[MC-1528] Maps in item frames' markers aren't persistent Created: 31/Oct/12  Updated: 31/Jul/18  Resolved: 31/Jul/18

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5.2, Snapshot 13w18c, Minecraft 1.6.2, Minecraft 1.11, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 1.12, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 1.13-pre2
Fix Version/s: Minecraft 18w31a

Type: Bug
Reporter: Fred Derp Assignee: [Mojang] Cory Scheviak
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 27
Labels: chunks, item_frame, map, marker, save

Attachments: PNG File 2013-03-30_20.09.15.png     PNG File 2013-03-30_20.15.38.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-82302 Duplicated Maps in Item frames lose l... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-106875 Map markers disappear at logout Resolved
is duplicated by MC-110797 Maps in Item frames' markers aren't p... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-123513 Map waypoints made with itemframe and... Resolved
is duplicated by REALMS-154 Markers for maps placed in item frame... Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-73 Green arrow bug on maps in frames Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Community Consensus
Game Mode: Survival

 Description   

The bug

If a max zoomed out map is place in an item frame, then the player walks far enough away where the placed map isn't in loaded chunks, then saves and exits, then reloads the world, the item framed map's green marker may not show up until the chunk it is in is loaded.



 Comments   
Comment by Stuart Ballard [ 16/Jun/18 ]

Still happens in 1.13-pre2. The new banner markers persist but the old map-in-item-frame ones don't, so you get weird effects where sometimes there's a green dot overlaying your banner marker and sometimes there's not.

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 12/Oct/17 ]

Still present in 1.12.2. Markers work fine until you logout and reload the world.

The map normally fills in a circular area around your current position. Any markers of cloned maps placed in item freames outside that area, will not show up upon relog. Markers only correctly show up again when visited.

Applies to both the Overworld as well as the End dimension.

Comment by Johan Sandström [ 28/Aug/17 ]

I have the same problem playing on Minecraft Realms with MacOS 10.12.6. Green markers only show for chunks that have been loaded during the current gaming session.

Comment by Ushan Boyd [ 03/Jul/17 ]

1.12 Is affected by this issue also.
Maps do not show markers until chunk is loaded. Behaviour should mark any placed framed map on any other cloned map, anywhere.

Please note, my 'environment' is MacOS 10.12.5

Comment by Stuart Ballard [ 17/May/17 ]

Still happening in 1.11.2. Can someone with sufficient permissions update the affected versions?

Comment by Grant Walker [ 12/Feb/17 ]

Great idea. Please pursue!

Comment by Artem Myagkov [ 27/Nov/16 ]

Reproduced for 1.11
Suggestion to solve via feature, that is partially in game allready:
Add map landmarks, similar to one that present in Exploration map.
Possible way:

  1. Map should be named on Anvil
  • Additional tag changes appearance from default one ( e.g. if tag is "Village", show village icon, etc.)
  1. Add itemData, similar to one in exploration map.
  2. As soon as map placed into Item frame, new instance added to set

That will allow to keep data in map without loading a chunk.
While removing map from the frame can be done only while chunk is loaded, i.e. should be updated on map anyway.

Comment by Grant Walker [ 08/Sep/16 ]

Still a (very annoying) issue on 1.10.2. Map markers disappear in unloaded chunks after reloading world (or signing off/on Realm)

I even signed up for a Realm hoping it would persist with the always-on Realm, but alas...

Comment by Talven81 [ 26/Nov/13 ]

1.7.x: Maps now display on a full block basis and no longer display player markers

Comment by Eric [ 11/Jul/13 ]

Confirmed problem in 1.6.2. Also happens with player arrows, and can (sometimes) be seen when you walk to the very edge. Evidence shows that these markers are layered below the map itself.

Comment by Phssthpok Pak [ 05/Jul/13 ]

Still present in 1.6.2.

Comment by Christoph Lipka [ 09/May/13 ]

still present in 13w18c

Comment by Tails [ 06/May/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Comment by Vicky [ 31/Mar/13 ]

This example shows the same map before and after a server reboot. In the first screenshot the white dot is missing but there are 4 green dots. In the second, the white dot is present but there is only 1 green dot. This happens pretty consistently.

Comment by Fred Derp [ 05/Feb/13 ]

It still happens in 1.4.7 to a degree, the first map I put in an item frames's marker still displays, but after continuing to travel farther and placing more along the way, some disappear on saving then reloading.

Comment by Tails [ 05/Feb/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

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