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DeathChunkAnchor

Keep chunks and their mobs loaded if a player died recently.
by _ForgeUser2804591
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Updated Jun 30, 2026
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Anti-Griefing Tools Mechanics

With mobs being able to loot items, if the chunk unloads the hostile mob along with the captured loot vanishes from memory. DeathChunkAnchor keeps the chunk loaded allowing some time for the player to return and slay any mobs that have stolen their items.

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Features

  • Keep chunks with recent deaths loaded.
  • Keep surrounding chunks loaded.
  • Set how long the keep a chunk loaded for.

Requirements

  • Java 6+

Optional

  • A permissions plugin.

Setup

  • Add the DeathChunkAnchor.jar to your server.
  • Start server
  • Enjoy

Commands

  • None

Permissions

  • dca.user: General user permissions.
    • dca.anchor: Anchor the chunk of this player.

Configuration

  • properties
    • check-new-version: Check and say in console if a new version is available.
    • use-metrics: help the developer know how popular the plugin is (the graph at the top)
    • debug-messages: Show debug messages in console.
    • permission-default: Default permission setting.
    • loaded-duration: How long, in seconds, to keep a chunk loaded.
    • anchor-surrounding-chunks: Anchor surrounding chunks as well.
    • surrounding-radius: How far to anchor.

Metrics

http:mcstats.org/plugin/DeathChunkAnchor

Statistics

This plugin utilises Hidendra's plugin metrics system, which means that the following information is collected and sent to mcstats.org:

  • A unique identifier
  • The server's version of Java
  • Whether the server is in offline or online mode
  • The plugin's version
  • The server's version
  • The OS version/name and architecture
  • The core count for the CPU
  • The number of players online
  • The Metrics version

Read more here. This functionality can be disabled in the NPR config file.

Source code available here.
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0.3.0
MC CB 1.7.9-R0.1
Beta 2014-06-10 Get
0.2.0
MC 1.6.2, CB 1.7.2-R0.2, 1.6.4
Beta 2013-07-13 Get
0.1.0
MC CB 1.5.2-R0.1
Beta 2013-06-14 Get

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