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	#REDIRECT [[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)/Beta 1.8 to 1.~~14.3~~]]		#REDIRECT [[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)/Beta 1.8 to 26.2]]

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	\| X/Z: ~~±53~~,905,378,846,979,~~747~~		\| X/Z: -53,905,378,846,979,752<hr>X/Z: 53,905,378,859,432,511
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	* The Far Lands begin generating due to the noise value overflowing at this point. Because of the ~~four~~-block offset that sometimes happened in the vanilla Far Lands, this offset is measured ~~in tens~~ of ~~millions of blocks instead, so~~ the ~~actual start will vary between worlds~~.<ref>[https://youtu.be/F8cMZA8J2Hk?t=473 breaking Minecraft's FINAL Distance Limit…], YouTube, April 1, 2021</ref> ~~As such, it can start as late as X/Z: ±53,905,378,859,432,519.~~		* The Far Lands begin generating due to the "modulo" patch breaking down, resulting in noise value overflowing at this point. Because of the three-block offset that sometimes happened in the vanilla Far Lands, this offset is instead measured with a 12,452,760 block difference (but not a scaling of the original offset).<ref>[https://youtu.be/F8cMZA8J2Hk?t=473 breaking Minecraft's FINAL Distance Limit…], YouTube, April 1, 2021</ref>
	* If a Stripe Lands fix is not enabled, the Far Lands will appear two-dimensional.		* If a Stripe Lands fix is not enabled, the Far Lands will appear two-dimensional.
	\|[[File:MC-distance13.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Without the fix]][[File:MC-distance12.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|With the Stripe Lands fix]]		\|[[File:MC-distance13.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Without the fix]][[File:MC-distance12.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|With the Stripe Lands fix]]

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	\| X/Z: ±576,460,752,303,423,488 (±2<sup>59</sup>)		\| X/Z: ±576,460,752,303,423,488 (±2<sup>59</sup>)
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	* ~~World~~ renderer begins to break down, causing terrain to flicker in and out, like at the 32-bit.		* If using a 64-bit mod, world renderer begins to break down, causing terrain to flicker in and out, like at the 32-bit.
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			{{Italic title\|Java Edition}}
	{{Disclaimer}}		{{Disclaimer}}
	{{exclusive\|Java}}		{{exclusive\|Java}}
	[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]		[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]
	The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], ~~and moved far beyond the boundary to~~ and moved far beyond the boundary to 53,905,378,846,979,748 blocks from spawn, which was later moved to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14.4\|1.14.4]]. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.		The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], and moved far beyond the boundary to 53,905,378,846,979,748 blocks from spawn, which was later moved to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14.4\|1.14.4]]. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.

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	===Overflow===		===Overflow===
	Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,748 (in ~~bersions~~ prior to 1.14.4) or X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 (post-1.14.4). Reaching this distance is impossible without a 64-bit or BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.		Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,748 (in versions prior to 1.14.4) or X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 (post-1.14.4). Reaching this distance is impossible without a 64-bit or BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.

	== Location ==		== Location ==

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	===Overflow===		===Overflow===
	Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,748 (in bersions prior to 1.14.4) or X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 (post-1.14.4). Reaching this distance is impossible without a 64-bit ot BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.		Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,748 (in bersions prior to 1.14.4) or X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 (post-1.14.4). Reaching this distance is impossible without a 64-bit or BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.

	== Location ==		== Location ==

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.2\|dev=Pre-release 2\|The Far Lands generate a mostly flat wall on their faces, with shallow recesses shaped like the 21w06a Far Lands. The terrain in the Far Lands appears somewhat normal, albeit at a high altitude. The endless tunnels are notably missing.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.18.2\|dev=Pre-release 2\|The Far Lands generate a mostly flat wall on their faces, with shallow recesses shaped like the 21w06a Far Lands. The terrain in the Far Lands appears somewhat normal, albeit at a high altitude. The endless tunnels are notably missing.}}
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	~~== Trivia ==~~
	~~=== In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ===~~
	In [[Minecraft:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], the "Classic Mode" route for Steve and Alex is titled "Journey to the Far Lands", in which the player faces off against other Super Smash Bros. fighters, all resembling mobs that appear in Minecraft.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]		[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]
	The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], and moved far beyond the boundary to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.		The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], and moved far beyond the boundary to and moved far beyond the boundary to 53,905,378,846,979,748 blocks from spawn, which was later moved to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14.4\|1.14.4]]. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.


