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Void Start Platform

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Void Start Platform
Void Start Platform.png: Infobox image for Minecraft structure 'Void Start Platform'
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The void start platform is a feature which consists of a 33×33 square of stone, with a single block of cobblestone in the center. One can generate at the origin of superflat worlds with "The Void" preset, as well as in single biome worlds set to the_void biome.‌[Java Edition only]

Generation

The void start platform spawns from block positions (-8, -61‌[JE only]/-64‌[BE only], -8) to (24, -61‌[JE only]/-64‌[BE only], 24), and thus the player spawns at Y=-60‌[JE only]/Y=-63‌[BE only]. This feature is most easily accessible through "The Void" preset, but it still generates if different layers are specified, even if it gets engulfed. Void start platforms replace any blocks that would obstruct it, including bedrock, when generated underground.

Construction

Void start platforms are large 33x33 platforms, consisting largely of stone, with a lone cobblestone block in the center.

Data values

ID

Feature typeIdentifier
EnvSprite void-start-platform.png: Sprite image for void-start-platform in Minecraft [No displayed name]void_start_platform
Configured featureIdentifier
EnvSprite void-start-platform.png: Sprite image for void-start-platform in Minecraft [No displayed name]void_start_platform

Config

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.915w37a Added void start platforms.
1.1318w07cVoid start platforms no longer generate.[1]
18w19aVoid start platforms now generate again.
18w22bVoid start platforms no longer generate, once again.
pre7 Void start platforms now generate, once again. One stone block at the corner of the platform is missing.[2]
1.14Pre-Release 2 Re-added the missing stone block to the corner of the structure.
1.1721w05a Resized void start platforms from 33×33 to 48×48.
Rather than one cobblestone generating in the center, nine cobblestone blocks now generate. These 9 cobblestone blocks are spread out throughout the platform, 16 blocks apart from one another, centered around the cobblestone in the middle.[3]
21w17a Reverted 21w05a changes.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.100Preview 1.21.100.23Added "The Void" flat world preset, which generates the void start platform.

Issues

Issues relating to "Void Start Platform" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • The player first spawns right above the platform, even if there are layers of full opaque blocks above it, causing suffocation.

Screenshots

  • A void start platform seen from below.
    A void start platform seen from below.
  • A void start platform seen from above.
    A void start platform seen from above.
  • The void start platform with Vibrant Visuals.
    The void start platform with Vibrant Visuals.
  • Monsters spawning on the void start platform in Bedrock Edition.
    Monsters spawning on the void start platform in Bedrock Edition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MC-125872 – resolved as "Fixed".
  2. ↑ MC-133205 – resolved as "Fixed".
  3. ↑ MC-214187 – resolved as "Fixed".

Sources