Player Locator Bar for Minecraft 1.21.4+

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+!

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

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