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.