## Overview
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\n> A “Vanilla” style way of creating custom maps without having to place 16000 blocks or just grabbing a random image off the internet! Supporting Paper 1.21-26.1.2 & Fabric 1.21.11
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\n> This was originally created in mind for an SMP I play on to start a newspaper but a lot other players found it fun to use for making playing cards, advertisements etc.
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\n> So I thought there may be others out there interested in something like this!
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\n> Development is still in early days however the core functionality is there, and after play testing it on a server for a few days everything seems in a good place for an initial public release.<\/p>\n
## Features
\n– Map Drawing GUI that allows the player to draw on a 128×128 pixel grid in an intuitive way
\n– The ability to save & edit maps, as to allow you to go back and make adjustments
\n– A way to copy and paste maps, ideal for duplicating maps without keeping the same map ID
\n– 16 colours to pick from
\n– Fill, Rectangle, Line & Undo tools
\n– Background generation (i.e noise, checkerboard etc)
\n– Text writing tool, allowing the user to easily type text onto the map!
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\n## Command Usages<\/p>\n
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\n\/map create [ratio] | Required to initalize the MapDataStore
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\n> Ratio refers to the size of a pixel
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\n> A ratio of 1 (default) gives access to the full 128×128 grid
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\n> A ratio of 16 reduces it to an 8×8 grid (essentially a larger brush)
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\n> A map is NOT locked to the ratio given during its creation<\/p>\n
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\n\/map edit [ratio] | Loads the help map’s custom data store into the Drawing GUI
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\n> Editing a map using different ratios is OK
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\n> The plugin will automatically convert the map’s current pixels to the appropriate size without compromising quality<\/p>\n
“` “` “` “` “` ## Roadmap _- Due to the limited GUI size, it can be awkward working on the 128×128 grid, to combat this I was thinking of creating a web designer to allow the creation of more intreciate maps. However at this point it feels though the player should just place it by hand. I am not currently seeking to fully develop this idea and want to hear peoples thoughts first._<\/p>\n<\/details>\n ## Conclusion ## Known Bugs An easy-to-use custom map generator that keeps in the spirit of Minecraft, that isn\u2019t just uploading an image from the internet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":164932,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"vanillamaps","_minecraft_project_id":"oAusdvxF","_minecraft_author":"webdent","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-SAPL","_minecraft_downloads":38,"_minecraft_follows":2,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"vanillamaps.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":238331,"_minecraft_version_count":5,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T21:38:43.564723Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-04-17T05:09:26.384725Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-27T07:32:42.115444Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/vanillamaps","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":164932,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T17:26:54+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"6cef15460f21a4adcab8929da92b7d6d","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[156,97,127,867,92],"mod_loader":[132],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-164931","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-paper","mod_category-social","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-paper","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\/map write
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\n> Supports A-Z, 1-9, !?.-,
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\n> The font is currently 4×4 pixels, in future I may make the font editable in the plugin’s config if thats something people want.<\/p>\n
\n\/map copy | Copies the held map’s custom data to the players clipboard
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\n> Honesty I just didn’t know about the cartography table but it still has use in terms of creating the same map with separate IDs
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\n> For example, you have a master copy of your map created with this command, then the other copy is used at a cartography table and placed all around wherever you want it to be
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\n> Now if a player picks up your map and edits it, you can always \/map copy your master, and paste it back onto the “public” map<\/p>\n
\n\/map paste | Pastes the players clipboard to the held map’s data store
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\n> Self explanatory + above<\/p>\n
\n\/map publish | Locks the map help by the player
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\n> Prevents a map from being editted, still allows for \/map copy & \/map paste<\/p>\n
\n\/map or \/map help
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\n> Lists all commands available and their correct usage<\/p>\n
\n> I want to keep the plugin relatively “vanilla like” as possible, with that being said I also want to create a fun and usable player experience.
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\n> With that in mind all this is subject to change and would LOVE to hear your thoughts & ideas!
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\n– Easier-to-use map drawing GUI for Fabric versions.
\n– Port the plugin to support Fabric 26.1.2<\/p>\nPotential**** Features<\/summary>\n
\n > You can follow development, report bugs, and suggest ideas in the VanillaMaps discord
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\n > I hope you have as much fun with this as I have!<\/p>\n
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