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Bedrock (Geyser)

Here you can learn how bedrock support works!

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How It Works

Bedrock can't read Java resource packs, so on its own a Bedrock player would see nothing where the tag should be. SamsRank solves this by building a small Bedrock resource pack with all your rank tags and handing it to Geyser, which sends it to every Bedrock player.

  • Same placeholders -> nothing to change in TAB, chat or LuckPerms. The same text shows the tag on both editions.
  • Wide tags render whole -> not squeezed into a square like most Bedrock emoji packs.
  • Static on Bedrock -> animated effects are a Java shader feature. Effect placeholders simply show the plain tag to Bedrock players.
  • Works with ItemsAdder, Nexo and Vanilla mode.

With Geyser 2.6.2+ on the same server, there's nothing to set up: the pack is sent on join, and new or changed ranks appear the next time a Bedrock player joins, no Geyser restart.

Setup

  1. Install Geyser-Spigot (and Floodgate, if you use it).
  2. Restart. SamsRank builds the pack and sends it to Bedrock players automatically.
  3. Run /samsrank bedrock to check everything.

On Geyser older than 2.6.2, SamsRank copies the pack into Geyser's packs/ folder instead - restart the server after adding or changing ranks (or update Geyser).

Checking the Setup

/samsrank bedrock [player]

Shows a ✔ / ✘ checklist with a fix for anything missing:

  • Geyser is installed (or runs on your proxy).
  • The Bedrock pack is generated, and how many tags it holds.
  • The pack is sent automatically (Geyser 2.6.2+).
  • Every rank has a Bedrock tag (lists any that are missing).
  • No other Bedrock pack replaces the same glyph pages.

Add a player name to see whether they're detected as Bedrock or Java.

Size and Position

If tags look too big, too small, or sit a little too high or low next to the text, tune them live:

/samsrank bedrock scale <0.25-4>     # 1 = default size, lower = smaller
/samsrank bedrock offset <-32..32>   # positive = up, negative = down

Both save to config.yml and rebuild the pack instantly, rejoin on Bedrock to see the change. Tags scale in whole pixel steps to stay crisp, so small scale changes may look the same.

/samsrank bedrock rebuild rebuilds the pack by hand.