Dynamical Compass

⭐ — (3 endorsements) 📥 1,959 downloads 📌 v1.21.1-4.0.1 📅 4/17/2023
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By GeheimagentNr1 · forge

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/2/2026 📅 Created: 4/17/2023
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #103 of 401 forge mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

## Version 4.X.X For older versions of the mod, check the (https://github.com/GeheimagentNr1/DynamicalCompass/wiki). This mod adds only one item, the Dynamical Compass. This mod is needed on client and server side. Needs the Recipes Library ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/recipes-library) or (https://modrinth.com/mod/recipes-library))! --- You need a server to play with friends? You don't know how to set up one? Just rent an already configured server! !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/images/bisect_hosting_banner.png) Click on the picture above, select a plan (with recommended at least 6 GB), use my code **(https://bisecthosting.com/agent)** to get **25%** off your first month and enjoy playing with your friends! --- ## Support !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/Supported_Versions.png) Minecraft versions, for which the mod is not released, are not supported. You can find a text version (https://github.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/wiki/Supported-Versions). ## Features The Dynamical Compass can be set to a destination position by shift (sneaking) right-clicking on a block. It only shows in the direction of the destination position, when you're in the dimension, in which you have set the destination position. If you're not in the destination dimension or the compass has no destination set, it spins like the vanilla compass in the nether or the end. You can lock the Dynamical Compass with a glass pane, so the destination can not be changed. Warning: * You can't unlock the Dynamical Compass again. * Even a Compass without a destination can be locked. ## Recipes ### Dynamical Compass Recipe: Gold Ingots, Lapis Lazuli !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/28dc91f7e6b0209ccd6cd1f567fb99da403dea97.png) ### Lock Dynamical Compass Effect: Locks the Dynamical Compass, so the destination can not be changed. Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Glass Pane Warning: You can't unlock the Dynamical Compass again. Even a Compass without a destination can be locked. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/b3d8fefd2f96bad08efe24d9672ae4e66958fb3b.png) ### Melt Dynamical Compass to a Gold Ingot Effect: Melts the Dynamical Compass in a furnace to a Gold Ingot Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Burning Material !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/ed06f6a78b4311353ec2b3592812d50fdb02208c.png) ### Renaming Dynamical Compass Effect: Dynamical Compass gets a custom name Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Named Name Tag !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/cb16562d0c5f413c077545f7e07dcc92c06df276.png) ## Commands * `/giveDC <targets> <destination pos> <destination dimension> <locked>` targets: Players who shall get the Dynamical Compass. destination pos: x and z coordinate of the block on which the compass shall show. destination dimension: dimension in which the compass shall show the destination pos. locked: Shall the destination be locked or not. --- Thanks for the texture and the logo to Muse31. You can use this mod in non-commercial modpacks without asking. You can find more mods from me on (https://www.curseforge.com/members/geheimagentnr1/projects) and (https://modrinth.com/user/GeheimagentNr1). !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/images/mod_loader_banner.png)

## Version 4. X. X For older versions of the mod, check the (https://github.com/GeheimagentNr1/DynamicalCompass/wiki).

This mod adds only one item, the Dynamical Compass. This mod is needed on client and server side. Needs the Recipes Library ((https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/recipes-library) or (https://modrinth.com/mod/recipes-library))!

You need a server to play with friends? You don't know how to set up one? Just rent an already configured server!

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/images/bisect_hosting_banner.png)

Click on the picture above, select a plan (with recommended at least 6 GB), use my code (https://bisecthosting.com/agent)** to get 25%* off your first month and enjoy playing with your friends!

## Support !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/Supported_Versions.png) Minecraft versions, for which the mod is not released, are not supported. You can find a text version (https://github.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/wiki/Supported-Versions).

## Features The Dynamical Compass can be set to a destination position by shift (sneaking) right-clicking on a block. It only shows in the direction of the destination position, when you're in the dimension, in which you have set the destination position. If you're not in the destination dimension or the compass has no destination set, it spins like the vanilla compass in the nether or the end. You can lock the Dynamical Compass with a glass pane, so the destination can not be changed. Warning: You can't unlock the Dynamical Compass again. Even a Compass without a destination can be locked.

### Dynamical Compass Recipe: Gold Ingots, Lapis Lazuli !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/28dc91f7e6b0209ccd6cd1f567fb99da403dea97.png)

### Lock Dynamical Compass Effect: Locks the Dynamical Compass, so the destination can not be changed. Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Glass Pane Warning: You can't unlock the Dynamical Compass again. Even a Compass without a destination can be locked. !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/b3d8fefd2f96bad08efe24d9672ae4e66958fb3b.png)

### Melt Dynamical Compass to a Gold Ingot Effect: Melts the Dynamical Compass in a furnace to a Gold Ingot Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Burning Material !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/ed06f6a78b4311353ec2b3592812d50fdb02208c.png)

### Renaming Dynamical Compass Effect: Dynamical Compass gets a custom name Recipe: Dynamical Compass, Named Name Tag !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/iBSFWwzw/images/cb16562d0c5f413c077545f7e07dcc92c06df276.png)

## Commands `/giveDC ` targets: Players who shall get the Dynamical Compass. destination pos: x and z coordinate of the block on which the compass shall show. destination dimension: dimension in which the compass shall show the destination pos. locked: Shall the destination be locked or not.

Thanks for the texture and the logo to Muse31. You can use this mod in non-commercial modpacks without asking. You can find more mods from me on (https://www.curseforge.com/members/geheimagentnr1/projects) and (https://modrinth.com/user/GeheimagentNr1).

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GeheimagentNr1/Online_Mod_Data/master/images/mod_loader_banner.png)

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
GeheimagentNr1
Version
1.21.1-4.0.1
Downloads
1,959
Endorsements
3
Category
forge
Created
4/17/2023
Updated
5/2/2026
Game Versions
1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5
Tags
magic

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Dynamical Compass support?

The author lists 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Dynamical Compass?

Version 1.21.1-4.0.1, published 2026-05-02 with 1,959 downloads recorded at the source.

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