The panorama.
The panorama (also known as the cubemap[1]) is a slowly panning wide-angle view of a Minecraft world displayed on the main menu.
Panoramas[]
Prototype (Java Edition)[]
The unreleased menu screen panorama that came before the final version.
Dinnerbone had stated that the menu panorama was originally going to be an in-game render of a live world, with custom world generation with the seed 100. He also mentioned another panorama that came before the one seen in Beta 1.8, which was a plains biome near the beach.[2]
Classical panorama[]
The original menu panorama in-game. (Coordinates: X≈61.48, Y=75, Z≈-68.73)
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This panorama had been introduced to Java Edition in Beta 1.8's early development and used for over six years before its replacement in the 1.13 prerelease stage.
This panorama used in Java and Bedrock editions are same. When this panorama was first introduced in Bedrock Edition, it had used the version which fixed the white line inside of it.
This panorama had been taken on the seed 2151901553968352745 or 8091867987493326313 (both are considered valid seeds) at coordinates X=61.48, Y=75, Z=-68.73. This seed 2151901553968352745 spawns you in a Plains biome at -156, 244 from (Beta 1.9 Pre-release 4 to 1.12.2 and Pocket 1.0.0 to Pocket 1.1.0). The panorama distance direction is 380 blocks SW. These seeds work in versions from Alpha v1.2.0 to Beta 1.7.3 (except for population differences).[3] The actual version that was used to generate this panorama must have been a development version from Beta 1.6.6 to Beta 1.7, based on the file dates. Dinnerbone noted that the panorama was taken by Notch while he was travelling, around June 1–15, 2011.[4][5]
In Java Edition, this panorama is used for versions from Beta 1.8 Pre-release to 18w22c.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama is used for versions from v0.7.3 alpha to 1.1.7.
In Minecraft Education, it was used from its initial release to 1.0.1.
Usage in other editions is unknown.
Better Together Update (Bedrock Edition)[]
The panorama in game from 1.2.0 to 1.4.4.
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This panorama was taken on the seed 95475027. It had been used for versions from beta 1.2.0.2 to beta 1.5.0.1.
The same seed was used for the "Winding River" preset in seed templates.[6]
Update Aquatic[]
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The panoramas used in Java and Bedrock editions are different. It's also the first time the panorama changed in Java Edition, six and a half years since the original
This panorama for Java Edition had been taken on the seed 18w22a (numeric: 1458140401) at coordinates X=1553.76, Y=58.62, Z=-1162.79. This seed spawns you in a Plains Biome at 236, -212, distance direction is 1625 blocks SW in the Warm Ocean biome. This seed generates most correctly in version 18w22a.[7]
In Java Edition, this panorama is used for versions from 1.13-pre1 to 1.13.2. Before the panorama was changed to reflect the Village & Pillage, it also used for versions from 18w43a to 18w47b.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama is used for versions from beta 1.5.0.4 to 1.8.0.
Cats and Pandas (Bedrock Edition)[]
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This panorama had been taken on an unknown seed. Used for versions from 1.8.1 to 1.11.2, also for beta 1.12.0.3 and beta 1.12.0.4.
Different from other panoramas for Bedrock Edition, this panorama isn't integrated into the game files.
Village & Pillage[]
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The panoramas used in Java and Bedrock editions are different.
This panorama for Java Edition had been taken on the seed 2802867088795589976 at coordinates X=240.57, Y=78.12, Z=147.38. This seed spawns you in a Plains biome at 140, 100. Distance direction is 111 blocks WNW. This seed generates most correctly in version 18w48a.[7]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 18w48a, currently used in 18w43a to 1.14.4 (include 1.14.3 - Combat Test to Combat Test 3 and 3D Shareware v1.34), and once used in 19w34a to 19w40a.
This panorama for Bedrock Edition had been taken on an unknown seed. Used for 1.11.3, 1.11.4 and versions from beta 1.12.0.4 to 1.13.3.
Buzzy Bees[]
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The panoramas used in Java and Bedrock editions are different.
This panorama for Java Edition was taken on the seed -4404205509303106230 at coordinates X=339.691, Y=65.546, Z=-1072.041. This seed spawns you in a Forest biome at 136, 56. Distance direction is 1146 blocks S in Plains biome. This seed generates mostly correct in version 19w40a.[7]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 19w41a, currently used in 19w34a to 1.15.2 (include Combat Test 4 to Combat Test 5 and 20w14∞), and once used in 20w06a to 20w13b.
This panorama in Bedrock Edition beta 1.14.0.1 is different from Java Edition. It is taken from the same seed at the same coordinates but with the initial view in a different direction. The same vegetation appears, but with different clouds.
In beta 1.14.0.2, this panorama had been changed to be similar to the panorama in Java Edition, with the only difference being the clouds. panorama_5.png is the same with the file in Java Edition. The modified version is used for beta 1.14.0.2 to beta 1.16.0.55.
Bedrock Edition Beta[]
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This panorama is exclusively available on Bedrock Edition betas after beta 1.14.0.3. When the resource pack is loaded, it will display instead of the normal panorama.
