Minecraft’s procedural generation is a wonderful thing. It creates various biomes, caves, mountains, settlements, hills, and elevations, making your world as diverse and interesting as possible. But what if you want a flat and even surface? There are ways to do that, too. We’ll explain how.
What is this?
A superflat, or simply “flat world,” is a special map generation method in Minecraft where you have no mountains, hills, or holes, and the entire surface is completely flat. By default, it has a turf layer, two dirt layers, and a bedrock layer. Without any configuration, it’s automatically considered flat, meaning villages are generated more frequently, and the primary enemy type is slimes. In Bedrock Edition, nothing is generated.
You can build a portal to the Nether, and it will be generated normally. You can also customize how fortresses are generated to access the End. For multiplayer, you can also create a flat world: in the server.properties file, find the level-type parameter and replace DEFAULT with FLAT .
Java
There are two ways to create a flat Minecraft world in Java Edition. The first involves selecting the “Superflat” world when generating your map. By default, it has one layer of turf, two layers of dirt, and one layer of bedrock.
You can customize the world through the console during the creation phase, defining the desired number of maps and objects. This will require some digging, though. In “Templates,” you can define your own parameters and include various objects. For example, you can include tall grass, rivers and lakes, fortresses, villages, and so on.
But here are some ready-made codes with which you can customize the world:
- minecraft:bedrock,59*minecraft:stone,3*minecraft:dirt,minecraft:grass_block;minecraft:plains;stronghold,biome_1,village,decoration,dungeon,lake,mineshaft,lava_lake — creates a standard world with mines, villages, lakes, and treasures.
- minecraft:bedrock,5*minecraft:stone,5*minecraft:dirt,5*minecraft:sand,90*minecraft:water;minecraft:deep_ocean;biome_1,oceanmonument — turns your world into an ocean with underground fortresses (for Subnautica fans).
- minecraft:bedrock,59*minecraft:stone,3*minecraft:dirt,minecraft:grass_block[snowy=true],minecraft:snow;minecraft:snowy_tundra;biome_1,village — a snowy fairy tale with an igloo.
- 2*minecraft:cobblestone,3*minecraft:dirt,minecraft:grass_block;minecraft:plains;biome_1,village — instead of bedrock there will now be cobblestone, the destruction of which will send you into the abyss.
The second method is to use the “Remove Layer” button when customizing any other map type. This allows you to remove layers of your terrain one by one until you have a smooth surface.
There’s also the “Void” template. Selecting it will place you on a stone platform 33×33 blocks wide and long with a single cobblestone in the center. Apart from this, the biome will be empty, not even creatures; they must be summoned using eggs. If you choose Void as your biome during world generation, the map will contain only rocks, water, and bedrock. Perfect for hardcore players.
Bedrock Edition
First of all, in Bedrock Edition, the flat world will not generate objects and structures. This can only be changed with mods and third-party software. Furthermore, achievements cannot be earned in such a world.
There are two options for setting up a flat world in Bedrock Edition:
- Using third-party software : Open the level.dat file in an editor and change the FlatWorldLayers parameter.
- Manually when setting up a world . This method became available in version 1.21.80. Select the world type “FLAT” or “The Void.”
As you can see, a flat world can be created quite easily. This allows for more variety in the game and reduces the load on a PC that’s underpowered. Go for it!
