[RKD] Commander

rkdcommander · by dkosin · license MIT

v0.2.0Minecraft 1.20.1 up to (not incl.) 1.21Forge 47.2 or newerclient + serverBeta – test server

Join as the commander instead of running along: follow your team on a real 3D map, see their trails of the last 30 minutes, set pings and routes, and send supplies by parachute crate or courier dog.

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Overview

Beta – test server – Test build for the beta test server. Features and values may still change before the final release; please report bugs.

Commander mode is the survival “god mode” for support players: while the others roam caves and terrain, you open the command view with the Command Tablet. The game keeps running and your body stays where it is – if you get hurt, the view closes automatically.

The map shows real blocks in 3D (like the planning table of [RKD] Blueprints): zoom, pan, rotate, tilt, follow a team mate. The cave view cuts the terrain open – but without X-ray: the server only sends what the party could really see.

Command view

Real 3D map with zoom, rotation and tilt; chips at the top to follow a party member with health bar, hunger, height and “underground / on the surface”. Switches dimension together with the player.

Cave view without X-ray

Cut as a plane or as a circle around the player. Only the surface and sections the party came close to are sent – enclosed ores, chests and unexplored caves never leave the server.

X-ray view (new in 0.2)

In a box around the followed player ordinary rock turns invisible; only the cave walls remain, half transparent and coloured by height, water blue, lava orange – ores and builds stay real blocks. Width, height and surface opacity are adjustable; the anti-X-ray rules still apply.

Trails & timeline

Positions of all party members for 30 minutes, with a colour fade by age. A timeline to rewind and replay (1×–120×), plus deaths, mined ores, beds and nearby hostiles.

Pings & routes

Go, danger, ore, loot, meet and routes. Team mates see them in the world through walls with distance, routes as a glowing band on the ground; optionally as a waypoint for Xaero's Minimap.

Supplies

Send from your own inventory, the storage of an [RKD] Base Dispenser or the shop (levels or emeralds) by parachute crate or courier dog. The server checks everything; items are always in exactly one place.

Parties

Invite in the “Party” tab, the leader can remove members; or the rule “Everyone”: all online players form one party. Up to 16 members, each with their own colour.

Admin panel

For operators: edit the shop (also exact items with enchantments), rules for who may command, send or buy, limits and times, a log of all deliveries and purchases; import/export as JSON.

Preview

Command view: the map follows Anna; at the bottom her card with health, hunger and height, plus the timeline. — **Command view**: the map follows Anna; at the bottom her card with health, hunger and height, plus the timeline.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

X-ray view (new in 0.2): only the cave walls, coloured by height (colour bar on the right) – cave passages can be follow — **X-ray view** (new in 0.2): only the cave walls, coloured by height (colour bar on the right) – cave passages can be followed as 3D shapes.Real screenshot of a development build (game language German)

X-ray from above – box around the followed player. — **X-ray from above** – box around the followed player.Real screenshot of a development build (game language German)

X-ray up close: ores stay real blocks and stand out. — **X-ray up close**: ores stay real blocks and stand out.Real screenshot of a development build (game language German)

Cave view, plane cut: everything above the cut height is gone, tunnels become visible from above. — **Cave view, plane cut**: everything above the cut height is gone, tunnels become visible from above.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Circle cut around the followed player. — **Circle cut** around the followed player.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Timeline 15 minutes back: who was where? — **Timeline** 15 minutes back: who was where?Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Pings and a route on the map. — **Pings and a route** on the map.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Pings in the world: team mates see them through walls with distance, the route as a glowing band. — **Pings in the world**: team mates see them through walls with distance, the route as a glowing band.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Supplies from the shop: pick the recipient, parachute crate or courier dog. — **Supplies from the shop**: pick the recipient, parachute crate or courier dog.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Parachute crate coming in, with a smoke signal. — **Parachute crate** coming in, with a smoke signal.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Courier dog bringing the delivery. — **Courier dog** bringing the delivery.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Admin panel, rules: who may command, send, buy – and all limits. — **Admin panel, rules**: who may command, send, buy – and all limits.Real screenshot of a development build (game language English)

