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SyncCraft

by LukeCGG · on Modrinth

Link your server with your mobile device to have players experience things based on the physical and internal detections from the device.

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SyncCraft

SyncCraft turns your phone into a Minecraft world controller. Every sensor on your phone maps to something in the game — tilt to shift gravity, point your camera at the sky, shake to cause earthquakes. One person with a phone controls the experience for everyone on the server.



The mod comes with an Android companion app and a built-in web control panel. Everything connects over a single port.

Download the Android Companion App


Features

Sensors

Phone Sensor In-Game Effect
Tilt / Gyroscope Shifts gravity for players and entities (independently toggleable). Tilt sideways to push, face-down for low gravity. Camera lean and player model tilt to match. Fall damage reduced in low-g. Decoration entities (item frames, paintings, leads, armor stands) are protected from gravity effects.
Camera Streams to the skybox ceiling. Look up and see the real world. Smooth fade-in/out with vignette blending.
Shake Earthquake — camera shakes, entities pushed, optionally shatters nearby glass and ice.
Flashlight On = Night Vision for all players. Off = removed.
Battery Level Above 20% = clear. Below 20% = rain. Below 5% = thunderstorm.
Ambient Light Room brightness maps to time of day. Dark room = midnight, bright room = noon.
Proximity Phone face-down or in pocket = all players go invisible and sneak.
Barometer Walking with phone causes subtle altitude bobbing on entities.
Charging Plugged in = Regeneration I for all players.
Microphone Voice plays from the sky with echo and spatial audio. Muffled underground.
Do Not Disturb Mutes all player chat server-wide.
Notifications Spawns a temporary glowing silverfish near each player.
Screenshot Flashbang effect on all clients + auto-saves an in-game screenshot.
Power Save Caps all clients to 15 FPS with an on-screen indicator.

Grab Hand — Drag players around the world from the map view. Picked-up players float above terrain and receive Slow Falling on release.

World View — A live minimap streams to your phone or browser showing terrain, player positions, health, food, XP, weather, and time.


Requirements


Setup

Installation

Place the SyncCraft .jar and Fabric API into the mods/ folder on the server and all clients.

Server

The mod automatically starts a WebSocket + HTTP server on port 25566. No extra setup needed.

Connection

Android App

  1. Download the companion app from synccraft.lukecgg.com
  2. Install the APK on your Android device (8.0+)
  3. Enter your server IP and port (default 25566)
  4. Run /synccraft pair on the server to get a 6-digit code
  5. Enter the code in the app
  6. Future connections auto-pair without a code

Web Panel

  1. Open https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:25566/ in a browser
  2. Accept the self-signed certificate warning
  3. Run /synccraft pair and enter the code
  4. HTTPS is required for gyro, camera, and mic access on mobile browsers

Usage

Toggle sensors, camera, and mic from the app dashboard or web panel. The Android app runs as a foreground service and keeps streaming with the screen locked.


Commands

All commands require operator permissions (level 2).

Command Description
/synccraft pair Generate a 6-digit pairing code (60 second expiry)
/synccraft disconnect Disconnect the paired device
/synccraft status Show connection and feature status
/synccraft reload Reload config from disk
/synccraft config <feature> <true/false> Toggle a feature

Toggleable features: gravity, gravity_players, gravity_entities, skybox, darkness, flashlight, shake, battery, ambient, proximity


Configuration

All settings live in config/synccraft.json on the server.

Setting Default Description
websocketPort 25566 Connection port
gravityEnabled true Master gravity toggle
gravityPlayersEnabled true Gravity effects on players (camera tilt, push, low-g)
gravityEntitiesEnabled true Gravity effects on non-player entities (mobs, items, etc.)
gravitySensitivity 1.0 Tilt force multiplier
shakeThreshold 1.5 Minimum shake intensity
shakeBreaksBlocks false Earthquakes break glass/ice
batteryDuskThreshold 20 Battery % that triggers rain
pairCodeExpirySeconds 60 Pairing code lifetime

Every sensor feature can be toggled individually through the config or /synccraft config.


Networking


Platform Comparison

Feature Android App Web Browser
Tilt / Gyroscope Yes Yes (HTTPS required)
Camera Yes Yes (HTTPS required)
Shake Yes Yes
Flashlight Yes Yes
Battery Level Yes No
Ambient Light Yes Yes
Proximity Yes No
Barometer Yes No
Charging Yes No
Microphone Yes Yes (HTTPS required)
Do Not Disturb Yes No
Notifications Yes No
Screenshot Yes No
Power Save Yes No
Grab Hand Yes Yes
World View Yes Yes
Background Streaming Yes (foreground service) No (tab must stay open)

The Android app provides the fullest experience. The web panel works well for gyroscope, camera, mic, and map controls but cannot access system-level features like battery, flashlight, notifications, DND, or power save mode.


Notes

Quick facts

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

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