{
"title": "Void Start Platform",
"rows": [
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"field": "<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BiomeSprite the-void.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=The Void|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to The Void article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">The Void</span>)</span><sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement only applies to Java Edition\">(link to Java Edition article, displayed as JE) only</span></i>]</sup><br>\n<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BiomeSprite plains.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Plains|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Plains article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Plains</span>)</span><sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i><span title=\"This statement only applies to Bedrock Edition\">(link to Bedrock Edition article, displayed as BE) only</span></i>]</sup>",
"label": "(link to Biome article, displayed as Biomes)"
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{
"field": "No",
"label": "Generates in<br>existing chunks "
},
{
"field": "\n* <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite stone.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Stone|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Stone article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Stone</span>)</span>\n* <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"\">(link to File:BlockSprite cobblestone.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Cobblestone|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Cobblestone article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Cobblestone</span>)</span>",
"label": "Consists of"
}
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"invimages": [],
"images": [
"Void Start Platform.png"
]
}
The void start platform is a feature of 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 and single biome worlds if in 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 such as even bedrock when generated underground.
Construction
Void start platforms are large platforms made up of stone and cobblestone.
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 | 18w07c | Void start platforms no longer generate.[1] |
|---|
| 18w19a | Void start platforms now generate again. |
|---|
| 18w22b | Void start platforms no longer generate, once again. |
|---|
| pre7 |  Void start platforms now generate, once again. One stone block at the corner of the platform is missing.[2] |
|---|
| 1.14 | Pre-Release 2 |  Added the missing stone block. |
|---|
| 1.17 | 21w05a |  Resized void start platforms from 33×33 to 48×48. Changed from one to nine cobblestone blocks.[3] |
|---|
| 21w17a | Reverted 21w05a changes. |
|---|
Bedrock Edition
Issues
Issues relating to "Void Start Platform" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- The player first spawns right above the platform, even if there are layers of full opaque blocks above it, causing suffocation.
Gallery
Screenshots
See also
References
Navigation
A void start platform seen from below.
A void start platform seen from above.
The void start platform with Vibrant Visuals.
Mobs spawning on the void start platform in Bedrock Edition.
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