World by McMeddon 20211001

1.17+4KJava + BedrockSurvival friendly

Survival worldPlainsSnowy PlainsForestOld Growth Pine TaigaSavanna

Iskorlia

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Rocky Mountains, 1.18 Caves & New Foliage [play.mcmeddon.com] · Download, 4k, 1.17+, Java & Bedrock, Multibiome Minecraft Survival World

This is Iskorlia, a 16km² huge custom Minecraft Multibiome landscape. The focus of this map the further improvement on the mountains, with an more experimental approach, combined with the updates to dozens of assets, and implementation of like 50 new bushes that will spawn everywhere. These new bushes should make it possible to get every tree type, without traveling the whole map. And make the life on your world and server easier. Dozens of more smaller improvements have been made to improve the quality and survivability on these maps. With self-made 1.18 Cave and Cliff terrain features to this world as well as dozens of Structure Updates to you for 1.17. This is a huge 16km² custom Minecraft Multibiome continent and the next iteration to Hakardion. It includes Spaghetti Caves, Cheese Caves, Lush Caves, Dripstone Caves, Crystal Caves, and Crystal Geodes, and plenty of exciting landscapes. This map is the sixth iteration of the integration of custom caves, leaned closer towards the original style of the upcoming 1.18 Update. A 4 km by 4 km realistic Minecraft island with custom biomes, made by McMeddon. It's an Island with multiple huge mountain ranges, steep cliffs, falls, plateaus, layered terrains and hard eroded areas, landform adjusted river systems and temperature-determined biomes. Find custom Mineshaft´s and explore the custom advanced biomes. Explore along the paths that connect the world, or take a boat and cross the ocean with a near-seamless transition to the default Minecraft Vanilla generation.

Iskorlia is one of 110 worlds up to 4K across, all in the same tier. See the tier
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Patreon · Patreon post [Source Files] - Iskorlia - WorldMachine, WorldPainter & BlackWhite Data Maps ↗ Patreon · Patreon post Iskorlia - Rocky Mountains, 1.18 Caves & New Foliage [play.mcmeddon.com] (Download, 4k, 1.17+,Java & Bedrock, Multibiome Minecraft Survival World) ↗

Size

4K world 88 of 268 this size

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Map of Iskorlia 4K
Iskorlia at 4K, against the sizes the worlds are built on. Every square is to scale.

Footprint

4,096 × 4,096

blocks, 16.8 km² at one block per metre

Edge to edge

  • Happy ghast 19 min
  • On foot 16 min
  • Minecart 9 min
  • Horse 7 min
  • Elytra 2 min

Walking, a minecart on powered rails, an average horse and rocket-boosted elytra.

Sizes in the library 34% smaller than this

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Most worlds are 4K (88 of them). The largest is Eulyxian at 12K.

Versions

Made for 1.17 Opens from 1.15.2

Older releases drop what they do not know yet. Each row lists what it loses on top of the rows above it.

  1. 1.17and newer Made for

    The world as built. Nothing is lost.

  2. 1.16–1.16.5
    Structures
    Amethyst geodes
    Blocks
    Azalea, Coal ore, Copper ore, Deepslate, Diamond ore, Emerald ore
    +45 more Glow berries / cave vines, Gold ore, Iron ore, Lapis ore, Redstone ore, Tuff, Amethyst block, Amethyst cluster, Azalea leaves, Big dripleaf, Big dripleaf stem, Budding amethyst, Calcite, Candle, Cobbled deepslate, Cobbled deepslate slab, Cobbled deepslate stairs, Cracked deepslate bricks, Deepslate brick stairs, Deepslate bricks, Deepslate tiles, Dirt path, Dripstone block, Flowering azalea leaves, Glow lichen, Hanging roots, Large amethyst bud, Lightning rod, Medium amethyst bud, Moss block, Moss carpet, Oxidized copper, Pointed dripstone, Polished deepslate, Polished deepslate slab, Polished deepslate stairs, Potted flowering azalea bush, Powder snow, Raw iron block, Rooted dirt, Small amethyst bud, Small dripleaf, Smooth basalt, Spore blossom, Water cauldron
  3. 1.15.2
    Mobs
    Pillagers
    Blocks
    Bamboo, Sweet berries, Andesite slab, Andesite wall, Barrel, Bee nest
    +36 more Beehive, Bell, Blast furnace, Brick wall, Campfire, Cartography table, Composter, Cornflower, Cut sandstone slab, Fletching table, Granite stairs, Granite wall, Grindstone, Lantern, Lectern, Lily of the valley, Mossy cobblestone slab, Oak wall sign, Polished andesite slab, Polished andesite stairs, Polished blackstone button, Quartz bricks, Sandstone wall, Scaffolding, Smithing table, Smoker, Smooth sandstone slab, Smooth sandstone stairs, Smooth stone slab, Soul wall torch, Spruce wall sign, Stone brick wall, Stone stairs, Stonecutter, Target, Wither rose
  4. 1.15.1and older

    Does not load.

