Our Map is So Dang Big...

Ok guys, i run a 24/7 minecraft server. we cant afford to go offline to use something like MCedit. but my map is friggin huge, i need a good tool to use while the server is running to delete old chunks to make space for new ones... i really just need a tool to clean up some chunks... not regen but completely delete them...

 

world edit?

 

how can that help... i can empty a chunk with it and i can regen a chunk with it... but i want to completely remove the chunk from the map and leave it to be rendered next time a player goes to it.

 

You'd have to delete the corresponding *.mca files then in the /mapname/region folder. You can't delete those while the server is running, or you get nasty errors in console.

 

Ok. WeLl how do I know which file correspond with which chunks. Also. There isn't a plugin to do it for me?

 

I used this: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/worldborder/

You need to set up a border at first, however. Not sure if that's what you're looking for, but your map looks all over the place and this could help.

 

No that no what I'm looki g for I'm looking to manually delete thousand of chunks via inflame command and maybe selections.

 

Wow. How'd you manage to extend your map so far? :/

I mean I know how, but I'm curious as to why you want to keep the extra thousands of blocks when all I see are "lines" of chunks.

 

Because I'm not doing just to free space. I'm oung i for small little pieces of things that aren't part of the border. I need lot of chunks completely removed. I may be using that work border thingin the future.

 

You could always use world borders and trim >

 

i think i have already said why i didst want to do that

 

Moved to the correct forum.

 

i ended up using world borders... its not exactly what i was looking for but it'll do the trick