Dead Channel ARG

Made with AI assistance. Dead Channel ARG was created with the help of AI.

0.9.0 Beta — Afterimage Files is out now

Follow a new trail of evidence across three dimensions. The receiver picks up six two-part horror transmissions, from a knock beneath your feet to a bell that counts someone you can’t see.

• Six transmissions. Start or resume the story, enable hauntings, then use /trigger dc_echo to tune in.
• Three evidence hunts. Use /trigger dc_scan below Y=0 in the Overworld, in the Nether, and in the Hollow Broadcast.
• A personal case journal. Use /trigger dc_case to see what you’ve found and get hints for missing evidence.
• The Afterimage Case Seal. Record all six transmissions and find all three traces, then use /trigger dc_badge to claim the one-time collectible.

Download Afterimage Files for Minecraft Java 26.3 with Forge 66+ and Java 25.

What’s in the mod

Dead Channel ARG is a Minecraft horror mystery about a missing player whose coded transmissions start reaching your world.

• The story: Decode archive fragments, follow clues, and choose between two endings. Expedition mode lets you hunt signals, and the journal keeps recovered clues handy.
• Hauntings: Hear borrowed footsteps, encounter the silent Watcher, glimpse a figure when you sleep, and meet a double wearing your skin after you wake. Six atmospheric encounters add sounds, particles, and unsettling messages.
• The Hollow Broadcast: Explore an ash-covered dimension with four signal shrines, hidden recordings, and a guardian ritual that ends with The Broadcaster.
• The Last Tick: Minecraft speaks directly to you across three escalating horror scenes, with 12 voiced lines, on-screen captions, and a staged TICK LOST warning.

Use /channel start to begin the story or /trigger dc_voice to start The Last Tick. Use /channel stop to pause the disturbances.

0.8.0 Beta — The Last Tick is out now

Minecraft starts talking to you across three escalating horror scenes, with 12 voiced lines and on-screen captions. In the final scene, a staged TICK LOST warning makes it look like the game is breaking down.

Download The Last Tick beta for Minecraft Java 26.3 with Forge and Java 25.

0.7.0 Halloween Update — Out Now

Dead Channel ARG 0.7.0 Halloween Beta: The Hollow Broadcast is available now! Released October 30, 2026. Download the new update from the Files tab and explore the Hollow Broadcast dimension. 

A new dimension. A new broadcast.

Step through the return gate into The Hollow Broadcast, a separate ash-covered dimension with blackstone paths, four signal shrines, and four lost-recording landmarks.

• Recover the LISTEN, MIRROR, NULL, and SEAT frequencies and collect hidden lore.
• Face a three-wave guardian ritual ending with The Broadcaster, using named vanilla mobs.
• Experience eight new dimension-specific atmospheric encounters.
• Unlock five advancements, a Halloween conclusion, and the one-time Hollow Heart relic.
• Explore with a field guide, objective tracker, and a gate that returns you to your saved entry point.

Requires Minecraft Java 26.3, Forge 66+, and Java 25. Core dimension and command checks passed on a vanilla 26.3 server; full Forge client and live multiplayer testing remain unverified. Back up your world before upgrading.

0.6.0 Beta — Frequency Hauntings

The signal has new ways to reach you. This update adds six atmospheric horror encounters that unfold through timed sounds, particles, and unsettling messages.

New features

• Six hauntings: Borrowed Footsteps, The Locked Door, Ash Frequency, False Arrival, The Second Heartbeat, and The Empty Seat.
• Adjustable intensity: use /trigger dc_mode set 0 to turn the new hauntings off, /trigger dc_mode set 1 for an encounter every two minutes, or /trigger dc_mode set 2 for one every minute.
• Rechargeable signal detector: /trigger dc_signal sends a personal pulse and reports interference, with a 30-second recharge.
• Discovery journal: /trigger dc_journal tracks which of the six hauntings you have encountered. Discoveries persist across saves and story replays.
• Story-linked interference: later archives increase the chance of Empty Seat encounters. New hauntings run during the active story and pause with /channel stop.

Includes the existing coded archives, Expedition mode, Watcher, Sleep Vision, wake echo, and both endings. The new hauntings add no damage or block changes. Their intensity setting controls the new encounters separately from the original mod configuration.

Requirements: Minecraft Java 26.3, Forge 66+, and Java 25. Back up your world and replace the older JAR; install only one Dead Channel version at a time.

0.6.0 beta testing: Package integrity, JSON, and function references passed static checks. Minecraft/Forge gameplay testing of the new features has not been performed.

