Seeker Compass
by SmellyModder
Seeker Compass lets a player point a compass at living entities, track them across distance, and teleport tracked pets or summonables, with enchantments that cost durability.
What it does
The mod adds a compass that tracks living entities remotely and shows their block position, biome and the block or entity they stand in or on. Tracked entities are not removed when they would otherwise despawn. The compass keeps the chunks of tracked entities loaded, so a target can be followed over long distances, though a target in an unloaded dimension is shown as not alive until it is reloaded. Right-clicking with the compass can teleport tracked pets, summonables and entities carrying a configured entity tag to the user, for a small durability cost.
The compass has 1200 durability, which lasts about 20 minutes of continuous tracking before it breaks, and it can be repaired with Magma Cream at an anvil. Compass enchantments cost durability and bypass Unbreaking. Zombie Piglins have a small chance to spawn while a Seeker Compass is held in the offhand, and the compass can be found in Nether Fortress hallway chests and Bastion Treasure chests. The chances and other settings are configurable, and the mod is configurable with a datapack.
Seeker Compass is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1, and needs both the server and every player to run it. Its source code, issue tracker and wiki are public, but the mod is licensed under a custom license and is not open source.
Key features
Remote entity tracking
The compass points at a living entity anywhere in the loaded world and shows its position, biome and surroundings.
Teleport tracked entities
Right-clicking teleports tracked pets, summonables and tagged entities to the user for a small durability cost.
Tracking enchantments
Enchantments on the compass add extra tracking behavior and information, and they cost durability that bypasses Unbreaking.
Durability and repair
The compass has 1200 durability and can be repaired with Magma Cream at an anvil before it breaks.
Loot and spawns
The compass appears in Nether Fortress and Bastion chests, and Zombie Piglins sometimes spawn while it is held in the offhand.
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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.
How it compares
Looter's Compass is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1, under All rights reserved and is not open source. Reworked Death and Adaptation: Compass are both client and server mods for Forge, 1.20.1, under the MIT License, so a server can run them with the same install. Death Compass is also a client and server Forge mod, covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeker Compass | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-23 |
| Looter's Compass | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-07 |
| Reworked Death | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-28 |
| Adaptation: Compass | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-13 |
| Death Compass | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
Questions
Does Seeker Compass need to be on the server?
Which loaders does Seeker Compass support?
What happens when the compass breaks?
In the catalog
Seeker Compass is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
To track an entity, simply right-click it, and to untrack it, simply right-click the tracked entity again. The compass has 1200 durability, meaning it will last for 20 minutes before all the durability is used up and it breaks. You repair the compass with Magma Cream in an Anvil.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/seeker-compass
- Owner
- SmellyModder
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15