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# Locator Heads
\nis a client-side Minecraft mod that displays nearby players as heads on your XP bar, making it easy to track their location and direction at a glance. Customize colors, borders, filtering options, and add a compass overlay to enhance your multiplayer experience.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

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\n<\/div>\n

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\n\n

\u2699\ufe0f General Settings<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n

– Enable\/Disable Mod
\n Chose weather or not mod is on or off.
\n– Render Heads
\n Choose if you want heads to be rendered (can be used to only show names)
\n– Always show XP bar
\n– Head Size
\n Change the size of the heads
\n– Show Player Names<\/p>\n

\n

| Player Name Option | Description |
\n| ————– | —————————————————————- |
\n| **Never** | No names on the locator bar. _(default)_ |
\n| **Always** | Names permanently visible above all player heads. |
\n| **Looking At** | Names appear only when you look within a 30\u00b0 |
\n| **Player List**| Names show when the in-game player list is open. |<\/p>\n

\"Player<\/p>\n

\"Player<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n

\n\n

\ud83e\udded Compass<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n

– Show Compass
\n Toggle the compass overlay on or off
\n– Compass Colour
\n Customize the color of the compass direction letters using hex color picker
\n– Compass Shadow
\n Toggle black outline around compass letters for better visibility<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n

\n\n

\ud83c\udfa8 Borders<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n

– Enable Border
\n If enabled the border is on
\n– Border Thickness
\n How many pixels thick the border should be
\n– Border Style
\n Can be eithere “TEAM_COLOUR” or “STATIC_COLOUR”
\n– Static Border Colour
\n Choose what colour the static border will have<\/p>\n

\n \"Team<\/p>\n

\"Team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n

\n\n

\ud83c\udfaf Advanced Player Filtering<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n

choose who appear on your locator bar:<\/p>\n

– **All Players** _(default)_
\n Shows everyone.
\n– **Include Only**
\n Display only the players listed in your filter.
\n– **Exclude Only**
\n Hide only the players listed, showing all others.<\/p>\n

**Filter Syntax**
\n– Separate names by commas (`,`), semicolons (`;`), colons (`:`), or periods (`.`). <\/p>\n

> **Example:**
\n> “Jeb_, Dinnerbone; LadyAgnes“<\/p>\n

\n

\"Filter\"\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n

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## \ud83d\udd17 Dependencies<\/p>\n

### Required<\/p>\n

\"Fabric<\/p>\n

### Optional (Recommended)<\/p>\n

\"Mod<\/p>\n

\"Cloth<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udc65 Credits<\/p>\n

– **Original Head Rendering Concept & Code** \u2014 MCRcortex ![MCRcortex](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/MCRcortex\/24)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

### \ud83d\udd27 Update Help
\n– **1.21.9** \u2014 Lemonszz ![Lemonszz](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/Lemonszz\/24)
\n– **1.21.10** \u2014 aport73 ![aport73](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/aport73\/24)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

### \ud83d\udca1 Feature Requests
\n– **Always show XP bar** \u2014 TechPro424 ![TechPro424](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/TechPro424\/24)
\n– **Static border** \u2014 Starrider37 ![Starrider37](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/Starrider37\/24)
\n– **Compass** \u2014 xisumavoid ![xisumavoid](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/xisuma\/24) and Zedaph ![Zedaph](https:\/\/minotar.net\/avatar\/Zedaph\/24)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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