MC-Cartographer

A console based application which converts images into Minecraft maps.

Previews

Source	Ordered	Floyd-Steinberg

Usage

Prerequisites

• Download the latest version of NBTExplorer.

Converting a map into an image

Using drag and drop

1. Open NBTExplorer and go to savegame > data > map_x.dat > data.
2. Double click on colors and export to a suitable location.
3. Drag and drop the map file into cartographer.exe.
4. A PNG file should be created in the same directory as the map file.

Using console

1. Open NBTExplorer and go to savegame > data > map_x.dat > data.
2. Double click on colors and export to a suitable location.
3. Open cartographer.exe and enter the full path to the map (e.g. C://directory/map).
4. A PNG file should be created in the same folder as cartographer.exe.

Converting an image into a map

Using drag and drop

1. Drag and drop the desired image into cartographer.exe.
2. A file should be created in the same directory as the image file imagename_map.
3. Open NBTExplorer and got to savegame > data > map_x.dat > data.
4. Double click on colors and import imagename_map.
5. Set locked to 1 and trackingPosition to 0.
6. Save changes.

Using console

1. Open cartographer.exe and enter the full path to the image (e.g. C://directory/image.png).
2. You will be asked to select a dithering mode. Enter 0 for ordered or 1 for Floyd-Steinberg.
3. A PNG file should be created in the same directory as the map titled imagename_map.
4. Open NBTExplorer and got to savegame > data > map_x.dat > data.
5. Double click on colors and import imagename_map.
6. Set locked to 1 and trackingPosition to 0.
7. Save changes.