Biome composition

15 biomes 10 land biomes

Shares are measured across the built map, and "not found" means not in the built map. Past its edge the world keeps generating normal vanilla Minecraft chunks, so those biomes can still be found out there.

Land 61.8% of map 10/41 found

  • Badlands 4.0%
  • Bamboo Jungle Missing
  • Beach 0.3%
  • Birch Forest Missing
  • Cherry Grove Missing
  • Dappled Forest Missing
  • Dark Forest Missing
  • Desert 2.8%
  • Eroded Badlands Missing
  • Flower Forest Missing
  • Forest 19.9%
  • Frozen Peaks Missing
  • Grove Missing
  • Ice Spikes Missing
  • Jagged Peaks Missing
  • Jungle 1.5%
  • Mangrove Swamp Missing
  • Meadow Missing
  • Mushroom Fields Missing
  • Old Growth Birch Forest Missing
  • Old Growth Pine Taiga 10.1%
  • Old Growth Spruce Taiga Missing
  • Pale Garden Missing
  • Plains 29.7%
  • Savanna 7.1%
  • Savanna Plateau Missing
  • Snowy Beach Missing
  • Snowy Plains 21.8%
  • Snowy Slopes Missing
  • Snowy Taiga Missing
  • Sparse Jungle Missing
  • Stony Peaks Missing
  • Stony Shore Missing
  • Sunflower Plains Missing
  • Swamp 2.8%
  • Taiga Missing
  • Windswept Forest Missing
  • Windswept Gravelly Hills Missing
  • Windswept Hills Missing
  • Windswept Savanna Missing
  • Wooded Badlands Missing

Water 38.2% of map 5/11 found

  • Cold Ocean Missing
  • Deep Cold Ocean Missing
  • Deep Frozen Ocean Missing
  • Deep Lukewarm Ocean Missing
  • Deep Ocean 31.4%
  • Frozen Ocean 3.2%
  • Frozen River 2.0%
  • Lukewarm Ocean Missing
  • Ocean 40.5%
  • River 22.9%
  • Warm Ocean Missing

Caves of the cave volume 0/4 found

  • Deep Dark Missing
  • Dripstone Caves Missing
  • Lush Caves Missing
  • Sulfur Caves Missing

Shares are of the cave volume, from the underground scan. See Caves for the full breakdown.

Included Missing

Caves

3/7 found 4.2% of the underground

What this world's caves are made of, by volume, measured from the save in 4 block cells.

Measured under the built map, and "not found" means not under it. Past its edge the world keeps generating normal vanilla Minecraft chunks, so vanilla cave biomes missing here can still be found out there.

  • Deep Dark Missing
  • Dripstone Caves Missing
  • Ice Caves 1.3%
  • Lush Caves Missing
  • Magma Caves 5.0%
  • Normal Caves 93.7%
  • Sulfur Caves Missing
  • Normal Caves 93.7%
  • Magma Caves 5.0%
  • Ice Caves 1.3%
  • Deep Dark Missing
  • Dripstone Caves Missing
  • Lush Caves Missing
  • Sulfur Caves Missing
Included Missing

Inferred. These have no biome of their own in Minecraft, so they are named from the blocks around the cave rather than read from the save.

Structure coverage

4 of 20 confirmed

Counted inside the built map. Past its edge the world keeps generating normal vanilla Minecraft chunks, so structures not confirmed here can still generate out there.

