WAY: Where Are You?
WAY: Where Are You? lets players on a shared world see highlighted outlines and names of their friends, even when those friends are out of sight.
What it does
Players who lose track of friends while exploring large, busy biomes or cave depths can use the mod to locate them without constant coordinate exchange. Each player's head is outlined in world and shown with the player's name at a distance, and the outline can also be turned on for the viewer's own character. The default view stays active until a player is three blocks from the other, and a player can be hidden entirely from the display.
The mod is built around accessibility and focuses on helping players with poor spatial navigation. Configuration covers the distance at which markers disappear, whether markers are shown only through walls, and per-player colours. Colours default to plain, and a player can pick any hex code, so teams can keep their colours distinct from other groups. The author states the mod is intended for multiplayer co-op, and a player can opt out of the display on servers that run it.
Installation is required on both the client and the server. The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with a Fabric file for 1.21.1, a Forge file for 1.20.1 and a NeoForge file for 1.21.1. Builds cover 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, the code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Configurable way-markers
Player markers can be turned on or off, and their distance and visibility settings are adjustable by the server admin.
Team colours
Players can set a hex colour or use a Minecraft colour, and clearing the colour removes the association.
Focus command
A focus command shows a single colour or one player, and clearing focus restores the view of everyone.
Team friendly-fire option
Admins can disable player-versus-player damage between players who share a colour, which suits co-op play.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Co-op exploration
Groups that split up in caves or large biomes can find each other without exchanging coordinates.
Team play on servers
Admins can limit colour switching to team members, so teammates share a private colour scheme.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who play multiplayer survival with friends and want a visible aid for finding teammates in unfamiliar terrain.
Questions
Does WAY need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does WAY support?
Can a player turn off their own marker?
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What the author says
WAY is a multiplayer-based utility mod that allows you to easily find your WAY to your friends by highlighting them in-world in a variety of different ways when you press the M key. I conceptualised this mod with accessibility as the primary focus, as I'm someone who both has a terrible sense of navigation, and who…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/way-where-are-you
- Owner
- InfernalStudios
- Published
- 2025-11-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15