Hoofprint

Hoofprint

A minimalist, vanilla-style, client-side world map. A frontend for Surveyor supporting map sharing, global player positions, and Xaero's migration.

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Screenshots

Vanilla-Map Preview
Game-Accurate Preview
Two-Style Preview
Game-Accurate Preview 2
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About this Mod

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A minimalist client-side world map.
Requires Surveyor Map Framework. Requires Connector and FFAPI on forge.

Hoofprint is a client-side world map with:

  • Two styles: vanilla map style, and game-accurate style - with biome colors, lighting, and transparent water.
  • Waypoints in three styles: vanilla-style banner (recolorable), item, and block
  • Basic cave mapping, and the ability to view details about blocks on the map.
  • Global player positions and map/waypoint sharing via /surveyor share when surveyor is on the server
  • Automatic waypoint migration from existing Xaero's Minimap saves
  • Support for Waystones (Surveystones) and OPAC (Surveyalot)
  • Shared save format with Antique Atlas 4

game-accurate style preview
game-accurate style!

Keybinds:

  • M to open the hoofprint world map screen
  • Left Click to pan the map around
  • Mouse Scroll to zoom the map in and out
  • Right Click to edit the hovered waypoint, or place a new one
    • TAB to edit the waypoint style (accepts colors, item IDs, and #hex)
    • ENTER to save your changes, or ESC to discard them
  • DEL to remove the hovered waypoint
  • SPACE to recenter the map on the player
  • H to hide all map decorations
  • ALT to view info about the block under the cursor (also shows waypoint names)
  • TAB to view the cave layer
  • [ and ] to view the previous/next dimension map

Configuration

Hoofprint's configuration can be edited in config/hoofprint.toml, or in-game using McQoy. This includes:

  • Toggles for vanilla-style rendering (e.g. opaque water, no biome colors, no lighting)
  • Lightmap selection, allowing you to render the map as if it's night
  • Dimension overrides for maximum Y (e.g. nether) and for lightmap
  • Handling for the world border
  • A secret?

Troubleshooting / Suggestions

Hoofprint is a clientside map frontend for Surveyor Map Framework

It renders surveyor save data in a vanilla-enhanced style, and allows editing surveyor waypoints

Issues and suggestions regarding the screen, terrain, keybinds, and waypoint icons are Hoofprint Issues

Issues and suggestions regarding map sharing, explored map area, and automatic markers are Surveyor Issues

Afterword

Hoofprint is a collaboration between Garden (see SurveyorSurveyor) and sisby, with guidance from many others.

The surveyor ecosystem is trying to make mapping more accessible! (and open-source)

Feel free to contribute improvements to hoofprint or surveyor, or utilize surveyor it for your own mods!

Available Versions

1.3.0+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
March 30, 2026
1.3.0+1.22release
MC 1.21.8fabric, quilt
February 13, 2026
1.3.0+1.21release
MC 1.21.1fabric, neoforge, quilt
February 13, 2026
1.3.0+1.20release
MC 1.20.1fabric, forge, quilt
February 13, 2026
1.2.1+1.22release
MC 1.21.8fabric, quilt
January 5, 2026

How to Install Hoofprint on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Hoofprint". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+3 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Hoofprint 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Hoofprint compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Hoofprint officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Hoofprint – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Hoofprint 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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Details

License
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.81.21.11.20.1