Player Locator Bar for Minecraft 1.21.4 - 1.21.5
⚠️For 1.21.6+ players⚠️, check out: Locator Bar Options
No need to wait for a future update!
Elevate your multiplayer experience with the brand new Player Locator Bar, now available for Minecraft 1.21.4 - 1.21.5!
Mojang's preview (1.21.80.20) of this feature has some flaws - this datapack/mod addresses those issues, granting players precise control over tracking, visibility, and appearance.
KEY FEATURES
• Full Control Over Tracking 🧭
Choose whether to be tracked at any time! Opt in or opt out effortlessly.
• Customizable GUI 💻
Toggle the Player Locator Bar on or off with a simple right-click, and select from multiple GUI types to suit your style.
• Icon Personalization 💛💜
Choose your favorite color for your tracking icon, instead of leaving it to RNG.
• Seamless In-Game Integration 📈
Intuitively control the Player Locator Feature via gameplay — no need for even more menu options or yet another gamerule!
• No Mods Needed ✅
Works on vanilla worlds! Friends can join hassle-free. Once the datapack/mod is installed by the host, no client installations are needed.
HOW IT WORKS
HUD and Tracking...
• Health
• Armor
• Hunger
• Experience
• Compasses
• Lodestones
• Maps
Every HUD element and tracking tool in Minecraft exists as a natural extension of gameplay and items.
The Player Locator Bar belongs in this ecosystem!
And so...
Meet the Player Locator:
A purpose-designed item that seamlessly integrates the Player Locator Bar into gameplay. No menus, no abstract mechanics!
• Recipe: 1 Compass + 1 Dye
• Right Click the Player Locator to toggle your Player Locator Bar on/off (can be put anywhere in the inventory).
• Place the Player Locator in your inventory to allow tracking. If you no longer want to be tracked, simply take it back out!
• Prefer being Pretty in Pink? Change your icon's color with the Pigment of your choice! You don't have to make a new Player Locator.
• Personalize your own HUD Bar appearance with this command:
/trigger player_locator_gui_type
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Specifications
• Two degree-of-freedom tracking, horizontal and vertical
• 500 block range, expressed via icon transparency
• 16 different colors
• Up to 10 icons displayable at once
