Map Importing System

[Longor1996]

A system for importing arbitrary kinds of objects into TaleCraft, ranging from:

• Minecraft maps (indef/anvil)
• Grayscale heightmaps
• MagicaVoxel models
• RGB(A) images

Basic Process:

1. Present the user with a GUI that allows to open files.
2. Read the file into memory and attempt to parse it as 2D/3D array.
3. Split the data in memory into a chunked 2D/3D array.
4. Optionally ask the user what pixel/voxel should become what block.
5. Convert the object into a shematic with a random name.
   • Inputs: RGBA, INDEX, GRAYSCALE, MC_ALPHA, MC_BETA
   • Output: Blockname, Metadata, NBT
6. Optionally set the shematic as the users clipboard.

Problems:

• ID remapping of old Minecraft maps will require lots of grunt work.
• ID mapping of colors to blocks is not entirely possible objectively.
• Some file formats are troublesome to read.