Makapar's Area Indicator

Area Indicator

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

Links

Website - Join our server, Discord, rules & more