🧭 Mega Compass
Stop searching blind and track Mega Showdown structures directly.
Mega Compass adds specialized compasses that point to key CobblemonMegaShowdown structures using an async search system with a brand new dynamic 3D rendering system and live HUD feedback.
- 3D Rendering: True 3D compass needles with mathematical rotation.
- Turns random exploration into targeted structure hunts.
- Reduces wasted digging and travel time.
- Adds multiple compass variants for different goals.
- Keeps performance stable with async search workers.
- Multiplayer Ready: Isolated search tracking for every player.
⚡ Quick Start
- Craft one of the Mega Compass variants.
- Right-click to start search.
- Follow the needle and HUD distance.
- Shift + right-click to reset tracking.
🎯 Main Features
- 3D Dynamic Models: Modern rendering system for realistic needle rotation.
- Dedicated compasses for specific structures.
- Combined compass with target selection GUI.
- Real-time HUD search state, coordinates, and distance info.
- Async spiral search for better server performance.
- Multiplayer optimized (isolated search per player).
- Localization support across multiple languages.
⛏️ Crafting Recipes
Mega Site Compass
Megaroid Compass
Wishing Weald Compass
Combined Mega Compass
For modpacks/datapacks:
- Recipes can be overridden via datapack recipe JSON files.
🎮 Usage Example
Scenario: find a Wishing Weald
- Hold Wishing Weald Compass.
- Right-click to start scan.
- Wait for search completion.
- Move following needle direction until distance drops.
🗺️ Target Structures
- Megaroid (deep underground target)
- Mega Site (shallow underground target)
- Wishing Weald (surface overworld target)
📊 HUD & Search Behavior
HUD can show:
- active search state
- samples/radius progress
- found state with distance
- no-results message when out of radius
🧪 Performance Notes
- Async worker-based search pipeline.
- Spiral sampling strategy to avoid heavy tick spikes.
- Designed for practical multiplayer usage.
📦 Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.1
- Fabric Loader 0.16.9+
- Fabric API 0.108.0+
- CobblemonMegaShowdown (required)
- Java 21+
🔧 Installation
- Install Fabric Loader.
- Install Fabric API.
- Install CobblemonMegaShowdown.
- Put Mega Compass jar in mods folder.
- Launch game/server.
🌐 Client/Server Behavior
- Works in singleplayer and multiplayer.
- Install on server for multiplayer structure tracking.
🤝 Compatibility & Integration
- Built for CobblemonMegaShowdown structure ecosystem.
- Recipe-viewer compatible (JEI/REI/EMI workflows).
- Works alongside standard Cobblemon setups.
❗ Known Limitations
- Structure discovery depends on generated chunks.
- Works in Overworld-focused structure contexts.
- No target found when no valid structure is present in search radius.
🧰 Troubleshooting
Compass keeps saying no structure found
- Explore farther to generate more chunks.
- Retry search from a different area.
Compass does not point correctly
- Ensure target search completed.
- Reset with Shift + right-click and run again.
Multiplayer inconsistencies
- Confirm server has the mod installed.
❓ FAQ
Is this only for Mega Showdown users?
Yes, the mod is designed around Mega Showdown structures.
Is it server-friendly?
Yes, async search is designed to minimize lag spikes.
Can I customize recipes?
Yes, via datapack recipe overrides.
💬 Support & Feedback
When reporting issues include:
- mod version
- Minecraft/Fabric/Mega Showdown versions
- full mod list
- coordinates and dimension
- steps to reproduce
- latest log/crash report
Made for Cobblemon and MegaShowdown players who want fast, targeted structure hunting without blind exploration.
