So me and my wife used to play the pc version a lot. Recently we dont have 2 computers or even 1 that can handle minecraft. So we have switched to just playing the xbox version. Which so far is pretty nice other then the lack of bigger map sizes but nothing too bad.
I want to render our maps in a 3d program to make pretty wallpapers and show off our works to friends and family. I know this is possible with pc version and after searching a bit I have seen some ways to edit you map in the pc version if need be.
My question is: Is there a way to save a copy of my map to my flash drive and render it in a 3d program?
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Im guessing it should be possible if you can bring you xbox save to the pc. From there it should be as simple as following the tutorial above.
All the data from a world is crammed into one .bin file, which is what you make whenever you save. I don't think there's a way to extract a level.dat file or anything similar.
You can use hex editors, such as BVI, to alter binary files. But that's editing the program itself at a low-level language, machine code in fact. Not something you want to mess with if you don't know what you're doing. I don't think it would help you with what you're looking for anyway.
I think all aspects of a gamesave are pretty much just shoved into this file. One would probably have to pick the data out for the terrain and compile it into a separate file themselves. This is all just an educated guess though. I haven't attempted it, I'm just assuming from my experience with related activities.
All in all, it wouldn't be worth it in my opinion.
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So me and my wife used to play the pc version a lot. Recently we dont have 2 computers or even 1 that can handle minecraft. So we have switched to just playing the xbox version. Which so far is pretty nice other then the lack of bigger map sizes but nothing too bad.
I want to render our maps in a 3d program to make pretty wallpapers and show off our works to friends and family. I know this is possible with pc version and after searching a bit I have seen some ways to edit you map in the pc version if need be.
My question is: Is there a way to save a copy of my map to my flash drive and render it in a 3d program?
Examples
Im guessing it should be possible if you can bring you xbox save to the pc. From there it should be as simple as following the tutorial above.
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Retired StaffSorry, but as far as I know it's not possible.
All the data from a world is crammed into one .bin file, which is what you make whenever you save. I don't think there's a way to extract a level.dat file or anything similar.
You can use hex editors, such as BVI, to alter binary files. But that's editing the program itself at a low-level language, machine code in fact. Not something you want to mess with if you don't know what you're doing. I don't think it would help you with what you're looking for anyway.
I think all aspects of a gamesave are pretty much just shoved into this file. One would probably have to pick the data out for the terrain and compile it into a separate file themselves. This is all just an educated guess though. I haven't attempted it, I'm just assuming from my experience with related activities.
All in all, it wouldn't be worth it in my opinion.