So, a few of you saw me mention in game about a live, zoomable (and potentially 3D) map, that is contained to a plugin. I figured I'd make a post on the site where the idea can be more organized and everyone can see/participate.
The plugin happens to be called Dynmap. It renders a full map of the entire world (probably will take some hours to render this servers' map, who knows), and updates as people build (a small, maybe 2-10 minute delay occurs). As we are in need of a map, perhaps we could use this plugin.
A few good questions were asked concerning it, I shall
try to answer those to the best of my ability.
1. Do we need a super computer to run this?
> I'm going to say no. I used to run this plugin on a 1gb server.
2. Can it render a map as big as ours?
> Possibly. I couldn't find anything concerning a render limit.
3. Can we see an example?
> This is a server I occasionally play on, here is their live map:
http://nerd.nu/maps/pve/live/I shall give you two links, where support is mainly handled, and another link for downloading and tech specifications and what not.
> Support
http://goo.gl/3Slrjl> Info
https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/dynmap.274/