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The raids.dat file located in the data folder of every Minecraft level is used to store information about the raids in the level. It is stored as a gzip…

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Contents (4)
  1. Folder structure
  2. Current
  3. NBT structure
  4. History
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The raids.dat file located in the data folder of every Minecraft level is used to store information about the raids in the level. It is stored as a gzip compressed NBT file.

Additional file raids_end.dat is stored in the data folder of end dimension folders, allowing for raids in other dimensions for villages in those dimensions.

Folder structure

Current

  • File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft: A world directory.
    • File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft dimensions
      • File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft <namespace>: Namespace of a defined dimension.
        • File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft <path>: Path of a defined dimension.
          • File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft data: Miscellaneous data of the dimension.
            • File file.png: Sprite image for file in Minecraft raids.dat: Stores information about the ongoing raids in this dimension.

NBT structure

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: The root tag.
    • [NBT List / JSON Array] raids: List of compound tags including raid information.
      • [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: A raid.
        • [Int] id: The ID of the raid.
        • [Byte] started: 1 or 0 (true/false). True if the raid has ever spawned a wave.
        • [Byte] active: 1 or 0 (true/false). Whether the raid functionality is active.
        • [Long] ticks_active: The timespan, in ticks, the raid has been going on for.
        • [Int] raid_omen_level: The level of Bad Omen for the raid. Affects raider enchantments and the extra wave.
        • [Int] groups_spawned: The number of waves that have spawned in the raid.
        • [Int] cooldown_ticks: The timespan, in ticks, until the initial spawning of raiders.
        • [Int] post_raid_ticks: The timespan, in ticks, after all the waves are cleared.
        • [Float] total_health: The sum of maximum health of all the raiders in the current wave.
        • [Int] group_count: The total number of waves in this raid.
        • [String] status: The status of the raid.
        • [Int Array] center: The position of the center of the raid, where raiders try to move to.
        • [NBT List / JSON Array] heroes_of_the_village: A list of players who have killed raiders in the raid. Each of these players receives the hero of the village effect when the raid ends in a victory status.
    • [Int] next_id: The ID for the next raid to occur.
    • [Int] tick: Internal clock.

History

Java Edition
1.1418w47a Added raid data for all dimensions.
19w13a Added HeroesOfTheVillage list.
1.161.16-pre3 The data file for the nether, raids_nether.dat was renamed to raids.dat.
1.21.525w05a Renamed all data file fields to lowercase underscore format.
26.1snapshot 1 Changed world directory structure
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