I'm logging into my game and it is like there is no game. It wants me to create a new world. What happened? Isn't the game stored on some server somewhere, and I log into that server to play my game? Can someone help me get my game back?
No the game isn't 'on some server some where'. Unless you are playing on a multiplayer server.
If you are playing single player you have to create your own world. This is one of the major selling points of the game as theoretically every player, yes all nine million of us, could have a world that is uniquely their own. Now it is possible to play on the same generated world as other player while still in single player. You can do this by using a seed. Seeds are interesting little things actually, you see they re just a random series of numbers that the world gen system uses to make certain decisions on how the world generates. After the world is all built up you can actually share this seed with others and see who comes up with what given the terrain and resources they are have. This is actually a fairly common occurrence. The forums has a whole section dedicated to sharing seeds actually.
Now when it comes to actually playing, if you are playing alone you will have to create a world all your own from a randomly generated seed or scour the internet for one that piques your interest. If you decide to not use a seed then you can just let the world gen take it's course and then see what it gives you. If you do want to use a seed then you can copy the seed into the 'seed' bar in the world options screen upon creation. Here you can also choose if you want normal biome, large biomes or a supper flat world. You can also choose to give yourself a head start with a bonus chest and enable cheats, or generated structures such as villages.
Of course if you want to you can ignore all of this and play on a multiplayer server. If thats what you want to do then you can find a server to play on in the servers section of the forums or at various sites around the internet. IF you do this the world will already be created. But of course it does leave open the chance to have a bad time due to griefers and other forms of pest that infest Minecraft servers. Also you'll likely be playing at a deficit early on due to the server's community already snatching up the resources in certain areas.
Now then that is how the game's world creation works. Thank you for your time. And if you can't be bothered to read all of this then we shouldn't be bothered to help you.
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Humanity is the creation of Logic and Emotion, Calculation and Imagination, Cold Analysis and Blind Faith. This is why I believe it is a strange Human that would prize one while shunning the other. For a calculator can do math just as well as you, but a calculator can not use math to make the world a better place.
Great thank you for the detail answer. This helps explain on issue. My more important problem is my game appears to be gone. I'm logging in and it's referencing the creation of a new game. My game is no longer there. How do I get it back?
Great thank you for the detail answer. This helps explain on issue. My more important problem is my game appears to be gone. I'm logging in and it's referencing the creation of a new game. My game is no longer there. How do I get it back?
What do you mean by 'referencing the creation of a new game?' If you mean it's say it is updating then you may just need to have the game force update.
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Humanity is the creation of Logic and Emotion, Calculation and Imagination, Cold Analysis and Blind Faith. This is why I believe it is a strange Human that would prize one while shunning the other. For a calculator can do math just as well as you, but a calculator can not use math to make the world a better place.
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No the game isn't 'on some server some where'. Unless you are playing on a multiplayer server.
If you are playing single player you have to create your own world. This is one of the major selling points of the game as theoretically every player, yes all nine million of us, could have a world that is uniquely their own. Now it is possible to play on the same generated world as other player while still in single player. You can do this by using a seed. Seeds are interesting little things actually, you see they re just a random series of numbers that the world gen system uses to make certain decisions on how the world generates. After the world is all built up you can actually share this seed with others and see who comes up with what given the terrain and resources they are have. This is actually a fairly common occurrence. The forums has a whole section dedicated to sharing seeds actually.
Now when it comes to actually playing, if you are playing alone you will have to create a world all your own from a randomly generated seed or scour the internet for one that piques your interest. If you decide to not use a seed then you can just let the world gen take it's course and then see what it gives you. If you do want to use a seed then you can copy the seed into the 'seed' bar in the world options screen upon creation. Here you can also choose if you want normal biome, large biomes or a supper flat world. You can also choose to give yourself a head start with a bonus chest and enable cheats, or generated structures such as villages.
Of course if you want to you can ignore all of this and play on a multiplayer server. If thats what you want to do then you can find a server to play on in the servers section of the forums or at various sites around the internet. IF you do this the world will already be created. But of course it does leave open the chance to have a bad time due to griefers and other forms of pest that infest Minecraft servers. Also you'll likely be playing at a deficit early on due to the server's community already snatching up the resources in certain areas.
Now then that is how the game's world creation works. Thank you for your time. And if you can't be bothered to read all of this then we shouldn't be bothered to help you.
What do you mean by 'referencing the creation of a new game?' If you mean it's say it is updating then you may just need to have the game force update.