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ResurrectionChest Setup

First Boot​

The first time an admin with resurrectionchest.* joins, ResurrectionChest posts a one-time first-boot message a few seconds after login. The message confirms the plugin is ready to use, points to /resurrectionchest setup, and reminds you how to register a chest (place a chest and put a sign that says [deathchest] on it).

ResurrectionChest works out of the box with vanilla chests, so there is nothing you must do here. The reminder stops appearing once setupDone is true in config.yml. Opening /resurrectionchest setup flips setupDone to true automatically, which permanently dismisses the message.

Setup Menu​

/resurrectionchest setup

Opens the Nightbreak setup menu. From there, admins can:

  • view all ResurrectionChest content packs (Wooden Chest, Angelic Chest)
  • install or uninstall packs (which moves model files between FreeMinecraftModels' models and models_disabled folders)
  • filter packs by Free or Premium
  • check for and download a plugin update via the Plugin Update entry
  • open the Recommended Plugins list (the same view as /resurrectionchest recommendedplugins)
  • turn Automatic Updates on or off (the nightbreak.autoDownloadPluginUpdates setting — see Config and Permissions)
  • read installation instructions and open relevant Nightbreak links via the info button

When a pack is installed or uninstalled, ResurrectionChest reloads FreeMinecraftModels automatically so the chest props refresh.

/resurrectionchest downloadall downloads the plugin update (if any) and every available ResurrectionChest content pack from Nightbreak in one go (requires a linked Nightbreak account). /resurrectionchest downloadallcontent downloads only the content packs, and /resurrectionchest updatecontent (alias updateallcontent) re-downloads only the content packs that are outdated.

Registering A Chest​

  1. Place a chest.
  2. Place a wall sign attached to that chest.
  3. Write the configured trigger text on line 1 or line 2 of the sign.

The default trigger text is:

[DeathChest]

When the sign is accepted, ResurrectionChest:

  • rewrites the sign (line 1 is cleared, line 2 shows the trigger text in purple, line 3 shows the player's display name, line 4 is cleared)
  • stores that chest for the player
  • removes the player's previous registered chest entry if they already had one

There is no command-based chest-registration flow.

Setup Rules​

  • The player needs resurrectionchest.use.
  • Setup is blocked in blacklisted worlds.
  • The accepted sign must be a wall sign attached to a chest.
  • Any wall-sign material works because the code checks for wall-sign block types, not one specific sign material.

Single And Double Chests​

  • A normal single chest works immediately.
  • If a registered chest later becomes part of a double chest, ResurrectionChest detects the change and updates its internal chest/model state.
  • Death drops can fill both sides of a double chest inventory.

Removal Behavior​

Breaking either of these removes the registration:

  • the registered chest
  • an attached sign belonging to that registered chest

When a registration is removed (by any trigger — breaking the chest, breaking the sign, or destroying it through the FreeMinecraftModels prop), the plugin also automatically breaks any wall signs still attached to that chest block.

The plugin also cancels attempts to edit the registered setup sign in place.

If a custom chest prop is active, left-click on the prop also removes the registration (only the chest's owner can do this — see Config and Permissions).

Admins can wipe every registered chest at once with /resurrectionchest clear. For each tracked chest it drops the chest's inventory on the ground, then removes the chest and any attached setup signs and clears the stored registration.

Protection Warning​

ResurrectionChest is not a protection plugin.

  • It does not stop other players from opening the physical chest.
  • It does not stop other players from breaking the physical chest or sign if your server protection setup allows that.

Use region protection or another chest-protection solution if you need access control.