# MapEngine logo

[![GitHub tag (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/TheJoCraftNET/MapEngine?style=flat-square)](#) [![AGPLv3 License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%20v3-yellow.svg?style=flat-square)](https://opensource.org/license/agpl-v3/) [![Status Beta](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Beta-orange?style=flat-square)](#) ## Description MapEngine is a map library plugin for paper servers. It provides a simple API to create maps with custom content. Using lightweight and asynchronous techniques, MapEngine has a very low impact on server performance. ## Features - Pipelined API for custom pipelines - Asynchronous rendering - Completely packet based - Optional dithering (Floyd-Steinberg) - Groups as z-layer interpretation for saving immense network traffic - Per player buffering, only the changed pixels are sent to the player - Optional packet bundling prevents tearing - Drawing utilities (text, components, lines, triangles, rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons)

Color Conversion Cache Performance Graph

![Performance Graph](https://i.imgur.com/TtVSqyq.png)

Live streaming via RTMP on maps

This is an example of a live stream on a map. The stream is played on a 7x4 map array. The Stream source is 1920x1080@20 streamed with OBS. ![Watch it here](https://youtu.be/5tg_DX84eLw)

Floyd Sternberg dithering

This is an example of a map with Floyd-Steinberg dithering enabled. The stream is played on a 7x4 map array. The Stream source is 1920x1080@20 streamed with OBS. ![Watch it here](https://youtu.be/b2wxlgllsQs)

### Javadoc A hosted version of the javadoc can be found [here](https://mapengine.finndohrmann.de/javadoc/). ### Support | Server Version | Supported | |----------------|-----------| | Paper 1.21.7 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.6 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.5 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.4 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.3 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.2 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21.1 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.21 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.20.x | ✔️ | | Paper 1.19.4 | ✔️ | | Paper 1.19.3 | ✔️ | ## Usage `MapEngine` has to be added as a dependency to the `plugin.yml` regardless of the build system used.

Maven

```xml tjcserver https://repo.minceraft.dev/releases/ ``` ```xml de.pianoman911 mapengine-api 1.8.9 provided ```

Gradle (groovy)

```groovy repositories { maven { url = 'https://repo.minceraft.dev/releases/' name = 'tjcserver' } } dependencies { compileOnly 'de.pianoman911:mapengine-api:1.8.9' } ```

Gradle (kotlin)

```kotlin repositories { maven("https://repo.minceraft.dev/releases/") { name = "tjcserver" } } dependencies { compileOnly("de.pianoman911:mapengine-api:1.8.9") } ```

### Example ```java public class Bar { // getting the api instance private static final MapEngineApi MAP_ENGINE = Bukkit.getServicesManager().load(MapEngineApi.class); public void foo(BufferedImage image, BlockVector cornerA, BlockVector cornerB, BlockFace facing, Player viewer) { // create a map display instance IMapDisplay display = MAP_ENGINE.displayProvider().createBasic(cornerA, cornerB, facing); display.spawn(viewer); // spawn the map display for the player // create an input pipeline element // this object can also be used to draw simple shapes and text IDrawingSpace input = MAP_ENGINE.pipeline().createDrawingSpace(display); // draw the image to the input pipeline element input.image(image,0,0); // draw a triangle input.triangle(0, 0, 10, 10, 20, 0, 0xff0000ff); // add a player to the pipeline context, // making the player receive the map input.ctx().receivers().add(viewer); // enable floyd-steinberg dithering input.ctx().converter(Converter.FLOYD_STEINBERG); // enable per player buffering input.ctx().buffering(true); // flush the pipeline // the drawing space can be reused input.flush(); } } ``` More detailed examples can be found in the [TheJoCraftNET/MapEngineExamples](https://github.com/TheJoCraftNET/MapEngineExamples) repository.

Published on	June 28, 2025
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MapEngine

Beta 1.8.9

pianoman911 released MapEngine version 1.8.9 on Sat 8:45 PM

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