corpse_definition

Defines the model, name, rotation and lifetime of a corpse.

Several definitions can coexist. When a player dies, the definition with the highest priority whose worlds filter accepts the death world wins — so a corpse in the nether can look different from one in the overworld.

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
definitionRef	Ref<EntityDefinition>	empty	Entity definition used for the model. Empty = plain player model wearing the victim's skin.
displayName	Var<String>	<red>☠ {player}'s corpse	Name shown above the corpse. {player} is the dead player's name.
showDisplayName	Var<Bool>	true	Show the floating name above the corpse.
verticalOffset	Var<Double>	0.0	Vertical offset from the death location, in blocks.
rotationMode	Enum	RANDOM	RANDOM, FACE_KILLER or FACE_FORWARD.
overrideDuration	Var<Int>	0	Seconds before corpses of this type expire. Overrides the global setting when above 0.
playDeathAnimation	Var<Bool>	true	Play the model's death animation when the corpse appears.
deathAnimationName	Var<String>	death	Animation to play on spawn. Only used by model backends that expose named animations.
worlds	List<String>	empty	Worlds this definition applies to. Empty = every world.
priority	Int	0	Highest priority wins when several definitions match.

Supported model backends

definitionRef accepts an entity definition from any of:

Backend	Tag
EntityExtension	entity_definition
ModelEngine	modelengine_definition
BetterModel	bettermodel_definition
BTC Mob NPC	btcmob_npc_definition
MythicMobs NPC	mythicmob_npc_definition

Notes

• The corpse is rendered once per viewer, so every player nearby sees it, each with their own copy of the model. Visibility uses the engine's entity.show-range setting.
• With no definitionRef, the corpse is a plain player entity in the vanilla dying pose, wearing the dead player's skin and armour.
• With a model backend, deathAnimationName is pushed as an animation instead of the vanilla pose. Backends that do not expose named animations ignore it.