Integrated Map

[lipki 40]

(Sorry for my english)

I use a minimap ... you too? Yeah you too!

It's not so much for the map, or to locate the mobs, that's for the Waypoints.
Use a mod, it's not very RP.

My idea is to set up a system of hand-drawn map.
Like this:

 

 

legends :

1: With a style "hand made" and a color by biome.
2: Waypoints can be placed by the player where he wants.
3: only the types of biomes are automatically drawn.

4: the map is drawn as close to the player, and only when he looks at her.
5: the spawnpoint is placed automatically.

 

 

To use it you must have in your tool bar, a blank paper or an existing map, a bottle of ink and a feather.
A click with the paper make the map and each addition in this map uses ink and feather.

 

 

 

To create the ink :

 

 

 

 

I do realize that it is complicated, I'm not sure to be able to do it myself.
But we can discuss.

[Hector49er 31]

I usually use Map Writer for my mapping needs. The map you are suggesting sounds like the old Vanilla map with waypoints. I like the idea, but with so many mods that work well for mapping I do not think that it would be a high priority for it to be integrated into TFC. I would personally like to see mobs and such worked on before any mapping integration. Perhaps someone could make a mod that has the features you suggest. It would likely happen sooner than if the developers of TFC were to work on it because I assume they are rather busy with the current features of 79 and 80. I wish I had the knowledge and time to do so, but alas I posses neither.

[lightningtiger88 19]

I actually do kind of like that you could 'unlock' waypoints so that it was something you worked for- it would give us a reason to make paper as well and to add new mechanics in paper-making. Further, it could also allow a use for dyes, which are similarly only used scarcely. In addition to that, it would also mean that in killing a player you could obtain their maps and gain their waypoints... or if you died you might lose your waypoints and have to retrieve them from your death position.

 

EDIT: Use for dyes could be to make more complex and more informative maps with more colours per biome or with ways of colour coding waypoints.

[AllenWL 186]

I would like it if the spawnpoint doesn't automatically register, and your location isn't shown as well, so while you have waypoints and a map, it's up to you to find your way around.

Would also like it if ink is bottle+dye and the color of the waypoints/map depends on the dye.

Like, the map is 'blank' until you color in the biomes and such, but what biome gets what color depends on what ink you choose.

So in my map, I might choose to color the desert white, because I have lots of bones, but another player might choose to color it yellow(or something like that)

[CouchSurvivor 0]

A Great Idea. I use Map Writer for a similar game-feeling but it disturbed me that you don't need any kind of resources.

 

The paperwork should be a hard thing so every new waypoint or wider map you will have, need the creation of a lot papers, pins and ink.

[lightningtiger88 19]

Honestly, I want to see this happen because I want to see a proper, believable and interesting paper-making process. This would be the perfect reward for the implementation of those mechanics. 

 

I think the mod at the moment needs to add depth. It's already a very broad mod, with many mechanics, but a lot of those mechanics don't really tie into one another. Dyes, for example, have a cool mechanic for being made and not a lot of uses. Adding their use in other things like as a tool for upgrading your maps would be amazing- it would also give a functional reason to use some of the minerals that only serve as dyes. 

 

Finding lapis isn't usually a big thing, but if it let you colour your oceans blue and finally get a good looking map? Well, that's useful.