Rudo Locator
by dirus
Rudo Locator shows ore blocks on screen as the player moves, with five technology tiers that widen the scanning radius.
What it does
Holding a locator in the main hand highlights nearby target ore blocks in real time. Each of the five tiers, from copper through netherite, reaches farther than the one before it, so a player can start with a short-range device and upgrade as progress allows. The mod works with custom ores added by other mods.
Color and radius are set from the in-game settings screen, opened with R while the locator is held. The screen has sliders for each ore's color and a locking layout for comfortable tweaking. Filters can be shared with friends through automatically generated config files, and the maximum radius of each tier can be raised in orelocator-common.toml.
Rudo Locator requires Fabric API on Fabric. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across three release versions, 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Real-time ore highlighting
Target ore blocks inside the detection range are outlined as the player moves, so they can be located before digging.
Five technology tiers
Copper, iron, gold, diamond and netherite locators each extend the scanning radius, starting with a short basic range.
Per-ore color control
Built-in sliders set an RGB color for each ore, so every target type stands out against the terrain.
Shared filter configs
Filters are written to generated config files that can be passed to friends and reused across worlds.
Adjustable maximum radius
The max radius of each tier can be changed in the common config file, for example from 64 to 128 for netherite.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Locator Bar Options is open source under the MIT License, is server required with client optional, and is published for 1.21.6 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Bannerpoint is also open source under the MIT License, is server required with client optional, and covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.6 – 26.3. Custom Locator Color is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and targets Fabric for 1.21.6 – 26.2, while Rudo Locator needs both client and server and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudo Locator | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-04 |
| Locator Bar Options | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-20 |
| Bannerpoint | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-18 |
| Custom Locator Color | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-05 |
Questions
Does Rudo Locator need Fabric API?
Does the server need Rudo Locator as well as players?
How is the scanning radius increased?
In the catalog
Rudo Locator is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Advanced ore and block locator for Minecraft with deep customization and universal compatibility! How to share your colors & filters with a friend: 1. Open your Minecraft folder and navigate to config/orelocator/. 2. Find the filter.json file and send it to your friend. 3. Your friend just needs to place this file…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rudo-locator
- Owner
- dirus
- Published
- 2026-06-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15