Void Start Platform

Void Start Platform
Biomes	The Void‌[JE only]; Plains‌[BE only]
Generates in; existing chunks	No
Consists of	Stone; Cobblestone;

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.

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

Construction

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

Data values

ID

Feature type	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`void_start_platform`

Configured feature	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`void_start_platform`

Config

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty

An example

{
  "type": "minecraft:void_start_platform",
  "config": {}
}

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.9	15w37a	Added void start platforms.
1.13	18w07a	Void start platforms no longer generate.^[1]
	18w19a	Void start platforms now generate again.
	18w22b	Void start platforms no longer generate, again.
	pre7	Void start platforms now generate, once again.
		One stone block at the corner of the platform is missing.^[2]
		The centre of the platform also generates at 0 3 0 coordinates instead of 8 3 8 coordinates.
1.14	Pre-Release 2	Re-added the missing stone block to the corner of the structure.
1.14	Pre-Release 2	The platform now once again generates with the center block at coordinates 8 3 8 instead of 0 3 0^[3]
1.16	20w21a	Void start platforms no longer generate, once again.^[4]
1.16	Pre-release 3	Void start platforms now generate again.
1.17	21w05a	Resized void start platforms from 33×33 to 48×48.
	21w05a	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.^[5]
	21w17a	Reverted 21w05a changes.