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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Footsteps Trail

Never get lost again! Fading footstep markers help you retrace your path through caves, forests, and beyond.

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Latest stable file 1.4.0+26.3-neoforge
Game version 26.3
Loader NeoForge

Footsteps Trail 1.4.0+26.3-neoforge targets 26.3 with NeoForge. It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server. No extra mods listed for this file.

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Is Footsteps Trail required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.

Client Required
Dedicated server Not supported
Loader for this release NeoForge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

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What else does Footsteps Trail 1.4.0+26.3-neoforge need?

1.4.0+26.3-neoforge. 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.

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About this project

What does Footsteps Trail add?

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👣 Footsteps Trail

A lightweight, client-side mod that leaves fading footprints behind you as you explore. Find your way out of a cave, retrace a route through a dense forest, or just enjoy watching your tracks sink into sand and snow.

(The video below shows an older version. Check the gallery for the current footprints.)

✨ Footprint Types

Type What it looks like
Terrain (default) Footprints are pressed into the ground itself. Sand, snow and mud take deep prints, grass and dirt compact, stone and wood only scuff, and slime and honey squish.
Surface Footprints are drawn on top of the block. Shape, tint and how long they last depend on what you walk on.
Classic Simple flat markers you style yourself: square, circle, paw or cross, in six colors, with an optional glow.

🧭 Trail Behaviour

  • Expire by steps or time: keep your last 1–500 footprints (default 50), or let them fade after 1–300 seconds (default 30).
  • Natural walking: footprints face the way you walk and alternate left and right feet. Sprinting lengthens your stride.
  • Stealth: no footprints while sneaking (on by default).
  • Hard-surface scuffs: faint dust marks on stone and planks, can be turned off.
  • Render distance: footprints farther than 48 blocks are skipped (adjustable from 8 to 256).

⚙️ Settings

  • Settings screen for every option: open it from Mod Menu on Fabric, or from the Mods list on Forge and NeoForge.
  • Toggle key: press Z to turn the trail on or off (rebindable in Controls).
  • Config file: config/footstepstrail.json. A broken file never crashes the game; it is saved as .broken and defaults are used.
  • Modded blocks: map any block ID to a material (sand, snow, mud, stone, …) in deformationMaterials so it takes footprints correctly.

⌨️ Commands

All commands are client-side. Type /footsteps help in-game for the full list.

Command Description
/footsteps Show current status
/footsteps toggle Turn the trail on or off
/footsteps clear Remove all current footprints
/footsteps type <terrain|surface|classic> Choose the footprint type
/footsteps mode <time|steps> Expire footprints by time or by step count
/footsteps size <0.05–2.0> Set the footprint size
/footsteps config time set <1–300> Seconds footprints last (time mode)
/footsteps config steps set <1–500> Footprints to keep (steps mode)
/footsteps config rotation <true|false> Face your walking direction
/footsteps config alternating <true|false> Alternate left and right feet
/footsteps config stealth <true|false> No footprints while sneaking
/footsteps config scuffs <true|false> Scuff marks on hard surfaces
/footsteps appearance shape <square|circle|paw|cross> Marker shape (classic only)
/footsteps appearance color <color> Marker color (classic only)
/footsteps appearance glow [true|false] Toggle the glow (classic only)

📦 Versions & Requirements

Loader Minecraft Needs
Fabric 1.20.1 · 1.21.1 · 26.3 Fabric API · Mod Menu (optional, for the settings screen)
Forge 1.12.2 · 1.20.1 —
NeoForge 26.3 —

💡 Using Sodium or Embeddium? If Terrain footprints don't show up, switch to /footsteps type surface.

Client-side only • Works on any server • MIT License • Made by Blue print

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