Past Life

This mod is an exact recreation of the Past Life modification by famous YouTuber Grian. If you want to play other Life Series seasons, it's recommended to use the Life Series mod.

Since modern Fabric is unavailable for old Minecraft versions that Past Life was played on (such as Beta versions), this mod was created specifically for OrniteMC.

Installation Features

In the earliest versions (Beta 1.2_02, Beta 1.7.3 and Release 1.1), separate jar files are available for client and server — make sure to download the correct variant.

The mod is required for client installation in versions Beta 1.2_02, Beta 1.7.3, Release 1.1 and Release 1.4.7. In later versions it's optional.

Installation for Versions Before 1.14

Client

1. Install the OrniteMC installer from the official website
2. Run it, select the client environment and install the required Minecraft version
3. For beta 1.2_02 or beta 1.7.3 versions: check "Historical Versions" to display beta versions
4. Open the folder with the installed game and add the mod jar file to the mods folder
5. Launch Minecraft launcher, select the Ornithe profile and run the game

Server

1. Install the OrniteMC installer
2. Select the server environment and install the required Minecraft version
3. For beta versions also check "Historical Versions"
4. Run the fabric-server-launch.jar file for initial server setup
5. For Beta 1.2_02, Beta 1.7.3 or Release 1.1 versions: open server.properties and set "online-mode" to false
6. Add the mod to the server's mods folder
7. Run the server via fabric-server-launch.jar

Important Notes

When updating the server, be sure to keep the _pastlife_lives.txt file as it contains information about players' lives.

This mod doesn't include Simple Voice Chat and doesn't automatically update worlds when switching to new versions — this must be done manually.

After updating skins in the launcher, it may take about 20 minutes for them to display in the game due to the special implementation of the skin system.

Features by Version

Boogeyman Mechanics

Available from session 2 (Beta 1.7.3+)

To activate the Boogeyman:

• Administrator must execute /boogeyman choose command, which randomly selects Boogeymen
• Boogeyman success or failure isn't tracked automatically — player must execute /boogeyman succeed or /boogeyman fail
• Commands can be executed at any time, with a public message sent to chat to prevent cheating
• Console also logs information about selected Boogeymen and their successes/failures

Secret Society

Available from session 3 (Release 1.1+)

To activate the Secret Society:

• Administrator executes /society begin to start with a random word
• Or /society begin <word> to start with a specific word
• Society success or failure isn't tracked automatically — members execute /society success or /society fail
• Console logs information about command execution and selected participants

All Commands

Make sure you have operator rights to use most commands below.

/lives

• /lives — Shows your life count. No permissions required.
• /lives add <player> [amount] — Adds [amount] lives to <player>. If [amount] isn't specified, defaults to 1.
• /lives remove <player> [amount] — Removes [amount] lives from <player>. If [amount] isn't specified, defaults to 1.
• /lives set <player> <amount> — Sets <player>'s lives to <amount>.
• /lives get <player> — Shows how many lives <player> has.

/boogeyman — Available from session 2 (Minecraft Beta 1.7.3+)

• /boogeyman choose — Randomly selects Boogeymen.
• /boogeyman success — Executed by Boogeyman to indicate successful kill. No permissions required.
• /boogeyman fail — Executed by Boogeyman to indicate failure. No permissions required.

/society — Available from session 3 (Minecraft Release 1.1+)

• /society begin — Starts Secret Society with random word.
• /society begin <secret_word> — Starts Secret Society with specified word.
• /society success — Executed by society members to indicate success. No permissions required.
• /society fail — Executed by society members to indicate failure. No permissions required.
• /initiate — Executed by members to join society. No permissions required.