mc-classic
| Crates.io | mc-classic |
| lib.rs | mc-classic |
| version | 0.1.2 |
| created_at | 2025-05-10 02:15:34.27683+00 |
| updated_at | 2025-09-08 16:48:56.205485+00 |
| description | Library to read and write classic minecraft files. Still in development, and unstable. |
| homepage | https://github.com/Sl1mj1m14/rust-mc-classic |
| repository | https://github.com/Sl1mj1m14/rust-mc-classic |
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rust-mc-classic
Contains functionality for reading and writing Minecraft Classic & Pre-classic worlds.
How Does Minecraft Classic Store Files?
Minecraft classic technically stores files in 2 main formats, these being .dat and .mine. I say technically here because in actuality these are identical file formats with just different extensions. Going further in depth, the actual file format for both is a gzip stream of bytes, and depending on the version the world is saved in, there are 3 major formats.
Format #1
From Pre-Classic 132011 Through Classic 0.0.12a_03 classic files only store the world blocks, in the format of XZY
Format #2
From Classic 0.13a-dev Through Classic 0.13a_03 classic files follow the following format: