Replace mentions of Google Maps in documentation
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The Overviewer's task is to take Minecraft worlds and render them into a set of
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The Overviewer's task is to take Minecraft worlds and render them into a set of
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tiles that can be displayed with a Google Maps interface. This section goes over
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tiles that can be displayed with a Leaflet interface. This section goes over how
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how Minecraft worlds work and are stored.
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Minecraft worlds work and are stored.
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A Minecraft world extends indefinitely along the two horizontal axes, and are
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A Minecraft world extends indefinitely along the two horizontal axes, and are
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exactly 256 units high. Minecraft worlds are made of voxels (volumetric pixels),
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exactly 256 units high. Minecraft worlds are made of voxels (volumetric pixels),
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Overviewer did this, but the large, unwieldy images quickly motivated the
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Overviewer did this, but the large, unwieldy images quickly motivated the
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development of rendering to individual tiles).
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development of rendering to individual tiles).
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Hence choosing a technology like Google Maps, which draws small tiles together
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Hence choosing a technology like Google Maps or Leaflet, which draws small
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to make it look like one large image, lets rendering even the largest worlds
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tiles together to make it look like one large image, lets rendering even the
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possible. The Overviewer can draw each tile separately and not have to load the
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largest worlds possible. The Overviewer can draw each tile separately and not
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entire map into memory at once. The next sections describe how to determine
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have to load the entire map into memory at once. The next sections describe
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which chunks to render in which tiles, and how to reason about tile ↔ chunk
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how to determine which chunks to render in which tiles, and how to reason
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mappings.
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about tile ↔ chunk mappings.
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Tile Layout
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Tile Layout
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Can I view Overviewer maps without having an internet connection?
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Can I view Overviewer maps without having an internet connection?
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Not at the moment. The Overviewer relies on the Google maps API to display
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Yes, absolutely. The Overviewer switched away from the Google Maps API and
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maps, which your browser needs to load from Google. However, switching away
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now uses Leaflet. All files which Overviewer needs are included in the output,
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from Google Maps is something that will most likely be looked into in the
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so even if you have no internet connection, you will still be able to view the
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future.
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map without any issues.
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When my map expands, I see remnants of another zoom level
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When my map expands, I see remnants of another zoom level
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The Minecraft Overviewer is a command-line tool for rendering high-resolution
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The Minecraft Overviewer is a command-line tool for rendering high-resolution
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maps of Minecraft worlds. It generates a set of static html and image files and
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maps of Minecraft worlds. It generates a set of static html and image files and
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uses the Google Maps API to display a nice interactive map.
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uses Leaflet to display a nice interactive map.
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The Overviewer has been in active development for several years and has many
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The Overviewer has been in active development for several years and has many
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features, including day and night lighting, cave rendering, mineral overlays,
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features, including day and night lighting, cave rendering, mineral overlays,
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* Choose from four rendering angles.
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* Choose from four rendering angles.
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* Generates a Google Maps powered map!
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* Generates a Leaflet powered map!
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* Runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms!
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* Runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms!
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