Wingman

A lightweight real-time teammate awareness and communication system for Minecraft.

Wingman adds live teammate tracking, health monitoring, icons, and shared group visibility through a secure websocket backend designed for competitive PvP, events, factions, racing, and coordinated multiplayer gameplay.

Features

Live Team HUD

• Real-time teammate health display
• Compact tactical overlay inspired by squad-monitor UIs
• Smooth live updates
• Visual low-health warnings
• Offline detection indicators
• Cached teammate icons for instant loading

Optimized Client Experience

• Local icon caching
• Reduced network spam
• Lightweight HUD rendering
• Fast reconnect handling
• Runtime configuration UI

Planned Polish & Future Improvements

• Additional HUD themes
• Improved overlay styling
• Optional animations
• Better runtime diagnostics
• Expanded group management
• Enhanced icon presentation

Requirements

• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API

Recommended Use Cases

• Competitive PvP
• Team minigames
• Racing events
• SMP factions
• Event staff coordination
• Streamer/community events
• Tactical gameplay

Notes

Wingman is designed to stay lightweight while providing always-on teammate awareness without cluttering gameplay.

The goal is fast, clean, tactical information — not a bloated HUD.