orelocator_compass

OreLocator Compass – Ore Locating Compass

Hold the Ore Locator Compass and the corresponding mineral to accurately locate vanilla ores within a 3×3 chunk area. It supports ore highlighting, durability enchanting, intelligent cooldown, and low memory usage.

Mod Basic Information

• Mod Name: OreLocator Compass

• Author: DY_XiaoJiaZi

• Version: 1.0.0

• Supported Game Version: Minecraft Forge 1.20.1

• Compatible Mods: Embeddium (Sodium), Oculus, etc.

Feature Introduction

• Ore Location: Hold the Ore Locator Compass in one hand and a mineral in the other, and the compass will automatically search for relevant nearby ores.

• Multiple Mineral Support: Compatible with all vanilla minerals, including ores, ingots, blocks, shards, etc.

• Ore Highlighting: The edges of located ore blocks will glow, with colors matching the ore’s inherent hue.

• Durability System: 64 durability points, enchantable with Unbreaking and Mending.

• Intelligent Cooldown: Right-click to force a rescan with a 3-second cooldown.

• Low Memory Usage: Freezes current state when dropped or placed in an item frame to reduce memory consumption.

Usage Instructions

• Hold Mineral: Hold the Ore Locator Compass in one hand and any mineral (ore, ingot, block, etc.) in the other.

• Auto Search: The compass automatically searches for relevant ores within a 3×3 chunk area.

• Point to Target: The compass needle points to the nearest ore location.

• Force Refresh: Right-click to force a rescan (3-second cooldown).

• View Info: Hover over the compass to see the currently tracked mineral type and Y-coordinate.

Crafting Recipe (3×3 Crafting Table)

Redstone Block Copper Block Redstone Block
Diamond Block Compass Diamond Block
Redstone Block Copper Block Redstone Block

Supported Mineral Types

Ores

• Coal Ore and Deepslate Coal Ore

• Iron Ore and Deepslate Iron Ore

• Lapis Lazuli Ore and Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore

• Copper Ore and Deepslate Copper Ore

• Gold Ore and Deepslate Gold Ore

• Redstone Ore and Deepslate Redstone Ore

• Diamond Ore and Deepslate Diamond Ore

• Emerald Ore and Deepslate Emerald Ore

• Nether Quartz Ore

• Nether Gold Ore

• Ancient Debris

Ingots & Crystals

• Copper Ingot, Gold Ingot, Iron Ingot, Netherite Ingot

• Amethyst Shard, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Nether Quartz, Redstone Dust

Blocks

• Amethyst Block, Copper Block, Diamond Block, Emerald Block, Gold Block, Iron Block

• Lapis Lazuli Block, Netherite Block, Quartz Block, Redstone Block

• Raw Copper Block, Raw Gold Block, Raw Iron Block

• Coal Block, Netherite Scrap

Installation Guide

1. Install Minecraft Forge 1.20.1.

1. Place the mod file into the .minecraft/mods folder.

1. Launch the game to use the mod.

Notes

• Ensure the correct version of Forge is installed.

• Compatible with mods like Embeddium (Sodium) and Oculus.

• Ore highlighting is visible within a 64-block range.

• The compass needle spins continuously when no ore is found.

Author Information

• Author: DY_XiaoJiaZi

• Mod Discussion: GitHub Issues

Changelog

• v1.0.0: Initial release, implementing the Ore Locator Compass functionality.