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Important note: This mod needs a very new build of Minetest to work, or 0.4.13 when it's released! (This commit added this functionality: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/co ... e393b00d7e)

This mod allows server admins to hide the minimap to normal players, and allow certain players to use it with the minimap priv. I think that's all that there is to it. (Edit: When I wrote this, I forgot about the download link. *headdesk*)

Download: https://github.com/Amaz1/hide_minimap/a ... master.zip
Github: https://github.com/Amaz1/hide_minimap.git

Depends: None.
License: MIT

Goodbye minimap. People hate it.

Inocudom wrote:Goodbye minimap. People hate it.

Hate is a very strong word. I prefer "I freaking LOVE it!"

But thats me :)

Not knocking this mod. Minimap available in all cases could be bad for some servers.
Nice work Amaz

I would certainly agree with ExeterDad when he says "I freaking LOVE it!" I went as far as to put this in the readme: "If this mod becomes used on too many servers, I may have to add a check for my name into the code, which allows me to always use it...!"
I just coded this because a) I was somewhat bored and b) because it might be good for use on some extreme survival servers.

(I had a feeling I would be getting a response like this sooner or later, but just to make it clear once again, I LOVE the minimap, but thought that a mod like this could be good on some servers.

You should call this Minimap requires privilege, or something.

rubenwardy wrote:You should call this Minimap requires privilege, or something.

Just the topic, or the mod itself?

what about older minetest builds that don't care if server allows minimap or not

Deal with them by enabling strict protocol check on a server that cares?

Does the usage of the minimap by players on a server slow down minetest? Or is this more about not wanting people to see through walls?

I also found out that the minimap considerably slows down MT for me, it usually drops by about 2-5 fps.

But it only slows down the client, though, right?

Edit: Sorry to derail! Mod looks important.

I made a fork featuring an unconditional hiding of the minimap. `hide_minimap_unconditional' must be set, or the default behavior of priv-based hiding is used.

https://github.com/everamzah/hide_minimap

+1

This has been added upstream, thanks Amaz!

Is any way to disable only underground minimap mode for players on a server side? Underground map seems like cheat wall hack.

Would it be possible to add disallowing the use of F5 so that players can't see the coordinates?

amadin wrote:Underground map seems like cheat wall hack.

and make the mod i do useless (planning a map mod)