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Tectonicus is a 'deep' minecraft map renderer written in java. It has fewer dependencies than similar programs such as Overviewer. Instead of plotting blocks as pixels it generates a 3D model of your map and uses that to draw zoomable maps with a high level of detail. Instead of producing a single image it creates lots of map tiles as well as a HTML file to let you view it using the Google maps interface.

Features

  • Runs on Windows, OSX and Linux if X or Xvfb is installed
  • Can map single and multiplayer worlds
  • Can use custom texture packs
  • An icon is used to mark the spawn point. Clicking it shows statistics about how many blocks of each type exist in your world
  • Shows sign positions on map, and shows sign text when clicked (blank signs are not rendered as they are usually used for decorations such as chairs)
  • Creates player markers by using player's custom skins. Shows their health and other stats
  • Caches results so that drawing the same map again only updates the changed areas
  • Lots of options to control zoom level, camera angle and output format
  • Can output in either png, jpg or gif image formats
  • Day, night, and cave drawing modes
  • Mod support. Add custom blocks for your favorite mod.
  • Antialiasing for high quality output

If you have a feature request, then please submit it at the Tectonicus feedback page.

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Usage

As of version 2, Tectonicus reads configuration parameters from an XML file—command line options are discouraged. The XML file allows for multiple maps to be generated in a single run of Tectonicus, and when viewing you can switch between the maps with buttons on the map.

  1. Download the jar file HERE and save it to your computer. If your computer tries to open it as a zip file then right click and use 'save target as…'
  2. Create a Tectonicus XML configuration file
  3. Run Tectonicus from the command line, pointing to the XML file you just created:
java -jar Tectonicus_v2.03.jar config=myconfig.xml

Alternatively, create a .bat file with the following:

@ECHO OFF
SET BINDIR=%~dp0
CD /D "%BINDIR%"
"%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xincgc -Xmx1G -jar Tectonicus.jar config=myconfig.xml
PAUSE

Note: Replace %ProgramFiles% with %ProgramFiles(x86)% if you are using 32-bit java on a 64-bit operating system.


Because Tectonicus pre-generates images for every block on the map, the maps it produces can be significantly larger (gigabytes) than the source Minecraft world. This can be reduced by setting imageFormat="jpg" and a suitable imageCompressionLevel in the Views node, and also utilising closestZoomSize in the Map node.

While the first Tectonicus run can be time consuming (hours), subsequent runs with the same options will be significantly quicker due to Tectonicus only rendering changed tiles.

Special Signs

By default Tectonicus displays every sign your players place. To stop your map being completely overrun you can use filter="special" (see XML file).

'Special' signs are those that begin and end with one of these characters:

" # - = ~

So the following sign would show up on the map:

-----------
  someone's
    house
----------

Or:

# my place! #

Or:

~ long
  sign
  on four
  lines ~

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Mod Support / Custom Blocks

If you play Minecraft with mods that add new blocks then you can add those to Tectonicus so they show up in your maps.

Main article: Programs and Editors/Tectonicus/Custom Blocks
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Bug reporting

Main article: Programs and Editors/Tectonicus/Reporting Tectonicus Bugs


Controlling Tectonicus from the command line

Tectonicus can also be controlled from the command line instead of an XML file, but this method is less powerful and not preferred.

Main article: Controlling Tectonicus from the command line

Cron jobs

In order to run Tectonicus at a specified time on a Linux/Unix machine you will need to add DISPLAY=:0 or DISPLAY=:0.0 for multiple monitor setups to your cron job.

Tools

  • TectonicusGUI — graphical user interface which is easy to use; written in Java.
  • teclp — dynamically updates players' location.
  • TectonicusPlayers, a hMod/Canary plugin that outputs positions of logged-on players in real-time (direct download).
  • Tectonicus Simplifier, a linux shell script that helps in setting some options (direct download).
    • NOTE: This is outdated and doesn't have all the current options coded in.
  • Minetographer, a multiplatform frontend for Tectonicus.
  • Tectonicus Uploader python script to upload changed files to an ftp server.

Tutorials

Your maps

Got a cool map? Feel free to add a link to the list above.

External resources

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