Surface 0/8 confirmed

  • Abandoned camps Missing
  • Desert pyramids Missing
  • Igloos Missing
  • Jungle pyramids Missing
  • Pillager outposts Not checked
  • Swamp huts Missing
  • Trail ruins Missing
  • Woodland mansions Missing
  • Abandoned camps Missing
  • Desert pyramids Missing
  • Igloos Missing
  • Jungle pyramids Missing
  • Pillager outposts Not checked
  • Swamp huts Missing
  • Trail ruins Missing
  • Woodland mansions Missing

Underground 2/6 confirmed

  • Amethyst geodes Included
  • Ancient cities Missing
  • Dungeons / monster rooms Included
  • Mineshafts Missing
  • Strongholds Missing
  • Trial chambers Missing
  • Amethyst geodes Included
  • Dungeons / monster rooms Included
  • Ancient cities Missing
  • Mineshafts Missing
  • Strongholds Missing
  • Trial chambers Missing

Ocean 1/4 confirmed

  • Buried treasure Missing
  • Ocean monuments Not checked
  • Ocean ruins Missing
  • Shipwrecks Included
  • Shipwrecks Included
  • Buried treasure Missing
  • Ocean monuments Not checked
  • Ocean ruins Missing

Portal structures 0/1 confirmed

  • Ruined portals Missing
  • Ruined portals Missing

Settlements 1/1 confirmed

  • Villages Included
  • Villages Included
IncludedNot checkedMissing

Loot tables

17 of 41 confirmed

Which of the game's loot tables can turn up on this map, read from the world's own files. Included means the scan found the table itself; missing means neither it nor the structure carrying it was found in the built map.

Counted inside the built map. Past its edge the world keeps generating normal vanilla Minecraft chunks, so tables not seen here can still turn up out there.

Chest loot 7/22 confirmed

  • Abandoned mineshaft Included
  • Ancient city Missing
  • Buried treasure chest Missing
  • Desert pyramid Missing
  • End City treasure Missing
  • Igloo chest Missing
  • Jungle temple arrow dispenser Missing
  • Jungle temple chest Missing
  • Nether fortress bridge Possible
  • Pillager outpost Missing
  • Ruined portal Missing
  • Shipwreck map Missing
  • Shipwreck supply Included
  • Shipwreck treasure Included
  • Simple dungeon Included
  • Spawn bonus chest Missing
  • Stronghold corridor Included
  • Stronghold crossing Included
  • Stronghold library Included
  • Underwater ruin (big) Missing
  • Underwater ruin (small) Missing
  • Woodland mansion Missing
  • Abandoned mineshaft Included
  • Shipwreck supply Included
  • Shipwreck treasure Included
  • Simple dungeon Included
  • Stronghold corridor Included
  • Stronghold crossing Included
  • Stronghold library Included
  • Ancient city Missing
  • Buried treasure chest Missing
  • Desert pyramid Missing
  • End City treasure Missing
  • Igloo chest Missing
  • Jungle temple arrow dispenser Missing
  • Jungle temple chest Missing
  • Nether fortress bridge Possible
  • Pillager outpost Missing
  • Ruined portal Missing
  • Shipwreck map Missing
  • Spawn bonus chest Missing
  • Underwater ruin (big) Missing
  • Underwater ruin (small) Missing
  • Woodland mansion Missing

Village chest loot 10/16 confirmed

  • Village armorer Included
  • Village butcher Missing
  • Village cartographer Included
  • Village desert house Included
  • Village fisher Missing
  • Village fletcher Included
  • Village mason Missing
  • Village plains house Included
  • Village savanna house Missing
  • Village shepherd Missing
  • Village snowy house Missing
  • Village taiga house Included
  • Village tannery Included
  • Village temple Included
  • Village toolsmith Included
  • Village weaponsmith Included
  • Village armorer Included
  • Village cartographer Included
  • Village desert house Included
  • Village fletcher Included
  • Village plains house Included
  • Village taiga house Included
  • Village tannery Included
  • Village temple Included
  • Village toolsmith Included
  • Village weaponsmith Included
  • Village butcher Missing
  • Village fisher Missing
  • Village mason Missing
  • Village savanna house Missing
  • Village shepherd Missing
  • Village snowy house Missing

Structure loot 0/2 confirmed

  • Abandoned camp loot Missing
  • Trial chamber loot Missing
  • Abandoned camp loot Missing
  • Trial chamber loot Missing

Archaeology 0/1 confirmed

  • Archaeology loot Missing
  • Archaeology loot Missing
IncludedPossibleMissing

* Why these are not confirmed

  • Nether fortress bridge Possible: outside the scanned Overworld; the vanilla Nether or End generates it.

WorldPainter source files for Iskorlia

Iskorlia is published twice: the finished world you drop into your saves folder, and the project source files it was built from. Depending on the world that means the WorldPainter project, with the terrain, the biomes and the structures still on separate layers, or the black and white height and colour maps behind it, or both.

