Hello. I'm still very new to Minetown. It's great to see what people have done here and be a part of it.

I noticed before the server transfer that we could see multiple maps of the worlds (nether, overworld, the end, etc) all with different layers (Flat, Surface, and Cave) Now there is only one map with "Surface" only. Will the other maps come back? Also, it seems that changes no longer appear. How often will the maps be updated as we make changes to the world? In addition, it appears that players are always at the center of the map. They never move around and they seem to flash between different players. I can no longer make a link to a specific part of the map, so it takes some time to hunt down my town. It used to be that I could click on my name and find myself pretty quick, but the list of players is gone as well.

In general, it seems that a lot of features got taken away, but more of the world was exposed/rendered then we saw previously. Is this just a temporary solution until we get this functionality back, or will this be the standard functionality from now on?

The features will be remade in the next days and week. This new map format is a lot more powerful and lighter weight than the old one. Most of the features will be back soon.