Changelog

v1.1.0 - Optimization & Customization Update

Optimizations & Fixes

• Dynamic Chunk Loading: Fixed the "Blue Map" issue and crashes caused by memory overflows. The mod now dynamically loads discovered chunks nearest to the player and unloads further ones to optimize memory usage.

• Map Quality Settings: Introduced a new mapQuality setting to balance visual fidelity and performance.

• Options: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH (Default is MEDIUM).

• Map Quality details:

  • LOW: Loads up to 30 000 chunks with 8x8 images.
  • MEDIUM: Loads up to 10 000 chunks with 16x16 images.
  • HIGH: Loads up to 3 000 chunks with 32x32 images.

• Performance Note: HIGH quality increases texture resolution but drastically limits the number of chunks loaded simultaneously to prevent Memory Overflow errors.

• Debug Toggle: Added a toggle to enable or disable debug logs to prevent console crowding.

New Features

• Custom Zoom Scaling: Players can now customize the map zoom limits. You can define how far you can zoom out (minScale) and how close you can zoom in (maxScale).

Configuration The config.json has been updated with new parameters:

{
  "explorationRadius": 16,
  "updateRateMs": 500,
  "mapQuality": "MEDIUM", // Load 10000 chunks with 16x16 images
  "minScale": 10.0, // Base zoom out is 32.0
  "maxScale": 256.0, // Base zoom in is 256.0
  "debug": false
}

Note: Changing mapQuality requires a server restart to take effect.

Commands & Permissions We have expanded the command list to allow in-game configuration changes.

• /bettermap (Aliases: /bm, /map)

• Description: Displays current settings (Radius, Scale, Quality, Debug status).

• Permission: command.bettermap

• /bettermap min <value>

• Description: Sets the minimum map zoom scale (lower value = zoom out further). Must be greater than 2.0.

• Permission: command.bettermap.min

• /bettermap max <value>

• Description: Sets the maximum map zoom scale (higher value = zoom in closer).

• Permission: command.bettermap.max

• /bettermap debug <true/false>

• Description: Toggles debug logging on or off.

• Permission: command.bettermap.debug

• /bettermap reload

• Description: Reloads the configuration file and applies changes to loaded worlds immediately.

• Permission: command.bettermap.reload

• Mod created by Paralaxe and Theobosse (Team Ninesliced).