This panorama is a grayscale version of the 1.8.0 background with a "BETA" logo.
Nether Update[]
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For this version, the panorama is the same in both Java and Bedrock Edition.
This panorama had been taken on the seed 6006096527635909600 at coordinates X=482.208, Y=78.515, Z=-1127.193 in the Nether. This seed spawns you in a Plains biome in 240, 168 in The Overworld and in a Basalt Deltas biome in 30, 21 in The Nether. Distance direction is 9868 blocks SSW in Lukewarm Ocean biome in the Overworld and 1234 blocks SSW in Soul Sand Valley biome in the Nether. This seed generates mostly correct in version 20w13a.[7]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 20w14a, currently used in 20w06a to 1.16.5 (include Combat Test 6 to Combat Test 8c), and once used in 20w45a to 21w14a.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama is used for versions from beta 1.16.0.57 to beta 1.17.0.52.
Caves & Cliffs: Part I[]
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This panorama used in Java and Bedrock editions are the same. When this panorama was first introduced in Bedrock Edition, it had used the version without torches.
The seed for this panorama is unknown. It was originally introduced in snapshot 21w15a, then changed in snapshot 21w18a to remove torches.[8]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 21w15a, currently used in 20w45a to 1.17.1 (include 1.18 Experimental Snapshot 1 to 1.18 experimental snapshot 7), and once used in 21w37a to 21w40a.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama is used for versions from beta 1.17.0.54 to beta 1.18.0.20.
Halloween 2021[]
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This panorama is exclusively available on Bedrock Edition from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021. It is used for non-beta versions from 1.16.0 to 1.17.34.
Caves & Cliffs: Part II[]
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This panorama used in Java and Bedrock editions are same.
This panorama had been taken on the seed 2151901553968352745 at coordinates X=4.83 Y=130.15 Z=-7294.28. This seed spawns you in a Windswept Hills biome at 0, 0. Distance direction is 7294 blocks S in Snowy Taiga biome. This seed generates mostly correct on snapshot 21w40a.[9] Interestingly, this seed is exactly the same seed as the one used in the original panorama that was present in the game from Beta 1.8 until the Update Aquatic. This was an easter egg put in the game by Jappa, thought to be inspired by a tweet.[10] He later confirmed that this was indeed an homage that put emphasis on how much Minecraft had changed over the years.[11]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 21w41a, currently used in 21w37a to 1.18.2 (include Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 and 22w13oneBlockAtATime), and once used in 22w11a to 22w14a.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama had been used for versions from beta 1.18.0.21 to beta 1.19.0.20.
Bedrock Edition Preview[]
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This panorama is exclusively available on Bedrock Edition Previews after Preview 1.18.20.22. And, it is the only panorama the player could see in Previews.
Ironically, despite this panorama being exclusive to Bedrock Edition, it had actually been taken in a Java Edition version before 1.18 Pre-release 5, which can be inferred from the color of water and the side texture of the dirt path.
The Wild Update[]
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This panorama used in Java and Bedrock editions are same.
This panorama was taken on the seed thewildupdate (numeric: -1696067516) at coordinates X=3820.872, Y=67.868, Z=553.455. This seed spawns you in a Forest biome at 0, 0. Distance direction is 3861 blocks W in Mangrove Swamp biome. This seed generates mostly correct in version 22w15a.[12]
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 22w15a, currently used in 22w11a to 23w13a (include 23w13a_or_b).
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama is used in beta 1.19.0.24 and later.
Halloween 2022[]
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This panorama is exclusively available on Bedrock Edition from October 4, 2022 to November 10, 2022. It is used for non-beta versions from 1.19.0 and beta versions from beta 1.19.10.20.
Trails & Tales[]
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This panorama was taken on the seed 8554477380691140270 at coordinates X=1839.272 Y=128 Z=6312.295. This seed spawns you in a Bamboo Jungle biome at 16, -16. Distance direction is 6586 blocks NNW in Cherry Grove biome. This seed generates mostly correct in version 23w14a.[13]
This panorama was introduced in 23w14a and used since this version.
