
Arrow pointers
Allows you to place arrows on any full block to aid you on your mining journeys. Never lose your way again.
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About this Mod
Arrow Pointers (Fabric and NeoForge)

Allows you to place arrows on any full block to aid you on your mining journeys. Never lose your way again.
Hitting the corner of a block places an arrow pointing in that direction, hitting the center creates an X, but consumes 2 arrows.
The placed arrows emit a faint light, and they are visible even in the dark.
Spectral arrows work similarily, but the placed arrows are brighter, perfect for caving action!
License
Standard MIT license. Feel free to learn from it and incorporate it in your own projects.
Source code
For developers
Quite often, when I start learning programming on a new platform, I find even the simplest examples too complicated.
Tutorials, written by experts, with years of experience programming on that platform, sometimes forget how difficult those first step are.
This is why I decided to make my first Minecraft mods publicly available.
Requires (Fabric)
Thanks
This mod was inspired by Chalk made by DaFuqs.
Reading his code helped me a lot writing this mod.
Alternative addons
- Color Pointers is a more colorful way of marking your way.
- And Iron Signs is a good companion mod to place matching color signs next to the arrows.
- Chalk provides a different way to mark your path with arrows.
- And Chalk: Colorful Addon adds variants of chalk in every color.
See also
My other mods on Modrinth and on CurseForge.
Available Versions
How to Install Arrow pointers on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Arrow pointers". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+16 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Arrow pointers server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Arrow pointers compatible with fabric and neoforge?
Arrow pointers officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Arrow pointers – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Arrow pointers consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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