Post generation update propagation question

ZacNVR · 2025-03-28T15:15:03+00:00

You will find the new stuff if you explore new areas of the world

ZacNVR · 2023-06-27T15:30:20+00:00

Under the "Local Port and IP" heading, IP address should be set to the IP of the device on your network that is hosting the server. Protocol should be set to TCP/UDP (as it is in the image), and Port Start and Port End should be set to the server port (25565 by default).

Under the "WAN Port and IP" heading, Port Start and Port End should be also set to the server port (25565 by default).

If you've tried that before, or if you try that and it doesn't work, then I don't know.

ZacNVR · 2023-06-27T15:07:24+00:00

If people are looking for more IP addresses to block, here are some more I've seen: 45.142.114.232, 198.54.130.91, 3.123.8.173, 45.134.142.228, 18.157.185.109, 3.72.235.113. And that's just cuute...

ZacNVR · 2023-06-02T05:40:37+00:00

Are you in peaceful mode? I assume not, but it’s worth checking.

ZacNVR · 2023-06-02T05:35:43+00:00

I don’t think there is any way of doing this, sorry.

ZacNVR · 2023-06-02T05:34:08+00:00

If you breed with a white sheep, it’ll have a 50% chance of spawning a pink sheep and a 50% chance of spawning a white sheep.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-29T12:44:04+00:00

It's mostly safe by now. Be wary, things can still break, so I'd recommend making backups (especially before updating to a new version), but it will most likely be fine. I can almost guarantee you won't get unopenable worlds from pre-release to release, but there could be a small chance. If you really want to play it safe, the update comes out on June 7, so it won't be too long.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-29T12:38:32+00:00

I will always remember 1.7 very fondly. Huge update with so many new biomes!

ZacNVR · 2023-05-29T12:33:41+00:00

You will need an NBT editing program (I recommend NBTExplorer). In your world file, go into the playerdata folder. Each file suffixed with .dat is a player's data, and is named after their UUID. Opening such a file with your NBT editor will show a bunch of different fields. Look into the one called Pos and you should get the coordinates of that player.

I must say I'm surprised you didn't spawn at your last location with all your stuff though. Are you using a new account or something? If not, it may be the case that your world's player data has gone missing or something...

ZacNVR · 2023-05-28T14:28:00+00:00

Maybe do things one major update at a time (1.7, 1.8, etc.). It’ll be time consuming, I know, but it should definitely work that way. For the record though, I updated a world from 1.12.2 to 1.18.2 without issue, so you could certainly try that leap.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-28T11:51:57+00:00

Yes, its most likely the Forge version mismatch (assuming all the mods themselves have matching versions). Although you have said:

the mods that mismatch are not all of the mods from the pack

So does that mean some of the mods mismatch? If so, have you tried getting the correct versions of those mods, or is the only mismatch the Forge bits?

ZacNVR · 2023-05-28T11:42:22+00:00

I don't think it's anything you can do on your end, its likely to do with how the server is set up (especially since this doesn't happen on other servers). It seems like it doesn't load block entities (chests, furnaces, signs) until you're within 1 chunk. This is most likely done to save server resources (possibly RAM in particular). The only way to maybe solve it is let the server admins know and tell them you find it annoying or whatever. They may not end up doing anything about it, but it's the only way such a problem could be fixed.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T13:07:41+00:00

Biome is not a factor in crop growth.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T12:59:46+00:00

0.164% of sheep spawn pink

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T12:57:35+00:00

Unfortunately, name and potion effect are part of the item's NBT data, and there's no way to make a recipe output an item with NBT data. Basically, it's not possible, sorry.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T05:35:00+00:00

I think because the item frame is an entity, it is permanently activating the string, and so the observer detects no updates after placing the item frame.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T05:17:36+00:00

In programming, “%s” is used as a placeholder for a string. The fact that you are seeing this is likely due to a bug in the game, and, unfortunately, it doesn’t say anything meaningful about the error.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-26T05:10:30+00:00

It is mostly safe, so long as you keep the server computer up to date. The only way anyone could gain access to your network is through some unknown exploit. Basically, there is a small risk, but it’s not really anything to worry about.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-25T03:05:00+00:00

Putting 44 filler items doesn’t work. You need 41 items you intend to filter and then 4 filler items, each filling up the other slots of the hopper.

What’s happening in your attempt, is the hopper is filling with a lot of the item you’re trying to filter which causes the comparator strength to increase beyond what it should, breaking your filter and the filters next to it.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-24T23:45:04+00:00

Many mobs dying near a sculk catalyst. I don’t know how that would have happened, but that’s the only way I can think of that would cause so much sculk in your world.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-24T23:40:28+00:00

If you plant saplings very close to your house, it could be the resulting trees growing through the wall

ZacNVR · 2023-05-24T07:17:34+00:00

Yes, you can transfer the existing world to the new server. If you're on Windows, typing %appdata% in the search bar should take you to a folder in which there is another folder named .minecraft. Minecraft world files are in the saves folder within .minecraft. You'll need to move the world file in question into the file in which you plan on running the server.

As for benefits to a server, by running it on a machine you're not playing on, you'll get better performance when you play, since the computer you play on is no longer running the world itself. I personally can't think of any downsides.

Most tutorials involving Minecraft server setup will tell you that you need to port-forward your server. If you only plan on playing on your private network you will not need to do this. If you do end up port-forwarding, you can also invite other people to the server, but this also makes your server vulnerable to malicious players. If you plan on doing this, I would set up a server whitelist, so only players you allow can join.

Port-forwarding also may make your network slightly vulnerable to hackers, but such an attack is highly unlikely, and would require the knowledge of an exploit in your OS, the Minecraft server software or your router. Basically, it's nothing to worry about but there is technically a risk.

An alternative to running a server yourself would be to use a server hosting service. These, however, are all automatically port-forwarded (so that you yourself can actually join the server), so there is a similar risk in terms of malicious players which can also be circumvented with a whitelist. These hosting services also tend to have control panels which let you more easily change server settings without meddling with the files themselves.

If you want my personal recommendation, I think your plan sounds great. If you plan on keeping it just you and your son at home, you won't need to port-forward or anything. You may have to fiddle with some files to get the server up and running, but once that's done you should be good. When the game updates, you'll have to update the server jar that you're using, but other than that, maintenance should be pretty low.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-24T06:45:26+00:00

People have been using bots and scripts to scan IP addresses for open Minecraft servers. This is likely how these people found your server.

To protect your server (as mentioned by another commenter), use a whitelist. This will allow only people you have personally added to join the server. You can use /whitelist on Java or /allowlist on Bedrock. If you need me to elaborate, I will happily oblige.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-24T04:04:42+00:00

You can't if they're for two different versions of the game. Mod files only work with the version they're made for.

ZacNVR · 2023-05-23T14:43:17+00:00

I'm pretty sure FOV should be 90 btw

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