Area Indicator

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Displays a banner notification when you enter a new zone or region.

Features

Zone Notifications - Shows the zone name as an on-screen banner when entering new areas
Region Subtitle - Displays the region name below the zone for additional context
Chat Command - Use /area to check your current region, zone, biome any time.

Use Cases

Know when you've entered a zone with the resources or ores you need
Identify zones for specific enemies or creatures you're hunting
Track which zone you're in to ensure you have appropriate gear
Recognize when you've wandered into a higher difficulty zone

Configuration

The config file is located at universe/AreaIndicator/config.json and is created automatically on first run.

Presets

Choose a preset by setting the preset field:

Preset	Title	Subtitle	Triggers On
`full`	Zone name	Region · Biome	Zone change
`simple`	Zone name	Region	Zone change
`biome`	Biome name	(none)	Biome change
`custom`	Your template	Your template	Your choice

Example - Show biome like the base game:

{
  "preset": "biome"
}

Custom Templates

For full control, set preset to custom and define your own templates:

{
  "preset": "custom",
  "customTitleTemplate": "Entering {zone}",
  "customSubtitleTemplate": "{biome} - {region}",
  "customTriggerOn": "zone"
}

Available placeholders: {zone}, {region}, {biome}

Trigger options: zone, biome, region

When does each trigger fire?

biome - Most frequent. Biomes change as terrain shifts (forest → swamp → plains). A single zone may contain multiple biomes.

zone - Moderate frequency. Zones are named areas within a region. This is the default trigger.

region - Least frequent. Regions are large areas containing multiple zones.

Compatibility

Tested on the latest Hytale version
Actively maintained and updated for new releases
No dependencies

Installation

Singleplayer

Download the .jar file
Place it in your mods folder (located in your Hytale game directory)
Launch the game

Server

Download the .jar file
Place it in your server's mods folder
Restart the server
All players connecting will see zone notifications automatically

Known Issues

None at this time. Report any bugs on our Discord!

Permissions

The /area command requires permission to use. Grant it to a group or player using your permission manager:

/perm group add <group> makapar.areaindicator.command.area

Example:

/perm group add Adventure makapar.areaindicator.command.area

Permission	Description
`makapar.areaindicator.command.area`	Allows use of the `/area` command

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