Keep On Death

Keep On Death

Keep On Death gives Minecraft Bedrock players a selective alternative to the global Keep Inventory gamerule. Instead of keeping an entire inventory after every death, each player chooses the specific equipment and inventory items they care about most. Items that are not protected continue to follow normal death behavior and can drop as usual.

This creates a middle ground for Survival worlds that want some protection for valuable gear without removing all of the risk from dying. Each player manages their own protected-item list through an in-game menu.

Protect Specific Items

Players can choose individual inventory items they want the system to protect and can remove items from the protected list when they are no longer needed. The add-on tracks the actual selected item rather than trying to build a generic replacement after death.

That approach is intended to preserve important item data such as enchantments, durability, armor trims, custom names, and other properties stored on the item. Many custom items from other add-ons can also work when they behave like normal inventory items, although another add-ons custom item-handling system can affect compatibility.

Protection That Follows the Item

Protected items remain tracked even when they are moved out of the players immediate inventory and stored elsewhere. Players can review the protected list and remove protection when they no longer want an item tracked. This is useful when equipment changes over time or an older protected item is retired to storage.

Player-Controlled Limits

Keep On Death is intentionally selective. Players start with a limited number of protection slots and can expand their available capacity through the add-ons upgrade system. This prevents the feature from simply becoming a hidden version of Keep Inventory and gives players a reason to decide which possessions are most important.

Using the Keep On Death Menu

The custom Keep On Death book opens the management interface. From there, players can choose items to protect, review what is currently tracked, and remove items from protection. The book belongs to the player using it rather than acting as a shared configuration for everyone in the world.

Designed for Survival and Multiplayer

Every player maintains a separate protection list, so the add-on can be used in single-player Survival, shared worlds, Realms, and Bedrock servers. It does not require enabling the global keepInventory gamerule, allowing unprotected inventory to continue using normal Minecraft death mechanics.

Enable both the Behavior Pack and Resource Pack before using the add-on. As with any inventory-related add-on, make a backup before installing a major update in an important world.

Achievements and Compatibility

Keep On Death is designed to work without requiring cheats or experimental Beta APIs. Under current tested Minecraft Bedrock behavior, achievements can remain available while the add-on is active.

Compatibility note: Minecraft itself decides whether a world is eligible for achievements. Mojang can change those rules in future Bedrock updates, so achievement compatibility cannot be guaranteed forever. Keep a backup of important worlds before installing or updating add-ons.