Locator Heads
ModShow player heads on the locator bar and other usefull settings.
Description
Locator Heads
is 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.
⚙️ General Settings
- Enable/Disable Mod Chose weather or not mod is on or off.
- Render Heads Choose if you want heads to be rendered (can be used to only show names)
- Always show XP bar
- Head Size Change the size of the heads
- Show Player Names
| Player Name Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Never | No names on the locator bar. (default) |
| Always | Names permanently visible above all player heads. |
| Looking At | Names appear only when you look within a 30° |
| Player List | Names show when the in-game player list is open. |




🧭 Compass
- Show Compass Toggle the compass overlay on or off
- Compass Colour Customize the color of the compass direction letters using hex color picker
- Compass Shadow Toggle black outline around compass letters for better visibility

🎨 Borders
- Enable Border If enabled the border is on
- Border Thickness How many pixels thick the border should be
- Border Style Can be eithere "TEAM_COLOUR" or "STATIC_COLOUR"
- Static Border Colour Choose what colour the static border will have

🎯 Advanced Player Filtering
choose who appear on your locator bar:
- All Players (default)
Shows everyone. - Include Only
Display only the players listed in your filter. - Exclude Only
Hide only the players listed, showing all others.
Filter Syntax
- Separate names by commas (
,), semicolons (;), colons (:), or periods (.).
Example:
Jeb_, Dinnerbone; LadyAgnes

🔗 Dependencies
Required
Optional (Recommended)
👥 Credits
- Original Head Rendering Concept & Code — MCRcortex
🔧 Update Help
💡 Feature Requests
- Always show XP bar — TechPro424
- Static border — Starrider37
- Compass — xisumavoid
and Zedaph
Compatibility
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