0.5.0 — Wake Echo & Final Chapter: available now

Released October 14, 2026. Open the 0.5.0 download page, or select 0.5.0 in the Files tab.

New in 0.5.0

• After sleeping, a double appears near you with your own Minecraft username and current profile skin.
• A six-line private, scripted conversation lets you talk to your echo before it vanishes after 20 seconds.
• The double watches you; sleeping again, leaving the area, changing dimension, death or disconnecting ends the encounter.
• The black sleeping-screen figure still disappears when you wake.
• Includes the Final Chapter, both endings, credits, keepsakes, Expedition mode and the Watcher.

Leave open space and a solid floor near your bed for the echo. Missing skin textures can use Minecraft’s fallback skin. Install on Minecraft Java 26.3 with Forge 66.0.9 and Java 25; replace the older JAR on the server and clients. Install only one Dead Channel version at a time. Build and registered server GameTests passed; live graphical appearance remains unverified.

Previous update: 0.4.0 — Final Chapter

Released October 14, 2026. These Final Chapter features are included in 0.5.0.

New in 0.4.0

• Both endings have a six-message epilogue, credits and a named paper keepsake.
• /channel ending rereads your ending; /channel keepsake recovers a pending souvenir after freeing inventory space.
• Finale progress saves with your player data and supports /channel stop and /channel resume.
• Older completed saves can enter the new final chapter with /channel ending release or /channel ending keep.
• Includes Sleep Vision, the Watcher and Expedition mode.

Use Minecraft Java 26.3, Forge 66.0.9 and Java 25. Replace the old JAR on the server and clients; install only one Dead Channel version at a time. Build and registered Forge server tests passed; graphical client playtesting remains unverified.

Dead Channel ARG — Sleep Vision (0.3.0 Beta)

New in 0.3.0: Every time you successfully sleep, a black humanoid silhouette with dim eyes watches from the right side of your sleeping screen. It disappears immediately when you wake or close the sleeping screen. This personal client-side sleep hallucination works without starting the ARG and after pausing or completing the story. It leaves no persistent entity or world changes. Repeated sleep/wake state checks passed; live graphical client rendering remains unverified.

A missing player’s recording reaches your world through coded transmissions. Decode four archive fragments and decide whether to release or preserve the voice. This is an in-game, command-driven horror ARG for Minecraft Java 26.3, Forge 66.0.9 and Java 25.

New in 0.2.0
• Expedition mode: hunt four nearby signals with /channel scan, explore to their X/Z coordinates, and recover named paper archive fragments within six horizontal blocks. Recover each fragment before submitting its decoded answer.
• /channel journal lets you reread recovered archives. /channel retune relocates an inconvenient signal nearby in your current dimension.
• The Watcher: a silent, frozen Enderman-based apparition that briefly appears behind active players during disturbances. It lasts up to five seconds, cannot attack or move blocks, and disappears when you pause or finish. It uses Minecraft’s existing Enderman model, and nearby players may see it. By default, Watchers appear only when the dimension is dark outside.
• Common configuration for event interval, darkness, Watchers, and nighttime-only Watchers.

Story features
Five archives, four code puzzles, two endings, eerie cave sounds, smoke, brief darkness, separate saved player progress, and pause/resume/replay. The original story can still be played without Expedition mode. No additional mods are required.

Install and upgrade
Use Minecraft Java 26.3, Forge 66.0.9 and Java 25. Remove the old Dead Channel JAR from your instance’s mods folder before installing 0.5.0. On multiplayer, update server and participating clients together. Existing story progress is preserved.

Getting started
/channel start — begin the story
/channel expedition — opt into signal hunting
/channel scan — locate or collect the current fragment
/channel answer <word> — submit a decoded word
/channel clue — repeat the current clue
/channel journal — read recovered clues
/channel retune — relocate the current signal nearby
/channel status — view progress
/channel stop — pause disturbances
/channel resume — continue
/channel replay — reset your own progress and replay

Configuration
Edit config/deadchannel-common.toml and restart the server after changing settings. eventIntervalSeconds defaults to 90 (range 15–600); darknessEnabled, watchersEnabled and watchersOnlyAtNight default to true. Expedition progress and coordinates are saved in player data; timers restart after reconnect or server restart. Signals do not place structures or force terrain generation. Souvenir papers remain after replay.

Beta verification
Java 25 build and independent puzzle checks passed. Explicitly registered Minecraft Forge server tests exercised the mod’s commands, both endings, Expedition collection, duplicate prevention, full-inventory recovery, save/load, the darkness toggle and Watcher cleanup. This update corrects the earlier test harness registration. Graphical rendering, audible playback and live multiplayer playtesting remain unverified.