An automation script (RPA) to create points from a list of LatLng coordinates in Minecraft, especially for the BuildTheEarth (BTE) project.
For Minecraft, no worldedit is necessary, just ensure you have permissions to execute /tpll and /setblock. Before running this tool, make sure you are in creative mode and flying.
For macOS, you need the Automator app enabled. To setup, open Automator and select a file named RPA inside this repo's mac folder. In other platforms it will show up as RPA.workflow but macOS shows it as RPA with a preview image.
There is no Windows support yet, but will likely use Power Automate which is only available for Windows 10 and above.
When building stuff in BTE, we often need to reference map providers. For example, if we want to build a curve, we would need to copy a few LatLng coordinates across the curve in the map, and join them together manually in game using commands such as //curve. However, copying and pasting the coordinates into the game takes a lot of time and effort. This tool aims to automate the pasting part. All you need to do is paste all your LatLng coordinates into a .txt file. Refer to the example.txt file for formatting.
When you run the script, the first thing you need to select a .txt file containing the list of LatLng coordinates. Then quickly focus onto the Minecraft window and unpause the game. The program will then proceed to do the following steps after 2 seconds in a loop:
- Type
/tpll LAT, LNG 12and press enter. This teleports your player to the location, whereLATandLNGare the coordinates. By default, the player is teleported to y-axis 12. This value can be changed. - Type
tand press enter. This opens the chat prompt. - Type
/setblock ~ ~-1 ~ minecraft:gold_blockand press enter. This will set the block below the player. By default, it will be gold block. This value can be changed. - Go back to step 1 and repeat with next row of LatLng coordinates.
Once all coordinates have been looped through, the program will press the esc key and pause the game.