ComfyFactorio/modules/custom_death_messages.lua

-- prints death messages to all forces with custom texts -- by mewmew

local Event = require 'utils.event'
local message_color = {r = 0.9, g = 0.9, b = 0.9}

local messages = {
    ['small-biter'] = {' was nibbled to death.', ' should not have played with the biters.', ' is biter food.'},
    ['medium-biter'] = {' lost their leg to a hungry biter.', ' is biter food.', ' was a tasty biter treat.'},
    ['big-biter'] = {' had their head chomped off.', ' is biter food.', ' was a tasty biter treat.'},
    ['behemoth-biter'] = {' was devoured by a behemoth biter.', ' was crushed by a behemoth biter.', ' is biter food.'},
    ['small-spitter'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time."},
    ['medium-spitter'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time."},
    ['big-spitter'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time.", ' got blasted away by a spitter.'},
    ['behemoth-spitter'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time.", ' got blasted away by a spitter.'},
    ['small-worm-turret'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time."},
    ['medium-worm-turret'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time.", ' got blasted away by a medium worm turret.'},
    ['big-worm-turret'] = {' melted away by acid spit!', " couldn't dodge the spit in time.", ' got blasted away by a big worm turret.'},
    ['gun-turret'] = {' was mowed down by a barrage from a gun turret.'},
    ['laser-turret'] = {' was fatally enlightened by a laser beam.'},
    ['cargo-wagon'] = {' was flattened.', ' was crushed.'},
    ['locomotive'] = {' was flattened.', ' was crushed.'}
}

local function on_player_died(event)
    local player = game.players[event.player_index]

    local tag = ''
    if player.tag then
        if player.tag ~= '' then
            tag = ' ' .. player.tag
        end
    end

    if event.cause then
        local cause = event.cause
        if not cause.name then
            game.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed.', message_color)
            return
        end
        if messages[cause.name] then
            game.print(player.name .. messages[cause.name][math.random(1, #messages[cause.name])], message_color)
            return
        end

        if cause.name == 'character' then
            if not player.name then
                return
            end
            if not cause.player.name then
                return
            end
            if cause.player.tag ~= '' then
                game.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed by ' .. cause.player.name .. ' ' .. cause.player.tag .. '.', message_color)
            else
                game.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed by ' .. cause.player.name .. '.', message_color)
            end
            return
        end

        if cause.type == 'car' then
            local driver = cause.get_driver()
            if driver and driver.player then
                game.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed by ' .. driver.player.name .. ' ' .. player.tag .. '.', message_color)
                return
            end
        end

        game.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed by ' .. cause.name .. '.', message_color)
        return
    end
    for _, p in pairs(game.connected_players) do
        if player.force.name ~= p.force.name then
            p.print(player.name .. tag .. ' was killed.', message_color)
        end
    end
end

Event.add(defines.events.on_player_died, on_player_died)