how to make custom death messages

Title says it all

 

Um, listen for playerdeathevent, then getCause, and based on the cause broadcast a different message? I really recommend taking a look at the javadoc as it contains all the information you need.

 

I was hoping someone would just give me some code for it

 

edragy
If you're not even going to try to make it, then I suggest you post in "Plugin Requests" section.

 

I just can't find getCause

bump?

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Why bump more than once in an hour? :\

@EventHandler
public void onPlayerDeath(PayerDeathEvent e){
Player player = e.getPlayer();
Cause cause = e.getCause();
if (cause == lava){
bukkit.broadcast(e.getPlayer + " tried to swim in lava");
}
}

 

I haven't tested it, but won't using bukkit.broadcast display the new death message and the old one?

 

just add a cancel event then send your message might work.
not sure if that would cancel the death, but I dont think so, as its triggered AFTER the death.

 

That code doesn't work. "Cause cannot be resolved to a type" and "The method getPlayer() is undefined for the type PlayerDeathEvent" and "The method getCause() is undefined for the type PlayerDeathEvent" and "lava cannot be resolved to a variable" and "bukkit cannot be resolved" and " getPlayer cannot be resolved or is not a field".
stupid buggy code...

ZeusAllMighty11

 

Player p = event.getEntity();
if that doesnt work try
Player p = (Player) event.getEntity();

for damage:
p.getLastDamageCause().getCause()

 

It's Pseudo code...don't be a skid...

 

Sorry I hate to say were not going to spoon feed so you can rip someone else off.
http://wiki.bukkit.org/Portal:Developers is all the information you need to know to make a plugin.