Compass Сoordinates
A compass for hiding coordinates in f3 and displaying coordinates in f3 and the action bar when the compass is taken
Compass Сoordinates
Compass Coordinates — a lightweight Paper/Spigot plugin that shows your coordinates only while you are holding a compass. It renders coordinates in the action bar and toggles F3 coordinates visibility via a “fake” reduceDebugInfo using ProtocolLib. When no compass is in hand, coordinates are hidden everywhere (including F3).
Features
- Action bar coordinates while holding a compass (either hand). - F3 coordinates on/off via ProtocolLib without touching server configs. - Fully customizable message format, colors, update interval, and direction labels.
Requirements
- Java 17+ - Paper or Spigot matching your Minecraft version - ProtocolLib on the server
Installation
- Put the plugin .jar into your server’s plugins folder. - Ensure ProtocolLib is installed and compatible. - Start or restart the server. - Edit plugins/CompassCoords/config.yml if needed and restart. - Run the command: `/gamerule reducedDebugInfo`
Behavior:
- Coordinates appear only while a compass is held. - When no compass is held, the plugin hides coordinates in both Action Bar and F3 via ProtocolLib.
Config file
```yaml
This file explains every option. Copy the keys to `plugins/CompassCoords/config.yml`.
#
Placeholders available in the `text` value:
%x, %y, %z - player coordinates (integers)
%dx, %dy, %dz - player coordinates with one decimal
%world - world name
%yaw, %pitch - player rotation (integers)
%dyaw, %dpitch - player rotation with one decimal
%dir - cardinal direction derived from yaw (uses `directions` mapping below)
#
Color codes:
Use `&`-codes (e.g. &6, &r). They will be converted to §-codes at runtime.
You can also write §-codes directly if you prefer.
Whether the plugin is enabled at all.
enabled: true
How often to update the Action Bar (in ticks). 20 ticks = 1 second.
Lower values update more frequently but may be noisier.
delay: 5
The Action Bar message format shown while holding a compass.
Combine any placeholders listed above. Colors: use &-codes or §-codes.
Example with integer coords:
"&6%dir&r | &6X:&r %x &6Y:&r %y &6Z:&r %z"
Example with one-decimal coords:
"§6%dir§r | §6X:§r %dx §6Y:§r %dy §6Z:§r %dz"
text: "§6%dir§r | §6X:§r %x §6Y:§r %y §6Z:§r %z"
Labels for the 8 compass directions used by %dir.
Customize them to your language or style if you want.
directions: north: "N" northeast: "NE" east: "E" southeast: "SE" south: "S" southwest: "SW" west: "W" northwest: "NW"
```