Increasing the Radar Scan Range Beyond 15,000 Blocks

By default, the Dragon Radars Mod detects dragons up to 15,000 blocks away. In heavily explored worlds where nearby territory has already been cleared, you can raise this limit through the mod's configuration file to scan even farther across your world.

Editing the Configuration File

1. Close Minecraft completely so your changes are not overwritten when the game shuts down.

2. Open your Minecraft instance directory (accessible from your launcher's installation settings or resource pack folder menu by going up one folder level).

3. Open the config folder inside your instance directory.

4. Locate the configuration file for the Dragon Radars Mod and open it with any plain text editor.

5. Find the maximum detection range option—set to 15000 by default—and replace the number with a higher block distance.

6. Save the file, close your text editor, and relaunch Minecraft.

Keeping Scans Practical

When playing on multiplayer servers, note that server configurations normally govern gameplay mechanics, so singleplayer worlds and server hosts benefit directly from this adjustment. After raising the maximum ceiling in the config, you can still use the in-game distance filter whenever you want to temporarily focus on closer dragons without editing the file again.