minecraft-java-edition
I know you can rotate them on the item frames, but can you rotate them in your hand somehow?
Im having a hard time trying to put together maps zoomed out 2 times in a wall, I always loose track of which region should I use the map to take the adjacent region. It would be great if I could rotate them to match the orientation im using on the wall.
Whenever you play on a custom map, you play in a different save file from any game you play on any other map (like your "main world"). Nothing persists between save files, so any item you get in one will not carry over to the other.
Turns out the problem was that I am really disorganised. I had my maps all over the place and couldn't wrap my head around it.
I started a new creative world to try from scratch, but this time I organised every map in my inventory in the same formation that it would be on the item frames:
I then created each map one by one, starting with the center, making sure I put it back in the correct position afterwards:
I did this until I had filled out every map:
After I had filled out all of the maps I put them in item frames row by row until I got this final result:
Best Answer
Unfortunately there is no way to rotate a map in your hand. You can only rotate maps in an itemframe.
I can give you one tip to make things easier though: first create a temporary map wall with all your maps unrotated. Now it's much easier to do all your mapping. Once you are done mapping and your temporary map wall is filled, you can take out the maps one by one from your temporary map wall and place them in the correct position on your final map wall.
You could also make a big arrow in your world somewhere pointing to the north. Now you can see on your mapwall which way is north and you can then also see in which direction you have to go. You can find the direction you are facing in the f3 screen.