# Player Locator Bar for Minecraft 1.21.4 - 1.21.5 ![separator](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b6b973e3-f5a7-47b2-b24f-6932b92bd1ba)

# # ⚠️For 1.21.6+ players⚠️, check out: [Locator Bar Options](https://modrinth.com/datapack/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!

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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.

![hotbars2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d648c4c9-3cd6-4616-94b1-bede65a2962f)
## **KEY FEATURES** ![separator](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b6b973e3-f5a7-47b2-b24f-6932b92bd1ba) ### • 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** ![separator](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b6b973e3-f5a7-47b2-b24f-6932b92bd1ba)
![ui_elements2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/31c416a8-063c-4b71-ae16-bfd549cef791) #### 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!

![ui_elements](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4d71e379-f9b7-457b-b952-17ae0c4b35ef)
And so...

#### Meet the Player Locator: A purpose-designed item that seamlessly integrates the Player Locator Bar into gameplay. No menus, no abstract mechanics!
![item](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7be2364a-cd1b-4ecf-8d32-a7d4e462551f)

• Recipe: 1 Compass + 1 Dye
![recipes](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0b912ec8-0182-45be-8f6e-871fde99cbdb)

• Right Click the Player Locator to toggle your Player Locator Bar on/off (can be put anywhere in the inventory).
![toggle2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fa44cfc5-20cc-43a2-8ac4-777b414b5224)

• Place the Player Locator in your inventory to allow tracking. If you no longer want to be tracked, simply take it back out!
![nothanks](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/10d572f3-4e34-42ab-9b76-6ec70783e540)

• 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.
![color_swap](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a929082c-2300-4c00-babd-51c8bc7765ab) ![color_swap2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d6a92d8f-daa7-4fcc-b579-d56a6b185388)

• Personalize your own HUD Bar appearance with this command:
```/trigger player_locator_gui_type```
![bar_comparison](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c3cd74c0-ecfc-4d46-8997-7608afe7b34f)

---- ### Specifications ![separator](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b6b973e3-f5a7-47b2-b24f-6932b92bd1ba)
• 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

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