One of the most practical uses for Emissive Trims Shaders is keeping track of teammates underground or during night trips. A glowing trim is much easier to pick out than dark armor against stone.
Set up your group
1. Everyone wears trimmed armor. Only trims glow, so a friend in plain armor stays as hard to see as usual.
2. Give each player a different trim material. The material sets the trim color, so distinct colors let you tell at a glance who is who in a dark tunnel.
3. Use patterns with lots of coverage so the glow is visible from farther away.
Who needs the pack
The glow comes from a core shader, which changes how your own game draws armor trims. Resource-pack effects in vanilla only show on the computer that has the pack enabled. That means each player who wants to see the glow should enable the pack in their own Resource Packs menu. If only you have it, you'll see your friends' trims glow, but they won't see yours.
Tips while exploring
- In a big cavern, look for moving colored outlines. They usually belong to a teammate rather than a mob.
- If someone falls behind, they can stand still in a dark spot so their trim pattern is easy to locate.
- Glowing trims don't replace torches. They help you see *people*, not light the area around you.