Diegetic
Diegetic shows information that a player would normally look up elsewhere, such as coordinates and slime chunk status, as items and in-world displays instead of on the screen.
What it does
Some of the F3 debug information that is normally available to players becomes part of ordinary play. Coordinates, time of day and whether the player stands in a slime chunk are gained by using items during gameplay. A Recovery Compass, for example, shows relative coordinates, and the chunk check tells the player when they are inside one. The time shown can be set to follow real-world time instead of the game clock.
The behaviour is controlled by gamerules. Default features are enabled by default, and the gamerule command turns individual ones off, such as the slime chunk checking rule, which can be set to false. The mod is published for Fabric 1.21 – 1.21.11, with the latest Fabric file for 1.21.11, and it is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Fabric API is required. Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing it. Shader packs from the gallery, such as BSL and CaptTatsu, are supported by the display.
Key features
Coordinates from items
Coordinates are shown through items the player uses in play, instead of the F3 overlay.
Slime chunk detection
The mod tells the player whether they are standing in a slime chunk.
Configurable time display
Time of day can be shown on the game clock or as real-world time.
Gamerule control
Each feature is switched on or off with a gamerule, changed through the gamerule command.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Survival without the debug screen
Players who want location information without opening F3 can rely on in-game items and displays.
Server-controlled information
Server owners choose which features are active through gamerules, so the mod suits shared worlds.
Who it’s for: Players who prefer in-world information and server owners who want to control which information is available through gamerules.
How it compares
Slime Chunk No More is server-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and covers 1.21.5 – 1.21.11. Coordinated Compass is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.21.1. Wayfinder runs on client and server for 1.21.1 – 1.21.10 and is not open source, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diegetic | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-09 |
| Slime Chunk No More | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-06-18 |
| Coordinated Compass | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-23 |
| Wayfinder | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-07 |
Questions
Does Diegetic need Fabric API?
Does a player need to install Diegetic?
Which game versions are supported?
How is a feature turned off?
In the catalog
Diegetic is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
The items used to measure information may be subject to change. By default, all of features are enabled (their gamerules are true). These can be modified with the gamerule command, ex: /gamerule diegetic:slime_chunk_checking false.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/diegetic
- Owner
- Wheeler-Shigley
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15