Better Party X Xaero's World Map
Playing Minecraft with friends is great until someone wanders off and nobody knows where they went. Better Party X Xaero's World Map solves that problem by connecting the Better Party system with the fullscreen map from Xaero's World Map. Instead of guessing coordinates over voice chat, you can simply glance at your map and see where your party members are. The add-on keeps party visibility under admin control while letting every player decide how those markers look on their own screen.
What This Add-On Actually Does
This mod is a bridge between two popular mods. Better Party handles the membership and administration side, while Xaero's World Map provides the fullscreen map interface. When the party admin turns on map visibility, positions are shared only between members of the same party. From there, each player picks a marker style that suits their preferences. The result is a clean, privacy-respecting way to stay grouped up during exploration, mining trips, or long journeys across the overworld.
Main Features at a Glance
- Displays current Better Party members on Xaero's fullscreen world map
- Gives the party admin control over map visibility for the whole group
- Lets each player choose between Head, Dot, and Off marker styles
- Keeps every marker preference entirely client-side
- Shares map positions only with members of the same Better Party
- Stops position sharing the moment the admin disables map visibility
- Works independently from Better Party's locator setting
How the Map Integration Works
Better Party stays the authoritative source for membership and administration. Players create and manage their party through it as usual. The party admin then enables or disables party-member visibility on the world map. When enabled, the server shares positions only between members of the same party, and Xaero's World Map renders those members using the marker style selected by the local player.
One important detail: the party-admin setting always has priority over personal client settings. If the admin disables map visibility, no party-member markers appear at all, no matter what style individual players picked. This keeps group privacy decisions in the hands of whoever runs the party.
Visibility and Marker Controls
The table below sums up how the two layers interact:
- Admin: map visibility enabled — party members may be displayed on each member's map
- Admin: map visibility disabled — party members are hidden for the entire party
- Client: Head — party members appear as player-head markers
- Client: Dot — party members appear as colored dots
- Client: Off — party-member markers are hidden on that client only
Personal marker settings affect only the local client. Selecting Off does not hide party members on anyone else's map, so you never accidentally break the experience for your friends.
No Locator Dependency
This add-on does not use Better Party's locator setting in any way. The locator is not checked, not counted, and not required. Map visibility is controlled only by the add-on's party-admin setting, and marker style is controlled only by each player's client setting. That focus keeps the add-on doing one job well: displaying Better Party members on Xaero's World Map without dragging in unrelated systems.
Party Privacy Comes First
Party positions are handled only for the active Better Party group. Players outside the party never receive the party's map positions, and position sharing stops immediately when the admin disables map visibility. Client marker preferences remain local to each player, and Better Party itself stays unchanged and authoritative. If you are curious about the mod, you can download Better Party X Xaero's World Map from its CurseForge page and check the supported Minecraft versions and loaders listed there before installing.
Supported Versions and How to Install
Better Party X Xaero's World Map is built for modern Minecraft releases on the Fabric and NeoForge loaders, with the exact supported versions listed on the project page. Because it depends on both Better Party and Xaero's World Map, you need all three mods installed. If you want the smoothest setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole chain for you, pulling Better Party X Xaero's World Map and its dependencies from its add-on catalog with one click and keeping everything updated automatically.
To install manually, first confirm your Minecraft version and loader match the files you plan to use. Then follow these steps:
- Install Fabric or NeoForge for your chosen Minecraft version
- Place Better Party, Xaero's World Map, and this add-on into your mods folder
- Launch the game and confirm all three mods load without errors
- Create a party in Better Party and have the admin enable map visibility
- Open Xaero's fullscreen map and pick your preferred marker style
That is the entire process. There are no config files to wrestle with and no server-side complexity beyond having the mods present where required.
Final Thoughts
Better Party X Xaero's World Map fills a small but genuinely useful gap. It keeps your group visible on the map, respects the admin's decision about whether positions are shared at all, and still lets every player fine-tune their own display. Whether you are leading a server community or just exploring with a few friends, this add-on makes staying together far less stressful. Grab it, set your marker style, and enjoy the journey without constantly asking, "Where are you?"