WAT (Where are they?)
WAT is a mod to track the position of every player connected to a server and then log those positions into a text file. Those logs can then be used with the Player Tracker Decoder app to interactively visualize, analyze, and export that data.
WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS ON SERVERS WITHOUT PERMISSION, YOU COULD GET BANNED!
The data created by this mod is effectively useless without using the companion program to visualize the data: Github page for the companion application
This works on both the client or the server, but it works best on the server. The client version tracks only the rendered players, so it has a limited tracking range and only tracks players in the dimension you are in. The server, on the other hand, tracks all players in all dimensions.
It is a great way to see what the players on your server are doing and where they are. It allows you to see hotspots of activity and the paths players take to navigate around the world.
The mod lets you configure the rate at which positions are logged, in ticks. You can use either the config file or ModMenu if you use it on your client.
NOTICE: This mod only tracks connected player names and positions, no other information is collected. I do not collect any data from this mod.
How to Install WAT - Where are they? (Mod)
WAT - Where are they? by AIP21 is verified for Fabric across Minecraft versions 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5, 1.17, 1.17.1 (latest release: 1.3.2, file size: 23 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5, 1.17, 1.17.1) and platform (Fabric).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric.
- Move the downloaded WAT - Where are they? file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
All Versions
+ Add VersionAdded a new option to the client side config to allow you to use server names or IP addresses for logging.
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.2
Fixed a crash
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.1
Updated to 1.19!
Made a small optimization to logging.
Fixed issues with client and server initialization.
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0
Addresses issue #1 on Github.
Fixes a crash in 1.17.1 with the compatibility level by lowering it to Java 9 (I lowered it a lot to accommodate a lot of java versions, but I'm not 100% sure if it will cause problems. It had better not cause problems.).
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
Fixed a bug where there was a typo with the dependency listing for Cloth Config.
Made the mod actually work for the versions 1.17-1.18.
I was unable to get it working for 1.14 and above because of some API changes with Mod Menu and Cloth Config that I couldn't backport to older versions.
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.0.2...v1.1.0
Small bug fix to resolve an issue with the version of Cloth Config required. Now it should work for all versions of Cloth Config back to the last version supporting version 1.17.0 of Minecraft.
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.0.1...v1.0.2
Small bug fix for an issue I didn't encounter until literally five minutes after publishing (of course I did).
Logging is now properly saved to individual world or server-specific log files.
- Full Changelog**: https://github.com/AIP21/WAT-mod/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1
This is such a basic and simple mod that I doubt I will need to update it in the future.
