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Minecraft:Explorer Map

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Explorer maps are a group of 11 premade Minecraft:map variants which are marked with the locations of various Minecraft:structures.

Obtaining

Trading

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A graph showing where the maps from each type of cartographer lead.

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Generated loot

Buried treasure maps can be found in Minecraft:ocean ruins and Minecraft:shipwrecks. Template:INUpcoming, an abandoned campsite map can be found in all Minecraft:abandoned camp common chests, and one of seven types of explorer mapTemplate:Note can be found in all abandoned camp secret chests. Template:LootChestItem

Usage

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Unexplored and partially explored woodland explorer maps.

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Locating structures

An explorer map shows a section of terrain that contains a specific Minecraft:structure, marked with a small icon. The structure shown may not be the nearest such structure to the Minecraft:player, the structure depends on when it is graded, where it searches for a structure according to the location of the chest or villager. For loot, the map is generated when the loot is generated (opening the chest, destroying the chest, hopper), for trades, the map is generated when the trade is generated. .The structure sought is similar to the command Template:Cmd but with a range of 101x101 (except for the buried treasure map, which uses a range of 201x201), and ignore the structures that have already been found by previous maps, except for the buried treasure map.

An explorer map differs from a normal map in that it shows the area's land-water outline, with an orange striated texture for water and swamps,<ref>Template:IN, specifically, biomes in the Template:Tag link biome tag.</ref> and the blank map texture for land.

If the player icon is smaller than it would be on a normal map, that means the player is a great distance away. When the player is less than 1027 blocks away from the map border, the icon returns to the proper size. When the player reaches the map's area of land (512×512), the map fills in like a normal map. Unlike the player icon when inside the map area, the player off-map and off-limits icons do not rotate.Template:Until

The basic functions of a Minecraft:buried treasure explorer map are similar to that of the others. However, instead of showing a structure icon on the map, the treasure's location is marked with a red X. The buried treasure chest is located on the same X and Z coordinates as the middle of the X (the player marker may need to be aligned with the bottom of the middle 2×2 pixel square of the X). To locate the Minecraft:chest spot, hold the treasure map in the hotbar, not in the offhand slot. It is possible for multiple maps to point to the same treasure or structure, since explorer maps lead to the closest location (relative to where they were created) of their target type.

Structure icons
Map Structure Icon
Template:ItemSprite Plains Village Map Template:EnvLink File:Plains Village (texture) JE2.png
Template:ItemSprite Desert Village Map Template:EnvLink File:Desert Village (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Savanna Village Map Template:EnvLink File:Savanna Village (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Snowy Village Map Template:EnvLink File:Snowy Village (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Taiga Village Map Template:EnvLink File:Taiga Village (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Swamp Explorer Map Template:EnvLink File:Swamp Hut (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Jungle Explorer Map Template:EnvLink File:Jungle Pyramid (texture) JE1 BE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Trial Explorer Map Template:EnvLink File:Trial Chambers (texture) JE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Ocean Explorer Map Template:EnvLink File:Monument (texture) JE2.png
Template:ItemSprite Woodland Explorer Map Template:EnvLink File:Mansion (texture) JE2.png
Template:ItemSprite Buried Treasure Map Template:EnvLink File:Red X (texture) JE1.pngTemplate:Only
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Template:ItemSprite Ancient City MapTemplate:Upcoming Template:EnvLink File:Ancient City (texture) JE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Abandoned Campsite MapTemplate:Upcoming Template:EnvLink File:Abandoned Camp (texture) JE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Desert Pyramid MapTemplate:Upcoming Template:EnvLink File:Desert Pyramid (texture) JE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Mineshaft MapTemplate:Upcoming Template:EnvLink File:Mineshaft (texture) JE1.png
Template:ItemSprite Warm Ocean Ruins MapTemplate:Upcoming Template:EnvLink File:Warm Ocean Ruins (texture) JE1.png

The abandoned campsite map has variations depending on the biome, varying the structure and name of the item. However, in all cases it uses the same icon. The biomes are Minecraft:bamboo jungle, Minecraft:birch forest, Minecraft:cherry grove, Minecraft:dappled forest, Minecraft:flower forest, Minecraft:pale garden, Minecraft:swamp and Minecraft:windswept forest. Abandoned camp generated in other biomes do not have exploration maps leading to them. An abandoned camp never generates an exploration map for the same biome as it.

Cloning

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The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. In Creative mode, cloned explorer maps can be obtained by pick blocking on the explorer map displayed on Minecraft:item frames (the map needs to be out of the Minecraft:player's inventory when using pick block, or else that map moves into the active hotbar slot).

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Metadata

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{{#lst:Map|metadata}}

Item data

Template:JE: Template:See also An explorer map differs from a Minecraft:map in that its map_color and item_name components are set. Additionally, its map_decorations component includes an entry for its target structure. Its map item entry is identical to that of a normal map, except that by the time the player sees it, its colors byte array is pre-filled with explorer maps' characteristic land-water boundary lines and water shading.

Data component format/item name Used in the map name depending on the structure.Template:Until Used in the name of the abandoned campsite map depending on the biome.Template:Upcoming Data component format/map colorTemplate:Until Data component format/map decorations Data component format/map id

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Achievements

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History

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

  • Explorer maps fill as the Minecraft:chunks are generated, rather than when the Minecraft:player holds them while in the area; leaving an explorer map while exploring the area still fills the map.
  • Template:IN, inventory editors and add-ons can be used to create Explorer Maps that lead to any structure.

Gallery

Screenshots

Mojang screenshots

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

Navigation

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