\n# \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Path Tracer
\nSee exactly where you’ve been. Path Tracer renders a real-time color heatmap overlay on the ground showing your most-traveled routes \u2014 no commands, no maps, just a live visual layer on your world. NEW: Explorer Mode shows a color coded path of your walking history\u00a0\u2013 great for caving & complicated areas!<\/p>\n
## How It Works
\nEvery block you walk on gets tracked. The more you travel over a spot, the hotter its color becomes: <\/p>\n
### Path Mode
\n– \ud83d\udfe2 Green \u2192 lightly traveled
\n– \ud83d\udfe1 Yellow \u2192 moderate use
\n– \ud83d\udfe0 Orange \u2192 frequent path
\n– \ud83d\udd34 Red \u2192 heavily worn route<\/p>\n
Tiles below your minimum threshold stay invisible, so only your real paths show up. Path Tracer records the block you’re standing on plus the 8 surrounding blocks with each step, creating a natural-looking footprint rather than a single-block trail.<\/p>\n
### Explorer Mode
\n– \ud83d\udfe2 Green \u2192 walked in the last 1 day
\n– \ud83d\udfe2\ud83d\udd35 Cyan \u2192 walked yesterday
\n– \ud83d\udd35 Blue \u2192 walked 2 days ago
\n– \u26ab\ufe0f Dark Grey \u2192 older paths<\/p>\n
The path gradient can be adjusted from 1 – 14 days, stretching out the gradient progression. Dark Grey is always your oldest paths.<\/p>\n
## Features
\n– Live heatmap overlay \u2014 updates as you walk, no reload needed
\n– Fully configurable via Mod Menu \u2014 adjust min\/max walk counts, render radius, and how long data persists
\n– Option to set Clear Area keybind (clears out paths within a radius of the player)
\n– Set keybinds to enable\/disable (H), switch modes, & remove paths near you
\n– Ability to track movement for all loaded players in multiplayer\u00a0(for building paths for shared builds)
\n– Client-side only \u2014 works on any server, no mod required server-side, no world modifications \u2014 purely visual.<\/p>\n
## Configuration (via Mod Menu)
\n**Footprint Size**: 1×1, 3×3, or 5×5<\/p>\n
**Min Walk Count**: How many passes before a tile becomes visible <\/p>\n
**Max Walk Count**: The count at which a tile reaches full red <\/p>\n
**Render Radius**: How far from the player tiles are drawn (blocks) <\/p>\n
**Max Age**: How many in-game days before old data fades out<\/p>\n
**Track Other Players**: Ability to have other players create heatmap paths when in your loaded chunks (set to Off by default if it feels too cheaty).<\/p>\n
**Clear All Dimensions**: Clear all paths across all dimensions.<\/p>\n
Compatibility Minecraft: 1.21.11 & 26.1.2<\/p>\n
Mod loader: Fabric <\/p>\n
Mod Menu: Optional, recommended for in-game config<\/p>\n
Path Tracer is a lightweight client mod \u2014 your server friends will never know it’s there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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