SadJier's PlayerTracker
by SadJier
SadJier's PlayerTracker lets players point a compass at another player, and the compass can be made permanent with a lodestone.
What it does
Players can mark another player with a compass, and the compass then points toward that player. When the marked player dies, the compass loses its target and reverts to a normal compass. Tracking can be made longer lasting by combining a marked compass with a lodestone in the crafting grid, which creates a permanent tracking compass. The duration of a temporary mark is set in the mod's configuration file.
The mod is a lightweight player tracking addition built on the vanilla compass, and it has additional dependencies that must also be installed. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. Files are published for NeoForge only, with a single release, 1.0.0, for 1.21.
Key features
Player tracking with a compass
A compass can be set to point at another player, so a player can follow a teammate across the world.
Target loss on death
When the marked player dies, the compass loses its target and returns to behaving like an ordinary compass.
Permanent compass recipe
Combining a marked compass with a lodestone in the crafting grid produces a tracking compass that lasts longer.
Configurable mark duration
A temporary mark lasts for a span set in the mod's config file, and server owners or players can change that span there.
Create and Aeronautics integration
A compass module can be applied through Create, and an Aeronautics navigation table can use it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Player Tracking Compass is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, released under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Locator Heads (Neoforge) is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 that is client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. CompasUP runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 as a client-side only mod under the Apache License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SadJier's PlayerTracker | NeoForge | 1.21 | Client and server | 2026-05-04 |
| Player Tracking Compass | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Locator Heads (Neoforge) | NeoForge | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-03 |
| CompasUP | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-09-02 |
Questions
Does SadJier's PlayerTracker need other mods?
Does the server need the mod?
Can a tracking compass be made permanent?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
SadJier's PlayerTracker is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
A lightweight player tracking mod based on the vanilla compass, no additional dependencies required.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sadjiers-playertracker
- Owner
- SadJier
- Published
- 2026-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15