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	===Overflow===		===Overflow===
	Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897. Reaching this distance is impossible without a BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.		Both iterations of the fix are still prone to failing at extremely high values; although the way it does so is poorly understood currently, specifically in modern versions, but it does involve the 64-bit limit integer. Thus, it can still fail at extreme values, resulting in the Far Lands generating at X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,748 (in bersions prior to 1.14.4) or X/Z: ±1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 (post-1.14.4). Reaching this distance is impossible without a 64-bit ot BigInteger mod that does not undo this patch.

	== Location ==		== Location ==
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	The only way to see the new location of the Far Lands is by using a BigInteger mod that does not patch the fix. Only modern versions of Minecraft have managed to produced this, as any 64-bit mod incorrectly undoes the patch and then converts coordinates to 64-bit, resulting in a starting point that is not true to vanilla Minecraft. The only versions known to correctly have a mod to do so is [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.1\|1.20.1]], [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.4\|1.20.4]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.4\|1.21.4]].{{note\|BigInteger mods exist for versions [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12.2]], but these do not contain the modulo patch or are incorrectly patched, resulting in a false starting position for the Far Lands. The "decay" stages listed in the table are accurate even in these modified versions, though very little documentation exists so far of the Far Lands structure in versions after the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18.2]] change.}}		The only way to see the new location of the Far Lands is by using a BigInteger mod that does not patch the fix. Only modern versions of Minecraft have managed to produced this, as any 64-bit mod incorrectly undoes the patch and then converts coordinates to 64-bit, resulting in a starting point that is not true to vanilla Minecraft. The only versions known to correctly have a mod to do so is [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.1\|1.20.1]], [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.4\|1.20.4]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.4\|1.21.4]].{{note\|BigInteger mods exist for versions [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.2\|1.3.2]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.12.2]], but these do not contain the modulo patch or are incorrectly patched, resulting in a false starting position for the Far Lands. The "decay" stages listed in the table are accurate even in these modified versions, though very little documentation exists so far of the Far Lands structure in versions after the [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18.2]] change.}}

	===Beta 1.8 to 1.18.1===		===Beta 1.8 to 1.14.3===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Coordinates		!Coordinates
	!Effects		!Effects
	! Image (if ~~available~~)		! Image (if avaliable)
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			\| X/Z: ±53,905,378,846,979,747
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			* The Far Lands begin generating due to the noise value overflowing at this point. Because of the four-block offset that sometimes happened in the vanilla Far Lands, this offset is measured in tens of millions of blocks instead, so the actual start will vary between worlds.<ref>[https://youtu.be/F8cMZA8J2Hk?t=473 breaking Minecraft's FINAL Distance Limit…], YouTube, April 1, 2021</ref> As such, it can start as late as X/Z: ±53,905,378,859,432,519.
			* If a Stripe Lands fix is not enabled, the Far Lands will appear two-dimensional.
			\|[[File:MC-distance13.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Without the fix]][[File:MC-distance12.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|With the Stripe Lands fix]]
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			\| X/Z: ±576,460,752,303,423,488 (±2<sup>59</sup>)
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			* World renderer begins to break down, causing terrain to flicker in and out, like at the 32-bit.
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	\| X/Z: ~~±{{abbr\|1.808×10<sup>24</sup>\|1~~,~~808~~,~~764~~,~~368~~,~~955~~,~~220~~,~~466~~,~~364,897}}~~		\| X/Z: ±4,312,430,307,758,379,833
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			* Selector Noise overflows at this point, causing the Farther Lands to generate.
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	* The Far Lands ~~begin generating~~ at this distance ~~due to the breakdown of the "modulo" patch~~, ~~causing noise values~~ to ~~overflow~~ like ~~pre~~-~~Beta 1.8~~.		\|-
	* The ~~exact composition~~ will ~~vary depending on~~ the ~~version used; the infamous "sponge"-like structure occurs in all versions prior to~~ [[~~Minecraft~~:~~Java Edition 1~~.18\|1.18]], ~~the thinner "room"-like rectangular structure in 1~~.~~18 and~~ [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18.1\|1.18.1]], ~~and~~ in ~~1.18.2 and above~~, ~~they generate~~ with the ~~Infdev~~-~~like solid wall.~~		\| X/Z: ±9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (±2<sup>63</sup>)
	**Regardless of the structure, ~~they will appear very stretched out and lack the normal type of terrain normally associated with~~ the Far Lands~~, due to many other terrain generator features haven broken down by this point. This is why the appearance differs drastically between versions without the modulo patch and those with the patch~~.		\|
	\|[[File:~~Modern~~ Far Lands ~~start~~.png\|thumb\|240px~~\|The Far Lands generating at the new limit in [[Java Edition 1.20.1\|1.20.1]] with the solid wall structure~~]]		* The 64-bit limit and the maximum the Far Lands will generate using a 64-bit mod, since world renderer breaks completely at this distance in this case, giving way to an endless void like in the 32-bit cases. The game will always crash when approaching this limit. Due to the effects mentioned above however, it will be almost completely invisible, if a Stripe Lands fix is not enabled.
			\|[[File:64-bit limit Far Lands end.png\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Empty void after rendering breaks at the 64-bit limit at X: 9,223,372,036,854,776,000.]]
			\|}

