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The loading world screen is a screen displayed when generating or loading a world. It shows the percentage of the loading progress.
Java Edition[]
Chunk colormap of seed 0.
The loading screen in Java Edition shows a chunk colormap, which is a square that visualizes the rendering of 43 by 43 chunks (688 by 688 blocks). It populates with colored pixels that change color and expand as chunks load. Each pixel represents a chunk, and the color represents the chunk status. It has a dirt background in world generation.
| Chunk Status | R | G | B | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 000000 |
| Structure Starts | 153 | 153 | 153 | 999999 |
| Structure References | 95 | 97 | 145 | 5F6191 |
| Biomes | 128 | 178 | 82 | 80B252 |
| Noise | 209 | 209 | 209 | D1D1D1 |
| Surface | 114 | 104 | 9 | 726809 |
| Carvers | 109 | 102 | 92 | 6D665C |
| Liquid Carvers | 48 | 53 | 114 | 303572 |
| Features | 33 | 198 | 0 | 21C600 |
| Light | 204 | 204 | 204 | CCCCCC |
| Spawn | 242 | 96 | 96 | F26060 |
| Heightmaps | 238 | 238 | 238 | EEEEEE |
| Full | 255 | 255 | 255 | FFFFFF |
Bedrock Edition[]
The loading screen in Bedrock Edition.
The loading screen in Bedrock Edition shows the menu screen panorama in the background with an experience progress bar, and loading tips.
Legacy Console Edition[]
The loading screen in Legacy Console Edition.
The loading screen in Legacy Console Edition shows the menu screen panorama in the background with a solid green progress bar and some text, as well as loading tips at the bottom of the screen.
History[]
Loading screen in Java Edition before 1.3.1 update
| Java Edition Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.12a | Added a "Generating level" screen. | ||||
| 0.0.13a_03 | The dirt background is now darker. | ||||
| The loading level screen now displays a progress bar. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w18a | Removed progress bar, and the text become same with the text when logging into a server. | |||
| 12w21a | Removed all texts on the loading screen. | ||||
| 12w25a | Revert texts to pre-12w18a, but the progress bar not reverted. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w43a | Added percent to texts. | |||
| 17w45a | Removed all percent texts shown except "Preparing spawn area" stage. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Added more detailed information for "Preparing spawn area". | |||
| 19w02a | Added a chunk colormap when loading a world, replaced detailed text which shown since 18w43a. | ||||
| 1.14.1 | Pre-Release 1 | Changed chunk colormap to show 43 by 43 chunks instead of 45 by 45, creating a black border around the finished colormap. | |||
| 1.20 | 23w16a | Added new "Initialize Light" chunk status and removed "Liquid Carvers" and "Heightmaps" statuses. Also added a new color for "Light" chunk status, while "Carvers" will now use the "Liquid Carvers" color. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.1.0 | Added loading screen. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added gameplay tips to the loading screen. | |||
| Changed the style of progress bar when loading world, make it more similar the boss bar in Java Edition. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added loading screen. |
| Added gameplay tips to the loading screen. | |||||
Issues[]
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Gallery[]
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World generation loading screen in the Minecraft Classic remake.
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Old reading world data screen.
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Old joining world screen.
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Old saving world screen.