  • Switch the structure layers off and export a clean terrain-only version.
  • Re-export at a different Minecraft version instead of waiting for an updated build.
  • Reshape the terrain, move a biome or fix something yourself, on the original layers.
  • Use the terrain as the base for your own map, on your own server or project.

Opening them needs WorldPainter, which is free. See the FAQ for the terrain-only case in full.

These files are for you, not for passing on

The project source files are licensed to you personally, and they are the one part of a world that is not under Creative Commons. Everything above is yours to do. What is not:

  • Share, pass on or publish the project source files
  • Sell the source files, or sell a world exported from them
  • Redistribute a world exported from them, modified or not
Source file terms

Download source files Patreon

SURVIVAL WORLD CONTENTS Beta Inspector

What’s included in Iskorlia?

See what this Minecraft world contains. Results combine MCA Selector findings, chunk data, level.dat, and manually placed structure pins.

Beta edition: some results are still being verified.

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Questions about Iskorlia

What is Iskorlia?

Iskorlia is a hand-made survival world of 4,096 × 4,096 blocks, made with WorldPainter, World Machine, Gaea, Axiom and WorldEdit, built for Minecraft Java 1.17. You download the world folder and play it like any other save, in singleplayer or on your own server.

How big is Iskorlia?

4,096 × 4,096 blocks, so about 17 million blocks of surface. Walking from one edge to the other takes roughly 16 minutes at normal walking speed. The terrain runs from Y 0 to Y 255.

Outside that area the world keeps generating normal vanilla Minecraft chunks, so you never hit a wall, you just leave the built part behind.

Which Minecraft version does Iskorlia need?

Iskorlia is made for Minecraft Java 1.17 and opens in 1.15.2 and later. Between the two, anything added after the release you load it in is removed or replaced (new biomes load as plains), so 1.17 or newer shows the world as built. Releases older than 1.15.2 cannot open it.

Bedrock players need a converted copy. See the Bedrock notes in the FAQ.

Which biomes are in Iskorlia?

15 in total. The land is mostly Plains (29.7%), Snowy Plains (21.8%), Forest (19.9%) and Old Growth Pine Taiga (10.1%), counted as shares of the land rather than of the whole map.

Water covers 38.2% of the map, and land 61.8%.

By volume this world's caves are Normal Caves (93.7%), Magma Caves (5.0%) and Ice Caves (1.3%). The cave breakdown has the rest.

The full breakdown is further up this page, with every biome and its share.

Which structures are in Iskorlia?

4 of the 20 structure types the scan checks are confirmed present: surface (0/8), underground (2/6), ocean (1/4), portal structures (0/1) and settlements (1/1).

Not confirmed: Abandoned camps (missing), Desert pyramids (missing), Igloos (missing), Jungle pyramids (missing), Pillager outposts (not checked) and Swamp huts (missing). "Missing" means the scan looked and it is not in the built map; "loot only" means its chests are here but the structure is not; "possible" means only indirect evidence was found.

The structure list above names every one of them.

Is Iskorlia ready to play in survival?

Yes. A scan of the world file confirms loot tables, structures, animals and ores, so the survival loop runs from the first night: chests hold the game's real loot tables, mobs spawn as they do anywhere else, and you can mine, farm and build without adding anything. It plays in vanilla Minecraft, with no mods, no datapacks and no creative mode.

The world contents report at the bottom of this page holds the item-by-item detail.

Where do I download Iskorlia?

From the download link on Patreon, also on the button at the top of this page.

Also available: the source files on Patreon and the PlanetMinecraft project page, which carries the release notes and the known issues for this particular build.

Can I look at Iskorlia before downloading it?

Yes. Open it in the 3D explorer and fly the real terrain in your browser, with the biomes, the caves and the marked structures. Nothing to install.

How do I install Iskorlia on Java Edition?

  1. Unpack the archive you downloaded from Patreon.
  2. Open your saves folder. On Windows press Win + R and enter %appdata%\.minecraft\saves. On macOS it is ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves, on Linux ~/.minecraft/saves.
  3. Move the unpacked folder in. It must be the folder that contains level.dat, not a folder wrapping it.
  4. Restart Minecraft on 1.17 or newer and pick the world in singleplayer.

Full install guide

Can I play it on Bedrock, or on a server?

Bedrock needs a converted .mcworld copy, and converted worlds carry their own quirks around spawn, chests and villagers.

For a server, drop the world folder in as the server's world and start it.

Bedrock install · Bedrock quirks · Server use

What may I do with it?

The worlds are released under CC BY-NC 4.0. The Rights panel on this page lists what that allows and how to credit it.

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