Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On
Dying in Minecraft is rarely the problem. The real punishment is the long walk back to your base, your mining outpost, or that village you spent an hour exploring. Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On solves this elegantly by turning every waystone you have discovered into a valid respawn point. Instead of waking up at a random world spawn with empty pockets, you get a choice.
What Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On Does
This add-on hooks directly into the death screen. Once you have "kicked the bucket," a new button labeled "Respawn at Waystone" appears alongside the usual options. Clicking it opens a list of every waystone you have activated, and selecting one re-materializes you at that location. No commands, no admin intervention, no tedious corpse runs across thousands of blocks.
The add-on is designed to work alongside the Waystones mod rather than replace it. Waystones handles discovery, activation, and teleportation between points; Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On extends that same network to the respawn system. If you already run Waystones on your world, this is the natural companion piece.
Key Features at a Glance
- Adds a dedicated "Respawn at Waystone" button to the death screen.
- Displays a selectable list of all waystones you have previously discovered.
- Respects Waystones activation rules, so undiscovered stones stay hidden.
- Includes config options aimed specifically at modpack creators.
- Required on both the server and the client for multiplayer play.
Server and Client Requirements
One detail that trips up new players: Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On must be installed on both sides in multiplayer. The server needs it to validate respawn requests, and the client needs it to render the button and the waystone selection list. Installing it only on the client will not work on a remote server, and installing it only on the server leaves players without the interface. For singleplayer worlds, one installation covers both roles automatically.
Modpack Creator Configuration
Modpack authors get meaningful control through the config file. The most useful option restricts the respawn list to waystones in the player's current dimension. On a heavily modded pack with a Nether hub, a mining dimension, and a dozen exploration worlds, that single toggle prevents players from escaping a dangerous dimension by dying in it. It keeps progression intact while still rewarding players who take the time to activate waystones.
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Supported Minecraft Versions and Loaders
Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On is built for modern Minecraft releases and is distributed as a Fabric mod, matching the loader used by the current Waystones builds. Before you download Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On, confirm that your Minecraft version and your Waystones version line up with the add-on's supported range. Mismatched versions are the most common cause of a missing death screen button or a crash on world load.
How to Install Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On
- Install Fabric Loader for your Minecraft version.
- Place the Fabric API jar in your mods folder.
- Add the matching Waystones jar.
- Drop the Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On jar into the same mods folder.
- Launch the game and confirm the add-on loads without errors.
For servers, repeat the same steps on the server directory and restart. If the button does not appear after death, check that both Waystones and Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On loaded successfully, then verify your config has not disabled the feature.
Why It Belongs in Your Mod List
Spawnstones: Waystones Add-On for Minecraft respects the effort that goes into exploration. You still have to find and activate waystones before they become respawn options, so the reward feels earned rather than handed out. The dimension-locking config keeps pack balance under control, and the death screen integration is clean enough that it feels like a vanilla feature. If your world already uses Waystones, this add-on closes the last annoying gap in the travel loop.