# What does it do?
\n– This datapack allows you to configure which items don’t drop upon player death and how much is dropped from the rest.
\n – Singular or unstackable items have random chance of dropping based on the same value how much plural items (means more than 1 item in the stack) are dropped.
\n– It let you configure how xp behave after death. By default everything is dropped and 50% can be pick up at the place of death which is far more than vanilla and it’s max 7 levels.
\n – You can give players items with custom data always_drop:1b and never_drop:1b which take priority over general list.
\n– Adjustable lifetime for items and xp (before they despawn).
\n– Current settings can be seen by regular player by using `\/trigger check_keep_inventory`. It shows on first join by default but can be turned off<\/p>\n
Main purpose of this datapack was to create list of items that do not drop for a SMP.
\nThe datapack I was inspired by (Keep Some Inventory by PuckiSilver), was insufficient, easy to made but hard to use.
\nSo I made my own. Then I added rest of the features that were nice to have.<\/p>\n
## Priority of items settings
\n1. components:{“minecraft:custom_data”:{always_drop:1b}}
\n > Example command: `\/give @s minecraft:ender_chest[minecraft:custom_data={always_drop:1b}] 1`
\n2. components:{“minecraft:custom_data”:{never_drop:1b}}
\n – Works like Bedrock keep_on_death tag, unless the item als have curse of vanishing
\n3. List of items that do not drop.
\n – Default list is inside bki:reset function, you can edit it there with text editor and than run the function or try using bki:settings function in game.
\n4. The rest is dropped. By default it is everything, but you can adjust drop percentage in the same way as the list above<\/p>\n
To adjust the settings change values in file `reset.mcfunction` with text editor or use in game settings with<\/p>\n
`\/function bki:settings`<\/p>\n
Photo misses adjustable lifetime feature
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There will be **no updates** of this datapack unless I will need it myself, but feel free to modify it yourself
\nFor that I’m leaving comments so future someone will be able to quickly understand what each part does<\/p>\n
# Compatability<\/p>\n
– This pack will most likely not work together with grave packs or packs doing anything to items on death.
\n– It might work with modded items, but I haven’t tested it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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