ShardHud

ShardHUD is a lightweight client-side Fabric HUD mod for Minecraft networks with shards, subservers, or world instances.

It automatically detects when players join or leave your current shard using Minecraft’s online player list, then displays clean, configurable HUD notifications. No proxy or server-side plugin is required.

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Features

• Automatic join and leave detection
• Two notification styles:
  • Animated Card: Player joined your shard
  • Compact List: green [+] or red [-] followed by the player’s name in white
  • Compact entries fade smoothly in and out
  • Movable and scalable HUD
  • Clear, non-blurred HUD editor
  • Drag or click to position the HUD
  • One-pixel positioning with arrow buttons or keyboard arrow keys
  • Full edge overscan
  • Adjustable visible-name limit from 1–30
  • Queue stacking for multiple player events
  • Configurable colors, timing, glow, shadow, sound, scale, and position
  • Dedicated ShardHUD keybind category
  • Default editor keybind: K
  • Lightweight and completely client-side

Commands

/shardhud toggle
/shardhud on
/shardhud off

/shardhud autodetect toggle
/shardhud autodetect on
/shardhud autodetect off

/shardhud style toggle
/shardhud style text
/shardhud style card

/shardhud limit <1-30>
/shardhud position <x> <y>

/shardhud test <player>
/shardhud reload
/shardhud clear

Position values range from -0.5 to 1.5, allowing the HUD to extend beyond every edge of the screen.

Examples:

/shardhud position 0.78 0.34
/shardhud limit 8
/shardhud style text

HUD Editor

Press K to open the HUD editor.

From there, you can:

• Drag the preview to move the HUD
• Click an empty area to place the HUD
• Use the on-screen arrows for one-pixel adjustments
• Use the keyboard arrow keys for precise movement
• Use the mouse wheel to resize the HUD
• Use the + and - buttons to adjust scale
• Switch between Card and Text styles
• Adjust how many names can appear at once
• Reset the layout
• Press K again or click Done to close

All changes are saved automatically.

Configuration

ShardHUD stores its settings in:

config/shardhud.properties

Important options include:

enabled=true
text_only_mode=false
max_visible=5
anchor_x=0.78
anchor_y=0.34
hud_scale=1.0
glow_enabled=true
shadow_enabled=true
sound_enabled=false
auto_detect_enabled=true