plugin. This version improves customization, configuration, permission handling, and gameplay integration. ---

New Features

- Config File Support Added config.yml for customizable messages and toggles. - Permission Toggle for Self-Kill Added config option self-kill-requires-permission: true/false. - Death Coordinates for Self-Kill Displays death location when a player kills themselves. - Vanilla Death Mechanics for PvP Kills executed by other players now use damage(Float.MAX_VALUE, killer) instead of setHealth(0.0) to allow: - Natural death messages - Death event handling - Item drops and advancements - Optional Death Location Reminder on PvP Death When enabled (show-death-location-on-kill: true), players see their death coordinates after being killed by someone else. - Full Command Console Support Console can use /kill <player> and receive proper feedback. - Message Formatting & Placeholder Support All messages now support placeholders like: - %x%, %y%, %z% - %target%, %killer% - %label% (for usage hints) ---

Improvements

- Code is now more modular and readable. - Messages are translatable and configurable via YAML. - Clean separation between console and player command handling. ---

Removed / Deprecated

- Hardcoded messages. - Redundant coordinate formatting method. - Manual "You killed X!" message — replaced by better vanilla and configurable messages. - killed-by-other message removed (now handled by vanilla Minecraft). - Use of minecraft.command.kill — now uses custom instantdeath.kill.* permission nodes.

Made this for my server, don't expect much support until the next release