ReTrace
by Pepsied
ReTrace records the route a player walks through a world and later guides them back along it, with a beacon-style fallback when no route is recorded yet.
What it does
Every step a player takes can be saved as a path, so guidance later follows the tunnels, turns, staircases, bridges and cave entrances that were actually used. Instead of pointing in a straight line through mountains, caves and walls, the route is drawn as clean wireframes and floating orbs, and a full in-game config screen controls how the visuals behave.
The mod is client-side only, so servers run without it and players install it on their own game. It requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, with the latest builds for 26.1.2 and game versions covering 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 across five release versions. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Route memory
Pressing H starts a recording at the current location, and a second press reveals or hides the route for exploring.
Beacon fallback guidance
When a destination has no usable recorded path, ReTrace switches to beacon-style guidance toward the target so the player can still orient.
Portal gap guidance
Special markers cover places where a route stops being physically continuous, such as a teleport between two points.
Visual styles
Atmospheric fancy orb trails or clean wireframe visuals can be chosen, and both show the same route.
Clearing a route
Holding H clears the current route destination so a player can start a fresh one.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Questions
Does ReTrace need Fabric API?
Do servers need to install ReTrace?
How does ReTrace find the way back before a route exists?
In the catalog
ReTrace is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
ReTrace turns your own movement into a living breadcrumb trail back home. Instead of guessing a straight line through mountains, caves, walls, and builds, it remembers the route you actually traveled and guides you back with clean wireframes or vibrant floating orbs. Whether you are exploring a cave network, pushing…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/retrace
- Owner
- Pepsied
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15