Inworld Maps in Minecraft

EVO Minecraft MOOC – Week 2 Reflection #evomc16

I’ve had fun hanging out on the server this week. I built a library to house my map wall, and made a couple of maps.

Ghostraven Library on superflat EVO Minecraft MOOC server

Ghostraven Library on superflat EVO Minecraft MOOC server

At the 4/4 scale there isn’t much point to doing maps in a superflat world like this, but it was good practice. It seems like a lot of people don’t know about making inworld maps in Minecraft. (It’s confusing because “map” in Minecraft also means a created world that can be replicated.)

Two maps mounted on a wall in the Ghostraven Library

Two maps mounted on a wall in the Ghostraven Library

The maps below show the originals that are mounted on the wall above. Inworld maps in Minecraft only show places that the person has explored.

The northern map in the EVO Minecraft MOOC superflat server

The northern map in the EVO Minecraft MOOC superflat server

The southern map in the EVO Minecraft MOOC superflat server

The southern map in the EVO Minecraft MOOC superflat server

When someone has a copy of a map in their hotbar, all of the copies of that map, including the one on the wall, are updated. This can be really useful for a group exploring a new world. As you travel through the world you can see your position on the map. If you are still in the area where the map is mounted, that place is marked in green.

This Minecraft map wall (from a different server) shows maps of the same location in gradually increasing scale, from close-up (1/4) to zoomed out (4/4).

Minecraft map wall showing scale

Minecraft map wall showing scale

This is a composite map wall of the same area, with all of the maps completely zoomed out (4/4 scale)

This is a composite map wall of the same area, with all of the maps completely zoomed out (4/4 scale).

This is a composite map wall of the same area, with all of the maps completely zoomed out (4/4 scale).

This Minecraft Wiki article explains maps more thoroughly: http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Map_(Item). I have a terrible sense of direction, inworld and out, and having a map with me helps me stay on track.

2 thoughts on “Inworld Maps in Minecraft

  1. This is a fascinating project – you are correct – I didn’t know what the map was for. Thanks for sharing this information!

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