Markdown (GitHub flavored):
# DeathGuard
The most complete death management plugin for ARK:SA servers. Every death is logged, classified, and recoverable — even after the bag is long gone.
## Smart Death Classification
- PVP — player kills with weapon name and distance, turrets, explosives
- Creatures — wild dinos with name and level, even from bleed/DOT deaths
- Environment — drowning, freezing, starving, lava, radiation, swamp cave gas
- Poison — identifies the exact item consumed (Organic Polymer, Bio Toxin, etc.)
- Crash / Timeout — distinguishes real crashes from normal logouts
- World Border — map boundary deaths with automatic free recovery
- Custom Kill Zones — name specific map locations for meaningful death messages
## Discord Bot
- Rich death embeds with victim, killer, environment, weather, biome, and connection state
- **View Items** — browse the full inventory snapshot directly in Discord
- **Recover** / **Force Recover** — restore items with one click, result updates inline
- **Teleport** — copy-paste coordinates to the death location
- `/deaths` slash command to search any player's death history
- Crash indicator shown when player disconnected before dying
## Player Self-Recovery
- `/dgbodies` — list your recent deaths with item count and time
- `/dgrecover` — recover items yourself (permission and pricing controlled)
- Auto-recovery on respawn — opt-in with `/dgoptin`
- World border deaths recovered automatically and free of charge
## Anti-Duplication Protection
- Detects when you loot your own body blocks double recovery
- Detects when another player takes items from your bag blocks recovery
- Admin force-recover override for legitimate cases
- Item blacklist with wildcard support to exclude specific items
## Timed Inventory Backups
Periodic snapshots of all online players at configurable intervals. Restore items even when no death occurred perfect for rollback situations. Restrict to specific permission groups.
## Offline Death Protection (PvE)
Protects logged-out players from dying. Activates after a configurable grace period only on clean logout, not after crashes.
## Shop Integration
Auto-detects WShop, ArkShop and TokenBank. Set per-group pricing so VIP tiers get discounts or free recovery.
## Built for Server Owners
- fully customizable messages with color, scale, position, and placeholders
- Full translation support — Discord embeds in your language
- Rich HUD notifications via AsaApiUtils (falls back to chat)
- Hot-reload config without restart
- Multi-server and cluster support
- ArkOmega mod compatibility (Charms, Medallions, custom damage types)
- Items restored to exact hotbar slots with full quality and stat preservation
