ArCompass

A compact compass bar at the top of your screen that shows nearby players — using the same waypoint data as vanilla's built-in Locator Bar, just laid out as an actual compass instead of a cryptic strip of dots.

N/E/S/W letters track where you're facing, player points move along the bar as you turn, and holding Tab reveals names. Can also hide vanilla's own Locator Bar so you're not seeing double.

Features

• N/E/S/W directions — always know which way you're facing, no F3 needed. Optional NE/SE/SW/NW for finer bearings.
• Player points, same data as vanilla — no custom tracking, no server mods needed beyond whatever already powers vanilla's Locator Bar. If vanilla's bar would show a player, so will this.
• Names on Tab — hold Tab to see who's who, like Player Locator Plus. Can be set to always-on instead.
• Distance display — optional "(42m)" next to names.
• Replaces, doesn't duplicate — toggle to hide vanilla's Locator Bar so you don't get two overlapping bars fighting for the same space above your hotbar.
• Fully configurable — bar width, field of view, vertical position, background strip on/off, all adjustable in-game.

Same footprint as the XP bar, so it doesn't dominate your screen.

Requirements

• Minecraft 26.2, Fabric Loader, Fabric API
• Mod Menu + Cloth Config, for the in-game config screen

Controls

• Hold Tab to show player names (or enable "Always Show Names" in config).
• Everything else is passive — no keybind needed to see the compass itself.

Notes

This is a client-side reskin, not a tracking mod — it reads whatever the server already sends for vanilla's Locator Bar. If a server doesn't populate waypoints for players, this bar will show directions only, same as vanilla's would show nothing.