Controls

Input	Effect
Use the Command Tablet or your own key (Controls → [RKD] Commander)	open the command view
Drag with left mouse button · `WASD` / arrow keys	pan the map
Drag with right mouse button · `Q`/`E` · `R`/`F`	rotate · tilt
Mouse wheel	zoom (towards the cursor)
Chip at the top left, click on a player head, `Tab`	follow a player / next
`1`–`8`	tool: go, danger, ore, loot, meet, route, drag, delete
Route: click points · right-click/`Enter` · `Backspace` · `Esc`	draw route · send · remove last point · cancel
`C` · `X` · `Page Up`/`Page Down`	switch view (normal/cut/cutaway/X-ray) · X-ray on/off · cut height
`Space` · `L` · drag the bar	play the timeline · live · pick a time
`Esc`, ✕ or the command view key	close

Items & Recipes

Recipes

Command Tablet – 1× Glass Pane, 3× Iron Ingot, 1× Redstone DustGlass pane at the top, iron – redstone – iron, iron at th — **Command Tablet** – 1× Glass Pane, 3× Iron Ingot, 1× Redstone Dust
Glass pane at the top, iron – redstone – iron, iron at the bottom centre.Crafting Table · rendered from the game textures

Settings

Every option can be changed in game: Mods → [RKD] Commander → Config (via Kobase Core). Server options apply to all players; client options are set by each player – options marked lockable can be fixed by the server for everyone.

Option	Meaning	Default
Admin: operator level `admin.permissionLevel` SERVER	Operator level needed for the admin panel (shop, rules, log)	2 range 0 – 4
Admin: world owner `admin.singleplayerOwner` SERVER	The owner of a singleplayer/LAN world may use the admin panel even without cheats	on
New worlds: who may command `defaults.viewAccess` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json – the live rules are edited in the admin panel	Everyone Nobody / Operators / Party leaders / Everyone / Listed players
New worlds: cave view `defaults.caveViewMode` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json – the live rules are edited in the admin panel	Explored only Off / Explored only / Full
New worlds: keep trails (min) `defaults.trailRetentionMinutes` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json	30 range 5 – 240
New worlds: delivery delay (s) `defaults.supplyDelaySeconds` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json	5 range 0 – 600
New worlds: courier dogs `defaults.courierEnabled` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json	on
New worlds: shop `defaults.buyEnabled` SERVER	Default for worlds without rules.json	on
Close view when hurt `view.autoExitOnDamage` CLIENTlockable	Close the commander view when your own body takes damage	on
Danger warning `view.damageWarning` CLIENTlockable	Warn in the commander view when your body is hurt or mobs are near	on
Pings in the world `hud.markers` CLIENTlockable	Show commander pings in the world (through walls, with distance)	on
Ping list `hud.markerList` CLIENTlockable	List of active pings and deliveries at the screen edge	on
Route ribbons `hud.routes` CLIENTlockable	Show suggested routes as a ribbon on the ground	on
Sounds `hud.sounds` CLIENT	Sound for new pings and deliveries	on
Xaero waypoints `compat.xaeroWaypoints` CLIENT	Offer pings as Xaero's Minimap waypoints (if installed)	on
Trail width `view.trailWidth` CLIENT	Width of the trails in the commander view (pixels)	2 range 1 – 4

Compatibility

Minecraft	1.20.1
Mod loader	Forge 47.2 or newer
Kobase Core	included in the mod jar (1.1.0 up to (not incl.) 2.0.0) – nothing extra to install
basedispenser	optional, 1.1.0 or newer (client + server)
Installation	On the server and all clients (one jar for both, [RKD] Core is built in).
Modpacks	CJ_SimpleMod · Modpack D+J

Optional: [RKD] Base Dispenser (its storage as a supply source, with a bound remote in your inventory) and Xaero's Minimap (take pings over as waypoints). Limits of 0.1.0: the map reaches 6 chunks (max. 12) around the followed player and only shows loaded chunks; “explored” works with 16³ sections, not with a real line of sight.

Versions

v0.1.0 First test build: command view with 3D map, cave view without X-ray, trails and timeline, pings and routes (also for Xaero's Minimap), supplies by parachute crate and courier dog, shop, parties, admin panel with log.
v0.2.0 X-ray view: cave walls coloured by height in an adjustable box around the player, surface can be hidden, pings on the cave floor; the exploration rules apply here too.