I've been having a problem with one of my old worlds that I found today. The world was saved a long time ago before the new formats and I figured I could just load it up into minecraft and convert it into the new format. When I tried this, the world name would not even show up in the list of worlds. I've tried everything from downgrading to using save converter to try to convert the old files into the new format but nothing is working! Please help if you can because it is my first world I ever created in minecraft so it's very important to me.
Note: This is what my save file looks like
0
1f
1g
1n
1p
1r
data
region
session.lock
This is what a new world's save file looks like:
data
dim1
dim-1
players
region
spc
forcedchunks.dat
level.dat
level.dat_mcr
level.dat_old
session.lock
So...it appears I'm missing some files and I also have some extra files. Anyway if anyone can help it would be much appreciated!
Sounds like your old world may be a little bit corrupted. You could try placing a new world's level.dat inside your old world. Thats one thing thats that is needed. It'll change the old world's seed though. So you'll have some weird generation places at the end of old chunks. But after that, should be fine.
Though you may need to edit the level.dat to say that your world hasn't been converted etc. But I'll help you with that if you still cannot get Minecraft to pick up your world.
But in the mean time, copy a level.dat file into your old world and see if that fixes it for you.
Assuming it works, it's unlikely that you'll spawn be in the same area you were last. So you may need to use mcedit to edit your spawn to your liking if you need/want to.
Note: This is what my save file looks like
0
1f
1g
1n
1p
1r
data
region
session.lock
This is what a new world's save file looks like:
data
dim1
dim-1
players
region
spc
forcedchunks.dat
level.dat
level.dat_mcr
level.dat_old
session.lock
So...it appears I'm missing some files and I also have some extra files. Anyway if anyone can help it would be much appreciated!
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Retired StaffThough you may need to edit the level.dat to say that your world hasn't been converted etc. But I'll help you with that if you still cannot get Minecraft to pick up your world.
But in the mean time, copy a level.dat file into your old world and see if that fixes it for you.
Assuming it works, it's unlikely that you'll spawn be in the same area you were last. So you may need to use mcedit to edit your spawn to your liking if you need/want to.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..