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updated windows guide

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@@ -103,24 +103,29 @@ to run it. It's kind of long, I had to make my window larger to show it all.
:: ::
Usage: Usage:
overviewer.exe [OPTIONS] <World # / Name / Path to World> <tiles dest dir> overviewer.exe [--rendermodes=...] [options] <World> <Output Dir>
Command line tool usage convention says that items in [square brackets] are Command line tool usage convention says that items in [square brackets] are
*optional*, while items in <angled brackets> are *required*. *optional*, while items in <angled brackets> are *required*.
**Step 5** Render a map! **Step 5** Render a map!
Okay, so to render a map, you have to run ``overviewer.exe`` with two Okay, so to render a map, you have to run ``overviewer.exe`` with two
*parameters*: the *world name* and a *destination directory*. *parameters*: the *world path* and a *destination directory*.
Let's say you have a world named "Singleplayer world" and you want to put Let's say you have a world named "Singleplayer world" and you want to put
the tiles into a directory on your desktop. Try typing this into the command the tiles into a directory on your desktop. Singleplayer worlds are stored
prompt:: on your hard drive at a location called ``%appdata%\.minecraft\saves``. Try
typing this into the command prompt::
overviewer.exe "Singleplayer world" c:\users\andrew\desktop\mymap overviewer.exe "%appdata%\.minecraft\saves\Singleplayer World" c:\users\andrew\desktop\mymap
.. note:: .. note::
You can also use a path to your world instead of a world name if you You must use quotation marks around a path that has spaces in it.
know where it's stored. World names only work for single-player worlds.
.. note::
``%appdata%`` is a special windows "variable" that refers to the
location on your drive where applications can store their data. Typing
``%appdata%`` instead of the full path is a convenient shortcut.
If everything went according to plan, The Overviewer should now be churning If everything went according to plan, The Overviewer should now be churning
away furiously on your world, rendering thousands of image files that away furiously on your world, rendering thousands of image files that
@@ -134,6 +139,8 @@ Overviewer. Sorry there's no easy-to-use graphical interface right now. We want
to make one, we really do, but we haven't had the time and the talent to do so to make one, we really do, but we haven't had the time and the talent to do so
yet. yet.
As a next step, head to the :doc:`../options` page to see what else The Overviewer The preferred way to run The Overviewer is with a *configuration file*. Without
can do. And as always, feel free to drop by in `IRC one, you can only do the most basic of renders. Once you're ready, head to the
<http://overviewer.org/irc/>`_ if you have any questions! We're glad to help! :doc:`../config` page to see what else The Overviewer can do. And as always,
feel free to drop by in `IRC <http://overviewer.org/irc/>`_ if you have any
questions! We're glad to help!