Create New World

The "Create New World" screen is a menu screen that allows the player to create a new world.
== Java Edition ==
Respective options for world creation are organized into three different tabs: "Game", "World", and "More".
=== Game ===
; World Name
: Allows the name of the world to be set to a custom string. This name correlates to the folder in .minecraft/saves where the world save can be found.
; Game Mode
: Allows the default game mode of the world to be changed. Clicking the button cycles through to the next game mode. The available game modes are Survival, Hardcore, and Creative.
; Difficulty
: Allows the default difficulty setting to be changed. Clicking the button cycles through to the next difficulty. There are four options available; in order, Peaceful, Easy, Normal, and Hard.
; Allow Cheats
: Controls whether or not certain commands and debug functions are able to be used. Clicking the button toggles the option on and off (default).
=== World ===
; World Type
: Controls the world type. Clicking the button cycles through the available world types, which are Default, Superflat, Large Biomes, AMPLIFIED, Single Biome, and, when is held down, Debug Mode. Selecting Superflat or Single Biome enables the "Customize" button. With a world type of Superflat, the Customize button options the "Superflat Customization" menu is shown; with Single Biome, the button brings you to a list of selectable biomes.
; Seed
: Allows the world seed to be changed. Any string of characters can be placed here.
; Generate Structures
: Controls whether or not structures should generate in the world.
; Bonus Chest
: Controls whether a bonus chest full of beginner loot should generate near the player when they first spawn in to the world.
=== More ===
; Data Packs
: Opens a menu that controls which data packs the world should start off with. Data packs cannot be added or removed from the world after it is created.
; Experiments
: Allows experimental features to be enabled or disabled.
; Game Rules
: Opens a menu that controls which game rules should be enabled by default. Can be set even when cheats are disabled.
== Bedrock Edition ==
The Create New World screen allows for various settings to be changed and add-ons to be enabled. The menu is split into two sections, Edit Settings and Add-Ons, which are each split into two subsections.
=== Edit Settings ===
==== Game settings ====
; World Name
: Allows the name of the world to be set to a custom string.
; Default Game Mode
: Allows the default game mode of the world to be changed. Clicking the button opens a dropdown allowing the player to select between Survival (default) and Creative.
; Difficulty
: Allows the default difficulty setting to be changed. Clicking the button opens a dropdown allowing the player to select between Peaceful, Easy, Normal (default), and Hard.
; World Preferences
: Contains two toggles: Starting Map (disabled by default) and Bonus Chest (also disabled).
; Player permission when joining from invite
: Opens an annotated dropdown where the player can select the default player permission level of any players who join that world. Options are Visitor (players cannot interact with the world), Member (default; players can interact with the world), and Operator (players can use commands).
; World Type
: Allows the world type to be selected. Clicking the button opens a dropdown allowing the player to select between Flat, Infinite (default), and Old.
; Seed
: Allows the world seed to be changed. Any string of characters can be placed here.
; Simulation Distance
: A slider that allows the simulation distance to be changed. Defaults to 10 chunks.
; World Options
: Various world options such as game rules that can be toggled, including Friendly Fire, Mob Loot, and Tile Drops.
; Respawn Radius
: An integer representing the spread distance around the world spawn where players will spawn.
; Experiments
: Lists tentative features that can be toggled.
; Cheats
: A list of further game rules that are considered cheats.
; Random Tick Speed
: An integer input that controls the rate at which random events occur in the world. Defaults to 1. Contains a reset button next to the box.
==== Multiplayer settings ====
; Multiplayer Game
: A toggle that controls whether multiplayer is enabled in this world.
; Microsoft Account Settings
: Shown when signed in with a Microsoft account.
; Visible to LAN Players
: A toggle controlling whether the server is visible to others on the same network.
=== Add-Ons ===
==== Resource Packs ====
; Require players to accept resource packs to join
: A checkbox that controls whether the resource packs are optional (default) or forced.
; Active
: A dropdown widget that lists active resource packs.
; My Packs
: A dropdown widget that lists available resource packs gotten from the Marketplace, along with a link there.
; Get More Packs
: A dropdown widget containing previews of resource packs from the Marketplace, with a link to browse more.
==== Behavior Packs ====
; Active
: A dropdown widget that lists active behavior packs.
; My Packs
: A dropdown widget that lists available behavior packs gotten from the Marketplace, along with a link there.
== Legacy Console Edition ==
== History ==
==Gallery==
===Java Edition===
Create New World - Indev.png|Generate New Level in Indev and early Infdev.
Select world (Beta 1.2).png|Select World in Beta 1.2.
Create world menu (Beta 1.6).png|Create New World in Beta 1.6.
Create New World.png|Create New World in 1.17.1.
More World Options.png|More World Options in 1.17.1.
1.12 Create New World.png|Create New World in 1.12.2.
1.12 More World Options.png|More World Options in 1.12.2.
Game.png|The "Game" tab in Java Edition 1.19.4.
World.png|The "World" tab in Java Edition 1.19.4.
More.png|The "More" tab in Java Edition 1.19.4.
Experiments.png|The "Experiments" screen.
===Bedrock Edition ===
Better Together Create New World.jpg|Create World screen from 1.2 development.
Bedrock Edition 1.3 Create New World.jpg|Create World screen from 1.3 development.
MCPE1.2CreateNewWorld.png|Create World screen from 1.2.0 to 1.19.20 (still used on some platforms).
Game settings (BE).png|Another version.
BedrockWindows10 CreateNewWorld October2022.png|Create World screen from 1.19.20 onwards (certain platforms only)
Category:Menu screens
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ja:ワールド新規作成
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zh:创建新的世界