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Target Highlight

Marks the enemy nearest your crosshair with a soft ground ring and a small marker above its head. Client-side only and fully configurable.

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Quick answer

Which Target Highlight release should I use?

Updated 2 days ago

Latest stable file targethighlight-0.2.0

Game version 1.20.1

Loader Forge

Target Highlight targethighlight-0.2.0 targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Target Highlight required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say

Dedicated server Source doesn’t say

Loader for this release Forge

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

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What else does Target Highlight targethighlight-0.2.0 need?

targethighlight-0.2.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Target Highlight without breaking your instance.

Built for Target Highlight targethighlight-0.2.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use targethighlight-0.2.0. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

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Put it on the correct side

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About this project

What does Target Highlight add?

A small client-side Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that highlights the enemy nearest your crosshair
with a soft ground ring and a marker above its head.

What it does

Picks the enemy closest to your crosshair within a cone in front of you, up to your weapon reach (plus a configurable bonus)
Keeps the current target "sticky", so the highlight doesn't flicker when two enemies are close together
Ignores enemies hidden behind solid cover, while fences and other thin obstacles don't hide them
Draws a ring on the ground under the target and a diamond marker above its head
Drops the highlight as soon as the target dies

It highlights only. It never moves your camera, changes your attacks, or alters what you hit.

Fully configurable

Everything lives in config/targethighlight-client.toml):

Targeting: hostile-only or any creature, reach bonus, cone angle, how sticky the target is, how long it lingers, scan rate, line-of-sight on/off
Ring: on/off, size padding, thickness, smoothness, height above the ground
Marker: on/off, height above the head, size
Look: colour (hex) and opacity
Tiers: bosses are detected from the forge:bosses tag plus your own list, and a separate list gives minibosses or elites a colour of their own
Blacklist: a list of entities that are never highlighted (entity ids, or modid:* for a whole mod)

Prefer a subtle highlight? Lower the opacity or turn off the marker. Want it bolder? Raise the opacity or change the colour.

Keybind

A "Toggle Target Highlight" key is available under Controls > Target Highlight. It is unbound by default so it won't clash with your other mods.

Compatibility

Minecraft 1.20.1, Forge 47.x
No dependencies
Client-side only: you don't need it on the server
Works with modpacks. If you see a conflict or odd rendering (for example with a shader pack), please report it.

Feedback

This is an early release and feedback is very welcome. Please report problems with your logs/latest.log (or crash report), your Forge version, and whether you use shaders: github

Inspired by the target-assist idea in the Visceral Combat mod.

Project description from CurseForge.

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