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Minecraft: Java Edition
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Areas is a mod which allows any player to easily created named areas in a world. This can be an area, region, zone, town, kingdom etc. This is done with a placed sign. On it you specify the radius, optionally the rgb value and the name. This means that the radius around the sign is now considered an area. Whenever a player enters this area, they receive a message at the top of the GUI with (by default) "Enter the area.". And when they leave "Leaving the area.". This can both be changed in the config.
Names are randomly selected when the sign does not contain one. There is a global RGB value for the messages specified in the config, but this can also be a unique value again specified on the sign. See the examples below for a better idea of how it works!
You can make areas overlap in order to create different area shapes. The join/leave message will only show when entering for the first time or leaving every overlapping zone.
Works in multiplayer, but players must also have the mod installed on their client.
All available config options:
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giveUnnamedAreasRandomName default true
When enabled, gives signs without an area name a randomly chosen one from a preset list.
radiusAroundPlayerToCheckForSigns default 100, min 0, max 1000
The radius in blocks around the player in which to check for area signs.
defaultAreaRadius default 30, min 0, max 1000
The default radius for areas when it's left empty on the sign. It will be added automatically.
areaRadiusIgnoresHeight default false
When enabled, only the horizontal distance to an area sign counts, so an area reaches from the bottom to the top of the world within its radius. Useful for tall buildings.
sendChatMessages default false
When enabled, sends the player the area notifications in chat.
showHUDMessages default true
When enabled, sends the player the area notifications in the HUD on screen.
showEnterMessage default true
Whether a message should be sent when a player enters an area.
enterPrefix default "Entering "
The prefix of the message whenever a player enters an area.
enterSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player enters an area.
showLeaveMessage default true
Whether a message should be sent when a player leaves an area.
leavePrefix default "Leaving "
The prefix of the message whenever a player leaves an area.
leaveSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player leaves an area.
showHUDTextShadow default true
Whether the text shown should be drawn with a shadow.
HUDMessageFadeDelayMs default 4000, min 100, max 360000
The delay in ms after which the HUD message should fade out.
HUDMessageHeightOffset default 10, min 0, max 3000
The vertical offset (y coord) for the HUD message. This determines how far down the message should be on the screen. Can be changed to prevent GUIs from overlapping.
HUD_FontSizeScaleModifier default 1.0, min 0, max 10.0
Increases the font size of the text in the HUD message. If you change this value, make sure to test the different GUI scale settings in-game. 6.0 is considered large.
HUD_RGB default "100,200,50"
The colour of the HUD message, as red, green and blue values from 0 to 255.
useSeparateRegionAndZoneSettings default false
When enabled, signs starting with [Region] or [Zone] use the region and zone settings below for their messages and colour, instead of the general ones. [Area] signs always use the general settings.
regionEnterPrefix default "Entering "
The prefix of the message whenever a player enters a region.
regionEnterSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player enters a region.
regionLeavePrefix default "Leaving "
The prefix of the message whenever a player leaves a region.
regionLeaveSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player leaves a region.
region_HUD_RGB default "100,200,50"
The colour of the HUD message for regions, as red, green and blue values from 0 to 255.
zoneEnterPrefix default "Entering "
The prefix of the message whenever a player enters a zone.
zoneEnterSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player enters a zone.
zoneLeavePrefix default "Leaving "
The prefix of the message whenever a player leaves a zone.
zoneLeaveSuffix default "."
The suffix of the message whenever a player leaves a zone.
zone_HUD_RGB default "100,200,50"
The colour of the HUD message for zones, as red, green and blue values from 0 to 255.
/areas - Shows all area signs around the player.
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To create an area with a radius of 10, use one of these prefixes. By default they do the same, choose which one you prefer:
This will create an area with a random name by default.
A simple example; a desert island area with a radius of 10:
Entering the desert island:
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When breaking the sign, the area ceases to exist:
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Another example with a custom colour; A savanna village area with the rgb value after the [RGB] prefix:
These three signs result in exactly the same.
Entering the savanna village:
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Leaving the savanna village:
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An area being randomly named with a radius of 30:
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Another randomly named area with a radius of 20:
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And another example with an unnamed area with a radius of 5 by not entering a name, and the config option 'giveUnnamedAreasRandomName' set to false:
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If you'd like your mod to do something when a player enters or leaves an area, you can listen to the events below. They contain the player, the area name, the type (Area, Region or Zone), the sign position and the radius. The events are fired client-side.
Fabric: com.serilum.areas.fabric.api.AreaEvents
Forge: com.serilum.areas.forge.api.AreaEnterEvent and AreaLeaveEvent
NeoForge: com.serilum.areas.neoforge.api.AreaEnterEvent and AreaLeaveEvent
You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!