minimap_on

A Luanti client-side mod enabling you to automatically activate the minimap with your preferred configuration, saving you a few key strokes at the beginning of each game...

Features

• Fully configurable with Luanti User Interface

Installation

1. Manually download the latest release of this mod (as client-side mods download is not handled yet through Luanti's User Interface)

2. Follow general instructions on client-side mods installation:

   • Put the following line in luanti/minetest.conf to enable client-side mods (if not already done):

     enable_client_modding = true
     

   • Unpack the mod archive in luanti/clientmods

   • Rename the mod directory to luanti/clientmods/minimap_on

   • Put the following line in luanti/clientmods/mods.conf:

     load_mod_minimap_on = true
     

Note: If you haven't upgraded yet to luanti 5.10.0 or newer, your luanti directory will be called minetest...

Configuration

Before launching a game, configure the mod options through Luanti's User Interface:

You can select the mode of the minimap:

• 0 for a hidden minimap (no need to use this mod then!)
• 1-3 for a surface minimap with an increasing level of zoom
• 4-6 for an underground (radar) minimap with an increasing level of zoom

You can also select the shape of the minimap:

• square
• or round

Possible future directions

Apart from grouping all my client-side mods in a future "comfort" modpack, I think this one will stay as is.

However, it would be possible to configure the minimap position on the screen and its size.

In fact this mod started as a "maximap" experiment, but the minimap HUD API does not allow expanded in-game maps, but rather minimaps with increased zoom level (it can even be fullscreen, but then it's peculiarly ugly!).

Go to Discussions if you want to suggest other things...