diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 6ed19e8..aa6965b 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -115,6 +115,57 @@ individual renders to apply to just those renders.
     See the ``sample_config.py`` file included in the repository for another
     example.
 
+A dynamic config file
+=====================
+
+It might be handy to dynamically retrieve parameters. For instance, if you
+periodically render your last map backup which is located in a timestamped
+directory, it is not convenient to edit the config file each time to fit the
+new directory name.
+
+Using environment variables, you can easily retrieve a parameter which has
+been set by, for instance, your map backup script. In this example, Overviewer
+is called from a *bash* script, but it can be done from other shell scripts
+and languages.
+
+::
+
+    #!/bin/bash
+    
+    ## Add these lines to your bash script
+    
+    # Setting up an environment variable that child processes will inherit.
+    # In this example, the map's path is not static and depends on the
+    # previously set $timestamp var.
+    MYWORLD_DIR=/path/to/map/backup/$timestamp/YourWorld
+    export MYWORLD_DIR
+    
+    # Running the Overviewer
+    overviewer.py --config=/path/to/yourConfig.py
+
+.. note::
+
+    The environment variable will only be local to the process and its child
+    processes. The Overviewer, when run by the script, will be able to access
+    the variable since it becomes a child process.
+
+::
+
+    ## A config file example
+    
+    # Importing the os python module
+    import os
+    
+    # Retrieving the environment variable set up by the bash script
+    worlds["My world"] = os.environ['MYWORLD_DIR']
+
+    renders["normalrender"] = {
+        "world": "My world",
+        "title": "Normal Render of My World",
+    }
+
+    outputdir = "/home/username/mcmap"
+
 Config File Specifications
 ==========================
 
@@ -360,6 +411,20 @@ values. The valid configuration keys are listed below.
 
     **Default:** ``95``
 
+``optimizeimg``
+    This option specifies which additional tools overviewer should use to
+    optimize the filesize of png tiles.
+    The tools used must be placed somewhere, where overviewer can find them, for
+    example the "PATH" environment variable or a directory like /usr/bin.
+    This should be an integer between 0 and 3.
+    * ``1 - Use pngcrush``
+    * ``2 - Use advdef``
+    * ``3 - Use pngcrush and advdef (Not recommended)``
+    Using this option may significantly increase render time, but will make
+    the resulting tiles smaller, with lossless image quality.
+
+    **Default:** ``0``
+
 ``bgcolor``
     This is the background color to be displayed behind the map. Its value
     should be either a string in the standard HTML color syntax or a 4-tuple in
@@ -492,6 +557,10 @@ values. The valid configuration keys are listed below.
 
     **Default:** ``[]`` (an empty list)
 
+``showspawn``
+    This is a boolean, and defaults to ``True``. If set to ``False``, then the spawn
+    icon will not be displayed on the rendered map.
+
 .. _customrendermodes:
 
 Custom Rendermodes and Rendermode Primitives
@@ -660,7 +729,7 @@ are referencing the previously defined list, not one of the built-in
 rendermodes.
 
 Built-in Rendermodes
---------------------
+====================
 The built-in rendermodes are nothing but pre-defined lists of rendermode
 primitives for your convenience. Here are their definitions::
 
diff --git a/overviewer.py b/overviewer.py
index 728ff82..7b1226e 100755
--- a/overviewer.py
+++ b/overviewer.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ dir but you forgot to put quotes around the directory, since it contains spaces.
 
         # only pass to the TileSet the options it really cares about
         render['name'] = render_name # perhaps a hack. This is stored here for the asset manager
-        tileSetOpts = util.dict_subset(render, ["name", "imgformat", "renderchecks", "rerenderprob", "bgcolor", "imgquality", "optimizeimg", "rendermode", "worldname_orig", "title", "dimension", "changelist", "overlay"])
+        tileSetOpts = util.dict_subset(render, ["name", "imgformat", "renderchecks", "rerenderprob", "bgcolor", "imgquality", "optimizeimg", "rendermode", "worldname_orig", "title", "dimension", "changelist","showspawn", "overlay"])
         tileSetOpts.update({"spawn": w.find_true_spawn()}) # TODO find a better way to do this
         tset = tileset.TileSet(rset, assetMrg, tex, tileSetOpts, tileset_dir)
         tilesets.append(tset)
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
index dc8a518..30c0c6e 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ renders = Setting(required=True, default=util.OrderedDict(),
             "changelist": Setting(required=False, validator=validateStr, default=None),
             "markers": Setting(required=False, validator=validateMarkers, default=[]),
             "overlay": Setting(required=False, validator=validateOverlays, default=[]),
+            "showspawn": Setting(required=False, validator=validateBool, default=True),
 
             # Remove this eventually (once people update their configs)
             "worldname": Setting(required=False, default=None,
diff --git a/overviewer_core/tileset.py b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
index a08443d..9ee2305 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/tileset.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
@@ -527,8 +527,11 @@ class TileSet(object):
         if isOverlay:
             d.update({"tilesets": self.options.get("overlay")})
 
-        if (self.regionset.get_type() == "overworld"):
+        if (self.regionset.get_type() == "overworld" and self.options.get("showspawn", True)):
             d.update({"spawn": self.options.get("spawn")})
+        else:
+            d.update({"spawn": "false"});
+
         try:
             d['north_direction'] = self.regionset.north_dir
         except AttributeError: