Diorama Maps

Diorama Maps

Client-only. Turns vanilla filled maps into orthographic voxel maps in Diorama's look - slanted terrain, block tops and south faces, the same warm unknown-ground palette.

No server install. Open a map in your hand or hang it in an item frame; as you explore, the picture fills in from chunks your client has seen.

Features

• Orthographic maps - filled maps use Diorama-style projection instead of flat map colors
• Live exploration - bakes from client chunks as you walk; works in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers
• Player marker - your position is reprojected to match the oblique view
• Item frames - neighboring framed maps share a reference height so coasts and edges line up
• Fabric and NeoForge - same idea on both loaders

How to use

1. Craft or find a filled map as usual.
2. Hold it or place it in an item frame.
3. Explore the area - the orthographic picture updates from what your client has loaded.

Nothing changes on the server. Other players without the mod still see normal vanilla maps.

Notes

• Client-only - install on the client; the server does not need the mod.
• Maps only show terrain your client has visited (or otherwise loaded). Unseen areas stay the soft diorama ground color until you explore them.
• Built for Minecraft 1.21.11 and 26.1+ on Fabric and NeoForge.

Links

• Discord
• Voxel Studios

Visual style inspired by Diorama.