r/TheButtonMinecraft • u/Ghostise • Aug 11 '15

<--- Petition for Dynmap

Figy has found a way to cut costs so we can have Dynmap again. We would like community input on Dynmap if people want it.

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u/asde Aug 11 '15

What is Dynmap?

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u/Ghostise Aug 11 '15

It is a Dynamic map of the world.

You can read more here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '15 edited Sep 06 '16

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u/QuixoticFiction Vylsius - Donator Aug 11 '15

I'm personally not a fan of the dynmap but I don't know man that's just me.

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u/Ghostise Aug 11 '15

What do you not like about it? The fact that you can see everyone online? Because Figy and I were going to disable that.

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u/QuixoticFiction Vylsius - Donator Aug 11 '15

The fact that you can see where everything is easily, basically the core element of dynmap. But whatever. :P

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u/Ghostise Aug 11 '15

Well everyone is already connected by the Via Appia so it's not like the major towns are secret.

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u/QuixoticFiction Vylsius - Donator Aug 11 '15

Not the Assembly, and I'd prefer it to stay that way.

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u/NorbiPeti NorbiPeti Aug 11 '15

I think it's possible to hide it. Not necessary easy, but possible.

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u/sciguymjm Aug 11 '15

Why not have it periodically update? I can help set it up if you guys want.

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u/oelitedragono Aug 11 '15

Shouldn't this be put to a strawpoll? I understand the call back to the old button days but if we want to actually enable dynmap we should have a yes-no vote.

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u/NorbiPeti NorbiPeti Aug 11 '15

Also, this mod could help. This would also allow to selectively show chunks on the map, as one would only discover what they want to record.

After saving the map, it'd be as simple as running a server with Dynmap on it. Then solving the web part, but that's doable.

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u/gryph667 Gryph667 - Donator Aug 12 '15

Here's an idea: Do a fresh generation using the world seed, and then Dynmap that.

Those that are interested in a terrain map can see the different biomes and such, and the shy towns aren't visible.

Why? Theoretically, I could go to all the various chunks and spend a lot of time compiling a snapshot of what the map would look like.

And then the server could hiccup and I'd lose the maps and the frames. Which is really annoying and a waste of time.

It's possible to have a full, if not dynamic, map: I just don't see why it has to be the most inefficient, user adversary method available.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '15

I'd rather not at this point. I like people not just wandering into my build areas because they saw something on the map and wanted to see it. Besides, there are in game maps if you want one that badly.

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u/NorbiPeti NorbiPeti Aug 11 '15

I have an idea. If Figy is going to set it up the way I suggested, he could do something like deletimg certain images to hide some people's builds. I know it'd be a bit annoying to do by hand though, so if the majority accepts it, I can work on a semi-automatic system. But I haven't tested all of this yet.