In Minecraft Creative, have you ever wondered how others are able to have completely empty worlds as a sort of "blank canvas?" It's likely they used mods before, but now, with the 1.4.2 Minecraft update, you do not need to download/install anything anymore! With the new customizable superflat feature, you can use a little trick and create an empty world.
First of all, create an empty world with the mode Superflat and click the new Customize bar. (Singleplayer > Create New World > More World Options > World Type: Superflat > Customize)
Then, click "Select a Preset." Type in the top bar [1;12;1] or [1;13;1].
The purpose of these numbers are to signify what block layer you'd like, #1 being air and #12/#13 being sand/gravel. The trick here is that when you load the world, all the sand or gravel will fall into the void, leaving you with awesome emptiness!
Now, you may be wondering, "Why not type [1;1;1] or [1] or [1;1] or something instead of sand or gravel? Wouldn't that be easier because then there's just air?" The answer is: "No."
If you create an entirely empty world, there will be no blocks for you to connect in order to build. This is because blocks are placed by "touching" adjacent blocks, in this case, nothing, rendering your empty world useless. Instead, as you load your world with the [1;12;1] or [1;13;1], the sand/gravel will appear perfectly flat (not empty). When you place down a first block, the sand or gravel will perform a "block update" and realize its Minecraft gravity physics, causing it to fall. The sand/gravel next to it will perform its own block update as well, creating a domino effect, a pretty ripple, and eventually: your one block above the void.
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Yay! You're done! Now, log off and back on (the ripple may get laggy) and start building!
Empty worlds are perfect for making your own skyblock island, adventure map, minigame, arena, airship, spaceship, or planet. Enjoy!
Additional help: If the whole "sand/gravel touch block thing" may be confusing, type the [1;12;1] in the
Superflat Select a Preset (mentioned earlier) and leave "Generate Structures" on. Punch the sand so it falls, and fly around to look for an NPC village where you can start connecting to. A bit harder, but might be easier to understand.
Texture pack used: Minecraft OCD Texture Pack 16x16
this is AWESOME!!! I tried so hard to get one of these maps and now i can make my own, and it works :) Great Idea!
ReplyDeleteIf you have worldedit you can make an empty world and use the commands to make a block.
ReplyDeleteyou can make a 0;0;0 with spawn structures on and then build off of that, this way to can build off of something and dont need mods to build in a void world but you also dont have to deal with the lag of all of the falling entities
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! It might take a little flying around, but that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for sharing!
Deletefor some reason when I tried this, after I logged back on the sand was back, and the block I placed was gone. I don't know what happened....
ReplyDeleteI'll look into it. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI logged out all the sand was gone and so was my block
ReplyDeleteHmm... I can't seem to replicate this situation. Try standing on the block after placing it.
DeleteIf you aren't flying or standing on the block before you log out, you might "Fall Out of the World." Then, it's possible to lose sight of the block.
Deletegenerate world with preset: 0;0;0
ReplyDeletethen type command: /setblock ~ ~ ~ x (x is in 1.8 or higher: minecraft:stone and in 1.7 or lower: 1)
is it possible to do this in the nether dimension?
ReplyDeleteI just need a void world, because I have mods to add the first block, but I cant seem to make a void world in the nether.
now you can type [1;0;1] then when you spawn type '/setblock ~ ~ ~ stone' and it will create a block for you to start building on.
ReplyDelete1.8 new setblock command makes it easy
ReplyDeleteI think you can use /setblock ~ ~ ~-1 stone or anything along those lines to create a block under you.
ReplyDeleteIts so dam COOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
ReplyDeleteWhile the view is awesome, the lag makes it not worth it.
ReplyDeletedo /setblock ~ ~ ~ dirt for a dirt block in the sky
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