# Player Locator Bar for Minecraft 1.21.4 – 1.21.5<\/p>\n
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\n# \u26a0\ufe0fFor 1.21.6+ players\u26a0\ufe0f, check out: Locator Bar Options<\/p>\n
No need to wait for a future update!<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\n## **KEY FEATURES**
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\n### \u2022 Full Control Over Tracking \ud83e\udded
\n Choose whether to be tracked at any time! Opt in or opt out effortlessly.
\n### \u2022 Customizable GUI \ud83d\udcbb
\n Toggle the Player Locator Bar on or off with a simple right-click, and select from multiple GUI types to suit your style.
\n### \u2022 Icon Personalization \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9c
\n Choose your favorite color for your tracking icon, instead of leaving it to RNG.
\n### \u2022 Seamless In-Game Integration \ud83d\udcc8
\n Intuitively control the Player Locator Feature via gameplay \u2014 no need for even more menu options or yet another gamerule!
\n### \u2022 No Mods Needed \u2705
\n Works on vanilla worlds! Friends can join hassle-free. Once the datapack\/mod is installed by the host, no client installations are needed.<\/p>\n
## **HOW IT WORKS**
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\n#### HUD and Tracking…
\n\u2022 Health
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\n\u2022 Armor
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\n\u2022 Hunger
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\n\u2022 Experience
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\n\u2022 Compasses
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\n\u2022 Lodestones
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\n\u2022 Maps<\/p>\n
Every HUD element and tracking tool in Minecraft exists as a natural extension of gameplay and items.
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\nThe Player Locator Bar belongs in this ecosystem!<\/p>\n
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And so…<\/p>\n
#### Meet the Player Locator:
\nA purpose-designed item that seamlessly integrates the Player Locator Bar into gameplay. No menus, no abstract mechanics!
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\u2022 Recipe: 1 Compass + 1 Dye
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\u2022 Right Click the Player Locator to toggle your Player Locator Bar on\/off (can be put anywhere in the inventory).
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\u2022 Place the Player Locator in your inventory to allow tracking. If you no longer want to be tracked, simply take it back out!
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\u2022 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.
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\u2022 Personalize your own HUD Bar appearance with this command:
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\n“`\/trigger player_locator_gui_type“`
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### Specifications
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\u2022 Two degree-of-freedom tracking, horizontal and vertical<\/p>\n
\u2022 500 block range, expressed via icon transparency<\/p>\n
\u2022 16 different colors<\/p>\n
\u2022 Up to 10 icons displayable at once
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