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Re:1024000^2 Blocks, 2B2T Minecraft Server World Download Pr... by chadgpt3 on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @04:32AM (#48190736)
In 1.7 there was automatic ID allocation. The limit could have been expanded to 4 bytes.
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Re:1024000^2 Blocks, 2B2T Minecraft Server World Download Pr... by Filligree on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:57AM (#48194209)
Having run multiple 1.7 servers, the automatic ID allocation only sort of worked. It was by far the biggest headache.
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