Minecraft-Overviewer

As all of you might know, Python 2 is on its death bed, so it's about high time we finally made the move to Python 3. And after a lot of large changes and small fixes, we've finally done it. This work was done by CounterPillow (me) ... [More] , SteadBytes and agrif, and we're very appreciative of it. This also means we've dropped prebuilt binaries for CentOS 6, because it's old and smelly. If you're still using CentOS 6, make the move to CentOS 7. The only breaking changes during this move is that the config file imports for optimizeimg have slightly changed. So, instead of from optimizeimages import foo, bar the optimizeimages module now needs to be prefixed with a period, like this: from .optimizeimages import foo, bar The same goes for Observers, so it's now: from .observer import foo, bar And that's really all there is to it. We've also updated build and install instructions in our documentation, and provide prebuilt binaries for Windows and Linux our download page. If you encounter any issues, feel free to report them on GitHub, and if you need help you can come talk to us and the wider community on both IRC and Discord. [Less]

We never quite knew whether it would come to this, but yes, Minecraft 1.13 support has finally arrived in the main Overviewer branch. This was thanks to the hard work of gmcnew, RedSparr0w, jvaskonen and agrif. You can grab the binaries as ... [More] usual on our downloads page. 2019 marks the ninth year of Overviewer's long and varied history, which means that we probably have people looking at Overviewer maps now that are younger than the project itself, which is impressive! During this time, 2553 commits have been made to the repository by 108 contributors from all over the world, for which we are incredibly grateful for. If you need help with Overviewer or just want to say hi, you can reach us on IRC or Discord. We also have a Twitter account, @mcoverviewer, if you're into that. [Less]

For years, Overviewer has been using the Google Maps API to display its rendered maps. This means we just use their JavaScript files, and none of their data. In fact, we wouldn't even be allowed to ship their JavaScript file ourselves; the ... [More] JS file is requested from Google on a page load. However, Google started restricting their API, forcing all new Overviewer users to get a (free) API key from Google just to use one JS file. Just a few days ago, Google has announced that they will require everyone to sign up with a credit card to make use of the Google Maps API, which is unacceptable for our use-case. Therefore, Overviewer now uses Leaflet, a free as in freedom map framework. In addition to our users no longer requiring Google Maps API keys, this also means that maps can now be viewed without an internet connection, and are smoother to use. Furthermore, we're now no longer at the whims of Google, who have proven to be bad to rely on. Some features may still be missing from the Leaflet version, but all in all we believe it is a very usable experience. If you notice deficiencies, feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue. [Less]

While most of us were probably busy spending time with our Valentine today, some of you may have noticed that the downloads have been unavailable for the last few hours, which was a result of unintended data loss after an upgrade. Fortunately, we ... [More] could restore the important bits and the website should be fully functional once again. We apologise for the inconvenience. In unrelated news, did you know that we have a Twitter account? That's right, you can now follow @mcoverviewer on Twitter if you wish to stay up-to-date with future incidents such as these. We might also use it for other things. [Less]

While most of us were probably busy spending time with our Valentine today, some of you may have noticed that the downloads have been unavailable for the last few hours, which was a result of unintended data loss after an upgrade. ... [More] Fortunately, we could restore the important bits and the website should be fully functional once again. We apologise for the inconvenience. In unrelated news, did you know that we have a Twitter account? That's right, you can now follow @mcoverviewer on Twitter if you wish to stay up-to-date with future incidents such as these. We might also use it for other things. [Less]

Our RPM packages are now signed, allowing you (and your package manager) to verify their integrity. We use the same key to sign both our Debian packages and our RPMs. To tell RPM about this key, run: rpm --import ... [More] http://overviewer.org/rpms/overviewer.gpg.asc Note that people currently using our RPM repository will likely have to add this key to RPM before they will be able to verify and install the new packages. [Less]

Our RPM packages are now signed, allowing you (and your package manager) to verify their integrity. We use the same key to sign both our Debian packages and our RPMs. To tell RPM about this key, run: rpm --import ... [More] http://overviewer.org/rpms/overviewer.gpg.asc Note that people currently using our RPM repository will likely have to add this key to RPM before they will be able to verify and install the new packages. [Less]

Today Overviewer version 0.12 was released, which adds support for most of the Minecraft 1.8 blocks. You can download it at the usual location, right here on the download page. Not all 1.8 blocks are supported at this time; banners and armour stands ... [More] are not implemented yet, and neither is smooth red sandstone. These will not appear on your rendered map for now.The new version of Overviewer requires a Minecraft 1.8 resource pack or the Minecraft 1.8 client. If you wish to stick with earlier versions of Minecraft, either use the latest Overviewer 0.11 version or install the Minecraft 1.8 textures.Report any bugs you find on GitHub, and if you have any questions, you can reach us in IRC. Make sure to check out the official documentation as well. [Less]

Today Overviewer version 0.12 was released, which adds support for most of the Minecraft 1.8 blocks. You can download it at the usual location, right here on the download page. Not all 1.8 blocks are supported at this time; banners and armour stands ... [More] are not implemented yet. These will not appear on your rendered map for now. The new version of Overviewer requires a Minecraft 1.8 resource pack or the Minecraft 1.8 client. If you wish to stick with earlier versions of Minecraft, either use the latest Overviewer 0.11 version or install the Minecraft 1.8 textures. Report any bugs you find on GitHub, and if you have any questions, you can reach us in IRC. Make sure to check out the official documentation as well. [Less]

Today Overviewer version 0.12 was released, which adds support for most of the Minecraft 1.8 blocks. You can download it at the usual location, right here on the download page. Not all 1.8 blocks are supported at this time; banners and ... [More] armour stands are not implemented yet. These will not appear on your rendered map for now. The new version of Overviewer requires a Minecraft 1.8 resource pack or the Minecraft 1.8 client. If you wish to stick with earlier versions of Minecraft, either use the latest Overviewer 0.11 version or install the Minecraft 1.8 textures. Report any bugs you find on GitHub, and if you have any questions, you can reach us in IRC. Make sure to check out the official documentation as well. [Less]