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Troubleshooting & FAQ

Troubleshooting​

Graves aren't being created​

  • Confirm the player has the ascendra.place permission (default true).
  • Check your world settings. With worlds.use-whitelist: true, graves only work in enabled-worlds. With use-whitelist: false, make sure the world isn't listed under disabled-worlds.
  • If GriefDefender is installed and griefdefender.block-graves-in-claims: true, deaths inside a claim fall back to vanilla item drops instead of creating a grave.

Items dropped on the ground instead of going into a grave​

This is the expected fallback when a grave can't be created — most commonly a death inside a blocked GriefDefender claim. Set griefdefender.block-graves-in-claims: false if you want graves even inside claims.

Holograms aren't showing​

  • Holograms require DecentHolograms 2.8.9 or newer. Without it, holograms are disabled automatically.
  • Confirm holograms.enabled: true in config.yml.
  • If you see leftover holograms with no grave, run /ascendra purgeholograms.

XP isn't being restored​

  • Check xp-mode. NONE stores no XP; PERCENTAGE stores only xp-percentage percent.
  • For full XP recovery, set xp-mode: FULL.

A grave disappeared​

  • It may have expired. Check expiration.lifetime and expiration.on-expire. With on-expire: DELETE, expired contents are removed; with DROP they're dropped at the location.
  • It may have been removed by the per-player limit. With limits.remove-oldest-on-limit: true, the oldest grave is removed when a player exceeds limits.max-graves.

The temporary platform won't go away​

  • Platforms are removed grave-platform.removal-delay seconds after the grave is emptied.
  • With grave-platform.remove-only-if-unchanged: true, Ascendra will not remove platform blocks that were changed by players — this is intentional to protect builds.

Config changes aren't taking effect​

Run /ascendra reload after editing config.yml. No restart is required.

FAQ​

Does Ascendra teleport players to their grave?​

No. Ascendra provides a Recovery Compass that points to the grave and shows death coordinates, but it does not teleport players.

Does Ascendra support PlaceholderAPI?​

No. Hologram lines and messages support & colour codes and Ascendra's own placeholders (such as {player}, {time}, {status}), but PlaceholderAPI is not supported.

Can graves be duplicated or exploited?​

Ascendra includes several anti-duplication measures: graves lock while open, active grave state is tracked, and recovery compasses are stripped from captured inventories. See Grave Behaviour → Anti-Duplication.

Are grave blocks safe from explosions?​

Yes. Grave blocks are protected from explosions.

What happens to a recovery compass stored at death?​

Recovery compasses are stripped from captured grave inventories to prevent duplication, so they won't be recovered from a grave.

Do I need an external database?​

No. Ascendra uses SQLite with the driver shaded into the jar. Data lives in plugins/Ascendra/graves.db. See Storage & Database.

Are DecentHolograms and GriefDefender required?​

No. Both are optional soft dependencies. Ascendra works fully without them — holograms and claim-aware placement simply stay disabled when their plugins aren't installed.

Can I keep graves forever?​

Yes. Set expiration.enabled: false or expiration.lifetime: -1 for permanent graves, and limits.max-graves: -1 for unlimited graves per player.