Sneak-peek: Minimap Light/Darkness Overlay
Added 2020-09-29 11:05:57 +0000 UTCHello there!
I'm back with another sneak-peek for a future minimap feature! This time it's the long-awaited light overlay. You can see how it is going to work in the provided screenshots. You are able to choose between Block, Sky and All light types. There is also a dedicated key binding for quickly toggling the overlay on and off. As it is not always obvious when the overlay is working, I added a simple message under the minimap that lets you know when it is active. In addition to the light type, you can customize the range of light levels to highlight, using the "Max Light" and "Min Light" options. This can potentially give the overlay more uses than just preventing mob spawns, but it also lets you customize it according to your preferences. For example, if you so wish, you can highlight only the edge blocks of lit areas by setting both light options to 1.
I'm also working on some map writing/discovery code optimizations, which should improve performance, and let me increase the map writing speed in the near future.
Feel free to let me know what you think!
Thank you so much for all your support!
