Locator bar begone
by Ancar
Locator bar begone is a server-side Social mod that removes the locator bar overlay, so players lose the live position display that the default game shows on the HUD.
What it does
Players who play hide and seek or a PvP match can have the compass and locator bar hidden from their screen. The mod is packaged as a datapack, and that datapack is placed in the world's datapacks folder, so no Java installation is needed on the player side. Installing and removing it is a matter of adding or deleting that one file.
The change suits survival and creative worlds alike. Server owners who want encounters without location tracking can run the mod for a classic hide and seek style of play, and the author notes that it has a small performance cost. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the datapack option is listed under the Data pack platform.
Required environment: the server needs the mod, and players may leave it out. The mod is distributed under All rights reserved and is not open source; the author permits free use and modification for personal server use. Latest files target 1.21.10 across the 8 release versions 1.21.6 – 26.1.1.
Key features
Hides the locator bar
The locator bar overlay is removed from the screen, so nearby players are not shown on the HUD.
Hide and seek play
Without position tracking, the game returns to a hide and seek style where players must find each other by sight.
Datapack install
The mod comes as a single datapack placed in the world's datapacks folder, and removing that file restores the default behavior.
Survival and creative
The change works in both survival and creative worlds and is compatible with other datapacks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to remove the locator bar for hide and seek or PvP, and players on those servers.
How it compares
Locator Bar Removed is a server-side option for the same purpose, under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.3 on all four loaders. Locator Bar Options is open source under the MIT License and server-side too, but only for 1.21.6. No Locator Bar is open source only in the sense that it is not; it runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.6, and either side can run it, with the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locator bar begone | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.1.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-09 |
| Locator Bar Removed | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Locator Bar Options | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-20 |
| No Locator Bar | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 | Client or server, optional | 2025-06-17 |
Questions
Does the server need Locator bar begone installed?
Is the mod a Java mod or a datapack?
Which game versions are covered?
In the catalog
Locator bar begone is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 11,522 mods support Minecraft 26.1.1.
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What the author says
Removes the compass/locator bar from your Minecraft experience, bringing back classic hide and seek gameplay and improving PvP encounters without location tracking. Free to use and modify for personal and server use.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/locator-bar-begone
- Owner
- Ancar
- Published
- 2025-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15