{"id":12395,"date":"2022-04-29T07:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/?p=12395"},"modified":"2022-04-29T07:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:41:25","slug":"chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Chunks in Minecraft &#8211; What are they, how to display them and what size ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minecraft players have probably seen this term a thousand times via loading screens and the F3 menu, but what is a <strong>chunk in Minecraft <\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d26ac1494f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d26ac1494f1\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size\/#All-about-chunks-in-Minecraft\" >All about chunks in Minecraft<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size\/#Other-information-about-chunks\" >Other information about chunks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size\/#How-to-see-the-chunks-in-Minecraft\" >How to see the chunks in Minecraft ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/chunks-in-minecraft-what-are-they-how-to-display-them-and-what-size\/#How-to-refresh-chunks-in-Minecraft\" >How to refresh chunks in Minecraft ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All-about-chunks-in-Minecraft\"><\/span>All about chunks in Minecraft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, a <strong>chunk<\/strong> is a 384-block-sized, 16\u00d716 block segment of a Minecraft world. They are used by the game&#8217;s world generation code to separate the Minecraft world into segments that are easier for the game engine to map. In total, the chunks measure 98,304 blocks. They extend from the bottom of the world, Y=-64, to the building boundary of Y=320. Compared to the 30 million blocks in each direction of a game world, this may seem small, but chunks are effectively the foundation of any Minecraft seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chunk-minecraft-326x1024.png\" alt=\"a chunk in minecraft\" class=\"wp-image-12402\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chunk-minecraft-326x1024.png 326w, https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chunk-minecraft.png 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption><em>A chunk<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other-information-about-chunks\"><\/span>Other information about chunks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about chunks, how they are generated, their composition and more is a very technical subject. However, there are some basic facts about chunks that can be useful for <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/\">Minecraft<\/a> players, especially those looking to implement certain <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/category\/mod\/\">mods<\/a>. There&#8217;s a lot to cover about how chunks load, but it basically comes down to a few things :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Since there are a massive number of blocks in a Minecraft world, in order to save processing and graphics rendering power, the game only renders the blocks immediately around the player based on rendering distance. At a small rendering distance, this can be seen while traveling. The appearance of elements such as land, water, trees and creatures is what the game renders for the player. The other sections remain unloaded until they are needed to avoid processor load problems.<\/li><li>There is a mechanism known as a ticket that manages the loading of chunks. All chunks loaded into the game for the player come from this ticket. Each ticket has three properties which are the ticket type, the lifetime (optional) and the ticket level. Without going into too much detail, these tickets decide what type of chunk is generated (standard or from a Nether portal for example) and whether it is accessible to the player or not or whether certain mechanisms like redstone apply to it.<\/li><li>The appearance of creatures is decided by each chunk within a cylindrical radius of six chunks of the ones the player has loaded.<\/li><li>Chunks have &#8220;edges&#8221; that can be detected by their coordinates. Since chunks have a dimension of 16\u00d716, the X and Z coordinates divisible by 16 are the boundaries of a given chunk.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are tons of other facts about chunks that delve into the interaction and boundary aspects of chunks as well as how they interact within the game code for both <a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft-tutos.com\/en\/minecraft-bedrock-and-minecraft-java-what-difference-which-version-to-choose\/\">Java and Bedrock editions<\/a>. With so much to know about chunks, players who are willing to learn more will not be short of information.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1651091868813\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h4 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-see-the-chunks-in-Minecraft\"><\/span>How to see the chunks in Minecraft ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>To view the chunks in Minecraft you have to use the shortcut F3 + G.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1651091926800\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h4 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-refresh-chunks-in-Minecraft\"><\/span>How to refresh chunks in Minecraft ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>To refresh the chunks in Minecraft you have to use the shortcut F3 + A.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;12395&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5 \\\/ 5 - (2 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chunks in Minecraft - What are they, how to display them and what size ?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;118&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score} \\\/ {best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; 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