History[]
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| 1.8 | (preview) | Replaced background in the main menu with panorama. Added panorama<0-5>.png. | |||
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| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Changed panorama0.png. | |||
| RC2 | Brightened the panorama overlay. | ||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24a | Renamed panorama<0-5>.png to panorama_<0-5>.png. | |||
| 1.13 | pre1 | Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | |||
| pre2 | Compressed panorama textures. | ||||
| 1.14 | November 28, 2018 | Changed panorama in all released 1.14 snapshots to reflect the Village & Pillage update. | |||
| 1.15 | October 9, 2019 | Changed panorama in all released 1.15 snapshots to reflect the Buzzy Bees update. | |||
| 1.16 | April 2, 2020 | Changed panorama in all released 1.16 snapshots to reflect the Nether Update. | |||
| 1.17 | April 14, 2021 | Changed panorama in all released 1.17 snapshots to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part I update. | |||
| May 5, 2021 | Changed panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png and panorama_5.png to eliminate torches. | ||||
| 1.18 | October 13, 2021 | Changed panorama in all released 1.18 snapshots to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update. | |||
| 1.19 | April 13, 2022 | Changed panorama in all released 1.19 snapshots to reflect The Wild Update. | |||
| 1.19.3 | 22w42a | The panorama scroll speed can now be customized in the accessibility settings. | |||
| 1.20 | April 5, 2023 | Changed panorama to reflect the Trails & Tales update. | |||
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| v0.7.3 | Replaced background with panorama. Added panorama<0-5>.png. | ||||
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| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Changed panorama. | |||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 | Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | |||
| 1.8.0 | December 20, 2018 | Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas. | |||
| 1.11.3 | Changed panorama to reflect the Village & Pillage update. | ||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 | Changed panorama to reflect the Buzzy Bees update. | |||
| beta 1.14.0.2 | Changed panorama again to match Java Edition. Exclusively changed clouds on panorama_<0-4>.png. Only panorama_5.png identical to Java Edition. | ||||
| October 18, 2019 | Added panorama for beta versions. | ||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Changed panorama to reflect the Nether Update. | |||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.54 | Changed panorama to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part I update. | |||
| October 1, 2021 | Changed panorama in all released 1.16 and 1.17 versions to reflect 2021 Halloween season. | ||||
| November 1, 2021 | Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season. | ||||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.21 | Changed panorama to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update. | |||
| 1.18.30 | Preview 1.18.20.22 | Added panorama for Preview versions. | |||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.24 | Changed panorama to reflect The Wild Update. | |||
| October 4, 2022 | Changed panorama in non-beta versions from 1.19.0 and beta versions from beta 1.19.10.20 to reflect 2022 Halloween season. | ||||
| November 1, 2022 | Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season. | ||||
| 1.20.0 | Changed panorama to reflect the Trails & Tales update. | ||||
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| 1.0.0 | v0.14.2 | Added panorama. | |||
| 1.0.21 | Changed panorama. | ||||
| 1.7.0 | Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | ||||
| 1.9.0 | 1.8.0 | Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas. | |||
| 1.12.0 |       Changed panorama. | ||||
| 1.14.31 | 1.14.30 |       Added panorama for demo.
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| release |       Changed panorama. | ||||
| 1.14.50 | 1.14.40 |       Changed panorama. Changed format of textures from PNG to JPG. | |||
| 1.17.30 | 1.17.30.2 | Changed panorama to reflect the GOAT Update. Changed format of textures from JPG to PNG. | |||
| release |       Slightly changed the panorama to include some Education Edition features. | ||||
| 1.18.32 | 1.18.10.04 | Changed panorama to reflect the Mobile, Multiplayer & More update. | |||
| release |       Changed panorama to include some Education Edition features with new seed. | ||||
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| 1.66.0016.0 |  Added panorama to the menu screen. At the time, it scrolled from left to right, but was changed later to loop endlessly. | ||||
| 0.66.0054.0 |  Added night version of panorama background.
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| TU5 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||
| TU7 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||
| TU12 | CU1 | 1.00 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
| TU20 | CU8 | 1.13 | Patch 1 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | 1.0.1 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. |
| TU57 | Changed panorama speed. (Xbox 360 Edition only) | ||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
Trivia[]
- In the Legacy Console Edition 0.66.0054.0 panorama, a second castle can be seen in the far distance. It is unknown if it existed on an unreleased version of the Xbox 360 Tutorial World, possibly on Java Edition Beta while this world was being constructed.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 21w41a" – Minecraft.net, October 13, 2021
- ↑ "Interesting stuff, nice work!
The first title screen panorama was actually originally in-game render of a live world, with custom worldgen and the seed"splash"100. I would have figured this was a screenshot from that, but consider me surprised and impressed! :D
Edit: It turns out that was an even earlier panorama, and the one in this post came later. The first one was never released, though. Here's a screenshot of what it would have looked like: [link to screenshot on Discord]" – u/Dinnerbone on Reddit, July 18, 2020 - ↑ "BIG NEWS! We have found the SEED of Minecraft's title-screen background PANORAMA!" – u/Tomlacko on Reddit, July 18, 2020
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/720723932738486323/721776112014721096/738514461597630535
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/720723932738486323/721776112014721096/738517623637016706
- ↑ https://youtu.be/4CqAklmqoWA
- ↑ a b c d "Minecraft title-screen seeds" by Minecraft@Home – Google Sheets, December 31, 2020.
- ↑ MC-223441
- ↑ "We found the 1.18 Minecraft Title Screen Panorama!" – Minecraft@Home on YouTube, October 23, 2021
- ↑ "If you are looking for the seed for new panorama, what about the seed of first Minecraft panorama? It would be cool to see how it changed!" – @Kuba01486712 on X, September 24, 2021
- ↑ "We thought the seed for the new panorama was a nice homage and put emphasis on how much Minecraft has changed over the past years :)" – @JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X, October 23, 2021
- ↑ "The Minecraft 1.19 Panorama SEED has been found!" – Minecraft@Home on YouTube, June 17, 2022
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.20 Panorama Seed found in only 19 hours!" – Minecraft@Home on YouTube, April 6, 2023
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