cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2933013

Minecraft Indev version had a feature called “isometric screenshots” which took an isometric screenshot of your world. Because the world wasn’t infinite at that time, it took the screenshots easily. It still can be done in modern minecraft hovewer, with some plugins.

    • Spez's_Ballz@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I know but notch himself called them “infinite” which is why I worded it like that. And they are practically infinite so does it matter enough to comment about it?

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                1 year ago

                What? It runs on a PC the pc is bound to the laws of physics, something being infinite inside a PC would require infinite storage space, do you have that?

                  • CookieJarObserver
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                    1 year ago

                    No. Literally not. You can theoretically generate a infinite amount of “world” but you will never be able to save it, open it or run it, because running a infinite code, needs infinite RAM, disk space and CPU Power and Energy. Its literally impossible.

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              1 year ago

              Because this is how normal people refer to the current world generation. It’s not infinite, but it’s near enough from our perspective that it may as well be.

        • Dr. Bluefall@toast.ooo
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          1 year ago

          Technically, yes. However, for all intents and purposes, Minecraft worlds are functionally infinite.

    • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The figure I’ve heard quoted is 8 x the surface area of the actual Earth.

      And my frames drop to single digits when I try to render 10 chunk distances. 😵‍💫

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        1 year ago

        I think its bigger theoretically but the limit you reach faster is your disk space.

        And yeah… Same lol