Minetestmapper rewritten into C++

[VanessaE]

One thing I've noticed with this mapper is that it leaves lots of big holes all over my map image. By holes, I don't mean white spots, but rather little circular or square stone depressions in the land all over the place. Each of those spots has nodes that the mapper isn't familiar with, such as a conifer tree from cisoun's Conifers mod, white fencing from my Colored Woods mod, lighting blocks from my Home Decor mod, or most of the plants in my Plantlife modpack. One would assume nodes without a colors.txt entry would just be treated as air... :-)

Python version, as of minetest git commit 40dac4cd[...]:


C++ version, as of mapper commit 7d15dbf4[...]:


Don't mind the difference in colors, I've got an expanded colors.txt that I use with the python mapper.

[Casimir]

Can someone make a tutorial on how to use this?
Please.

[VanessaE]

I was playing around with this again today and also noticed that it does not load the entire colors.txt file - many entries therein are skipped. Maybe it's due to the sheer number of entries are in mine, I dunno. This colors.txt is what I use with the python mapper.

[jojoa1997]

I was wondering if someone could make a version that i don't have to compile. Like a build or pre compiled version.

[PilzAdam]

I was wondering if someone could make a version that i don't have to compile. Like a build or pre compiled version.

You have to tell us wich OS you are using.

[jojoa1997]

Windows 7

[Casimir]

Windows 7

Me too. Please?

[Jordach]

Windows 7

Me too. Please?

Already is: https://github.com/mireq/minetest-mapper-cpp/downloads

Usage:

http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=40321#p40321

[RAPHAEL]

The map generates but am curious as to why it says this:

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Unknown nodes:
christmas:ligs
conifers:leaves
conifers:leaves_special
conifers:sapling
conifers:trunk
darkage:chalk
darkage:desert_stone_with_iron
darkage:mud
...
wool:black
wool:grey
wool:white
workbench:4x4

Edited by sfan5: Maybe use Pastebin for that?

[VanessaE]

Download and copy this colors.txt file in place of the default one. It supports many different mods:

http://digitalaudioconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/colors.txt

Those nodes that are unrecognized just means that the mapper is supposed to ignore them (this doesn't work properly in the C++ mapper).

[Jordach]

The map generates but am curious as to why it says this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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Unknown nodes:
christmas:ligs
conifers:leaves
conifers:leaves_special
conifers:sapling
conifers:trunk
darkage:chalk
darkage:desert_stone_with_iron
darkage:mud
...
wool:black
wool:grey
wool:white
workbench:4x4

Edited by sfan5: Maybe use Pastebin for that?

It probably tells you what nodes it does not recognise.

[RAPHAEL]

Download and copy this colors.txt file in place of the default one. It supports many different mods:

http://digitalaudioconcepts.com/vanessa/hobbies/minetest/colors.txt

Those nodes that are unrecognized just means that the mapper is supposed to ignore them (this doesn't work properly in the C++ mapper).

Thank you VanessaE.. here is my contribution to it (for now)

snow:snow 255 255 255
snow:snow_block 255 255 255
snow:ice 116 187 251
snow:dirt_with_snow 255 255 255

traps:cage 107 134 51

jail:jailwall 108 123 139

industrial:cement 108 123 139
industrial:asphalt 0 0 0
industrial:white_brick 255 255 255

stairs:slab_asphalt 0 0 0
stairs:slab_cement 108 123 139
stairs:stair_cement 108 123 139
stairs:stair_asphalt 0 0 0

lightsplus:light_on 255 255 255
lightsplus:slab_light 255 255 255
lightsplus:slab_light_on 255 255 255
lightsplus:slab_light_wall 255 255 255
lightsplus:slab_light_wall_on 255 255 255

maptools:glass 183 183 222
maptools:stone 128 128 128

more_fences:fence_cobble 123 123 123
more_fences:fence_iron 108 123 139
more_fences:fence_stone 128 128 128

various:lawngrass 107 134 51

scaffolding:scaffolding 104 78 42

EDIT: updated colors

[VanessaE]

Thanks, Raphael. I've added your edited settings and updated the downloadable file.

[Casimir]

Windows 7

Me too. Please?

Already is: https://github.com/mireq/minetest-mapper-cpp/downloads

Usage:

http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=40321#p40321

It works! I love it!

[jojoa1997]

Can anyone make a windows build for it?

[Casimir]

See one post above.

[jojoa1997]

See one post above.

I mean a pre-compiled version

[Casimir]

It is.
Download the file, download the colors.txt. Put both into the same folder. Press shift and rightclick into that folder (not on the files). Click "Open command window here" (or something similar). Then you type the line you see in the post linked by Jordach. That should work.
When you get an error make sure you have the right path, and try it with and without the \ at the end.

[VanessaE]

New revision to my colors.txt today to accommodate the latest moreblocks+stairsplus as well as adding a bunch of blocks on my server that weren't being covered before.

Get it from the same download location as mentioned above.

[LazyJ]

Thanks, Vanessa!

[VanessaE]

Glad I could help :-)

[Rancon]

how do I use this?
Do I use it as an exe file?

[VanessaE]

On Linux, it's a command-line program that works substantially the same as the python version that comes with Minetest. On Windows, no clue. :-)

[Iqualfragile]

yeah, when you are on windows just forget it, you wont need it anyways

[Dan Duncombe]

How do I use the Windows exe? Where do I put it, etc.

[Jordach]

How do I use the Windows exe? Where do I put it, etc.

Can we have some arguments please?

Here is the contents:

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minetest_mapper.exe -i C:\Documents and Settings\Jordan\Desktop\Minetest 0.4.2\worlds\city\ -o output_file.png

And the world SHOULD work. But it does not generate any .png anywhere.

Try one of two things:

Add " around the path

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minetest_mapper.exe -i "C:\Documents and Settings\Jordan\Desktop\Minetest 0.4.2\worlds\city" -o output_file.png

or

• Create a util directory at C:\Documents and Settings\Jordan\Desktop\Minetest 0.4.2\
• Put minetest_mapper.exe and color.txt in C:\Documents and Settings\Jordan\Desktop\Minetest 0.4.2\util\
• Create map.bat and put the following in it:
  
  • minetest_mapper.exe -i ../worlds/city/ -o output.png
• Save it and run the bat file

The latter way gives you a quick double click way of running the mapper.

[Exilyth]

Nice - I can even make out my cactus farm on the map (after playing arund with the parameters, ofc) ;)

A command line argument "--centeronplayer playername" would be useful, which would center the map on the named player.

[Rancon]

Hey, um.. I'm not sure if it's okay to bring back an old topic, but when I run it, it turns and right back off after about a frame, or tick, or whatever you want to call it. May I have some help? I use Windows 8

[Dan Duncombe]

Hey, um.. I'm not sure if it's okay to bring back an old topic, but when I run it, it turns and right back off after about a frame, or tick, or whatever you want to call it. May I have some help? I use Windows 8

I have Windows 7, but I will try to help. Firstly, put minetest_mapper.exe and colors.txt in the minetest/worlds folder. Then, press shift and right-click any empty space in the worlds folder. Click 'open command window here'. When it opens type

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minetest_mapper

Then type:

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minetest_mapper -i "Worldname_Here" -o A_Mapname_Here.png

This will then generate a map in the worldsfolder.

[GreenGerm]

Hey, um.. I'm not sure if it's okay to bring back an old topic, but when I run it, it turns and right back off after about a frame, or tick, or whatever you want to call it. May I have some help? I use Windows 8

same happens here. I'm windows 8 as .well