Borders & Maps
Region Borders
Visualize your claimed chunks with colored borders.
Toggle Display
Shows the borders of all claimed chunks. Run again to hide.
Configuration
# In regions.yml
borders:
enabled: true
type: particles # particles or blocks
dust-colors:
owner: [0, 255, 0] # Green — owner
member: [255, 255, 0] # Yellow — members
visitor: [255, 0, 0] # Red — visitors
sub-area: [0, 179, 255] # Light blue — sub-areas
dust-size: 3.0
block-type: GRAY_GLAZED_TERRACOTTA
Display Types
| Type | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Particles | Low performance impact, doesn't interfere with building | May be invisible with some resource packs |
| Blocks | Very visible | May cause visual conflicts with builds |
Particle Visibility
If players can't see borders:
1. Check if resource packs disable particles
2. Check Minecraft accessibility settings
3. Try switching to type: blocks
Web Map Integration
Homestead automatically displays claimed regions on supported web map plugins. No extra configuration needed!
Supported Maps
| Plugin | Default Port | URL |
|---|---|---|
| BlueMap | 8100 | http://localhost:8100/ |
| Squaremap | 8080 | http://localhost:8080/ |
| Pl3xMap | 8080 | http://localhost:8080/ |
| dynmap | 8123 | http://localhost:8123/ |
Customizing Map Appearance
# In config.yml
dynamic-maps:
enabled: true
update-interval: 60 # Seconds between map updates
icons:
enabled: false
default: https://imgur.com/TUQzlCK.png
size: 20
list:
Hut: https://imgur.com/GFrfD0H.png
Mansion: https://imgur.com/62ofr2V.png
# ... add your own icons
chunks:
color: 0x00FF00 # Default region color
operator-color: 0xFF0000 # Operator-claimed region color
transparency-fill: 40
transparency-outline: 125
description: "<div>...</div>" # HTML hover description
Custom Icons
Players can select icons for their regions:
Map Colors
Players can change their region's display color:
Example: /region setmapcolor RED or /region setmapcolor #FF5733