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== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
Features include: | Features include: | ||
* Searching for text in signs | * Searching for text in signs. | ||
* Looking up [[Category:Towns|village]]-claimed areas | * Displaying all signs placed through {{button|Markers}} -> {{Button|https://world.retromc.org/signpost.png All}}. | ||
* | * Looking up [[Category:Towns|village]]-claimed areas with JVillage integration developed by {{user-nonwiki|floskater99}}. | ||
<gallery mode="packed"> | * Displaying more information about selected village and players. | ||
<gallery heights=200 mode="packed-hover"> | |||
File:Overviewer-2.jpg|Username infobox that appears upon selecting a player's head. | File:Overviewer-2.jpg|Username infobox that appears upon selecting a player's head. | ||
File:Ovtown.png|Town | File:Ovtown.png|Town claims viewed with Overviewer. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Known issues == | == Known issues == | ||
Overviewer has many known issues that are being worked on by the RetroMC development team and should be fixed (hopefully ''[[soonTM]]''). | Overviewer has many known issues that are being worked on by the RetroMC development team and should be fixed (hopefully ''[[soonTM]]''). Below is a non-exhaustive list of these problems: | ||
* Very high CPU and memory usage, causing the website to load very slowly on low-end devices. | |||
* Infrequent world updates. | |||
* Rare town claim updates. | |||
* Poorly designed user interface. | |||
Revision as of 10:17, 22 September 2024
| Overviewer | |
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 The static render of the World Map generated by the Overviewer. | |
| Information | |
| Type | Command-Line tool. |
| Status | Open-Source - Unmaintained. |
| Implementation | September 3rd, 2018 |
Overviewer is a command-line tool used to render the world map on an external website. It is coded in C and Python and reads the selected Minecraft save before rendering it. Overviewer is open-source but is now unmaintained, and pull requests on GitHub are no longer addressed. On RetroMC, it is used to render a world map of the overworld and is compatible with JVillage. It replaced the outdated 2D Dynmap in September 3rd, 2018.
Notable features
Features include:
- Searching for text in signs.
- Displaying all signs placed through Markers ->
All. - Looking up-claimed areas with JVillage integration developed by
floskater99.
- Displaying more information about selected village and players.
-
Username infobox that appears upon selecting a player's head.
-
Town claims viewed with Overviewer.
Known issues
Overviewer has many known issues that are being worked on by the RetroMC development team and should be fixed (hopefully soonTM). Below is a non-exhaustive list of these problems:
- Very high CPU and memory usage, causing the website to load very slowly on low-end devices.
- Infrequent world updates.
- Rare town claim updates.
- Poorly designed user interface.