%killer_type% returns blank space instead of player name

[quillincn]

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• I am using latest dev build from https://github.com/Winds-Studio/DeathMessages/releases/tag/dev-build

What behaviour is observed?

When a player kills another player, %killer_type% should return the player’s name instead of a blank space.

Expected behaviour

It seems that %killer_type% does not resolve player names correctly and only works as intended for mobs. I understand that, based on its name, it’s not supposed to support player names — only mob types — but without it, there’s no way to translate mob names in certain death messages.

To Reproduce

1. Replace %killer% with %killer_type% in PlayerDeathMessages > Projectile-Arrow.
2. Let a skeleton kill a player — the message works correctly and shows the mob name from Messages.yml.
3. Let a player kill another player with a bow — the resulting message is incorrect:

Spark profiler link

https://spark.lucko.me/Rzk9SkDXDI

Error log (if applicable)

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DeathMessages configuration (if applicable)

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