From bc9d368ae8b67f5bbaf8d140f31203d27c1bfd6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Brown Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:02:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] added section about biome support to docs --- docs/running.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/running.rst b/docs/running.rst index e5d873c..adc93c7 100644 --- a/docs/running.rst +++ b/docs/running.rst @@ -137,3 +137,23 @@ modification times intact, use ``cp -p``. For people who render from backups, GNU ``tar`` automatically handles modification times correctly. ``rsync -a`` will handle this correctly as well. If you use some other tool, you'll have to figure out how to do this yourself. + +Biome Support +============= + +Minecraft Overviewer has support for using the biome info from the `Minecraft +Biome Extractor`_. If you run the biome extractor on your world, during the +next run Overviewer will automatically recognize the biome info and use it to +colorize your grass and leaves appropriately. This will only appear on updated +chunks, though; to colorize the entire world you will need to re-render from +scratch by using :option:`--forcerender` + +.. note:: + + as of Minecraft 1.8, you currently need to use a patched Biome Extractor + that can be found `here + `_, + or `here on GitHub + `_. + +.. _Minecraft Biome Extractor: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=80902