Level Format
Byte Order
The level data is stored in Big Endian byte order.
Level Data
| Name | Size (in bytes) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Number | 4 | Identifier of the format. Always 27 1B B7 88. |
| Version | 1 | Version of the format. Always 02. |
Serialized Java com.mojang.minecraft.level.Level Class | Variable | Contains all the level information, player data, entities, and more.[1] |
Notes
- Due to a bug in Minecraft Classic the
HeightandDepthvalues are swapped causing Height to be the Depth and Depth to be the Height.
License & Credits
This file is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
The information here is from this Minecraft wiki page with some wording tweaked and/or simplify
Contributors
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