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The Locator Bar icons should be overlayed onto the existing XP Bar

The new player locator bar that was introduced in 1.21.80.20 is a really great multiplayer edition. In addition to being very unique, it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel with a radical new UI interface that might take away from some of the game's immersion.

Still, one of the biggest complaints from many users is that the Player Locator Bar hides the XP Bar. Yes, while the XP Bar is visible when experience is actively being collected, I'm sure the majority of players would still prefer being able to see their exact level including the current progress (or "fill") of the bar at all times. Hiding the XP Bar makes this more difficult if someone wants to make use of both features. 

Instead let's make the icons of the Locator Bar be a simple overlay over the existing XP bar. Here is a quick concept I produced to show how this could look like:

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    Some have also recommended making the icon the player's face instead of just a colored dot. I think that's neat but will be hard to see for how small the icons are. I recommend people check out that idea here.

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    And there most definitely needs to be a way to opt out and turn this feature off, maybe even a server side option.

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    the coordinates should be above the bar by default

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    Here is a much cleaner concept by @realzwuwu on twitter:

    Of course, you can see a non-vanilla texture pack being used, but the point still stands. Not only is the XP bar almost completely visible, but creators could actually make use of the dots to make custom stylized XP or progress bars with added depth.

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    Following what I've seen with the others here and thoughts from similar people, I fully agree that either using icons or player heads overlayed on top of, (if opted in) would be better than either replacing the experience bar or over cluttering the player's UI.

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    Honestly, overlaying on the XP bar is ugly and doesn't really make sense. The XP bar should be for XP.

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    Darragh Begley, to upload an image to your comment/post you'll need to make the comment first and then edit it. When you're in the editing interface, just drag your image file over the textbox and it will be attached. You want to do these steps relatively quickly to avoid your post being removed by the auto mod. 

    In the meantime, you can support the bug report about not being able to attach images directly without this workaround. The issue is WEB-7625.

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    Maybe they can make it toggleable via a gamerule or command, or if your holding a compass or map it will apear.

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    This would be very confusing! XP has nothing to do with player locations, why imply an association? if I was a new player, I would probably mistaken the dots on the bars as the XP levels of other players or something.

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    I would like to back this please as I have just used the new version of Minecraft and I love the new lighting and water, and I love the player icons as a compass but the current XP needs to be visible at all times in my opinion.

     

    Too much hinges on seeing how much you have to the next level; do I venture into this cave? Do I keep mining a little to finish off my level? Do I risk attacking this Creeper?

     

    Please know that a lot of us would like this to be as in the concept art provided here. The icons are still clearly visible, the XP bar is also and I think it looks very clean!

     

    Cheers <3

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    This is a good idea but what if the xp bar was darker to look like the locator bar but you knowing how much xp and the icons changing because it looks bad on a xp bar