			Beyond this point, a BigInteger mod is required to go even further. Because such mods are currently only known to exist are for [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.3.1\|1.3.1]] and later, all chunks rendered this far out in these versions, in conjecture with the previous distances will be treated as fake chunks, having been so since 30 million blocks out. Additionally, terrain flickering doesn't happen as these patches usually fix them.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Coordinates
			!Effects
			! Image (if avaliable)
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			\| X/Z: ±147,573,952,589,676,412,928 (2<sup>67</sup>)
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			* Biome fill noise overflows, causing repeating stone layers to be exposed within the Far Lands.
			\|[[File:1.2.5 biome fill Edge Far Lands.png\|thumb\|240px]]
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	\| ~X/Z: ±{{abbr\|7–9×10<sup>48</sup>\|7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000}}		\| ~X/Z: ±{{abbr\|7–9×10<sup>48</sup>\|7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 9,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000}}
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	* As stated before, the end point is inconsistent due to how the decay works and does not result in a specific point each time, and will vary by seed.		* As stated before, the end point is inconsistent due to how the decay works and does not result in a specific point each time, and will vary by seed.
	\|[[File:Fringe Lands end.png\|thumb\|right\|240px]]		\|[[File:Fringe Lands end.png\|thumb\|right\|240px]]
			\|}

			===1.14.4 to 1.18.1===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Coordinates
			!Effects
			! Image (if available)
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			\| X/Z: ±{{abbr\|1.808×10<sup>24</sup>\|1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897}}
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			* The Far Lands begin generating at this distance due to the breakdown of the "modulo" patch, causing noise values to overflow like pre-Beta 1.8.
			* The exact composition will vary depending on the version used; the infamous "sponge"-like structure occurs in all versions prior to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18\|1.18]], the thinner "room"-like rectangular structure in 1.18 and [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18.1\|1.18.1]], and in 1.18.2 and above, they generate with the Infdev-like solid wall.
			**Regardless of the structure, they will appear very stretched out and lack the normal type of terrain normally associated with the Far Lands, due to many other terrain generator features haven broken down by this point. This is why the appearance differs drastically between versions without the modulo patch and those with the patch.
			\|[[File:Modern Far Lands start.png\|thumb\|240px\|The Far Lands generating at the new limit in [[Java Edition 1.20.1\|1.20.1]] with the solid wall structure]]
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	[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]		[[File:Farlands1116.png\|thumb\|right\|The Far Lands as they appear in modern versions of {{JE}}, at the new limit of 1.8087 septillion (10<sup>24</sup>) blocks out. This cannot be accessed without extensive modding.]]
	The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], ~~and moved far beyond the boundary to~~ and moved far beyond the boundary to 53,905,378,846,979,748 blocks from spawn, which was later moved to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14.4\|1.14.4]]. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.		The '''[[Minecraft:Far Lands (Java Edition)\|Far Lands]]''' were a terrain bug that occurred in versions of {{MC}} up to Beta 1.7.3. They were caused by errors in the math that governs terrain generation, resulting in abnormal structures resembling excessively stretched-out terrain. They were fixed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8 Pre-release\|Beta 1.8 Pre-release]], and moved far beyond the boundary to 53,905,378,846,979,748 blocks from spawn, which was later moved to X/Z: 1,808,764,368,955,220,466,364,897 in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14.4\|1.14.4]]. Reaching this distance is impossible without extensive modding. In addition, most of the [[Minecraft:Java Edition distance effects\|distance effects]] were fixed. The Y Far Lands (aka the Sky and Ground Far Lands) were overlooked, but were fixed in 1.13 with the world generation rewrite. Prior to the removal of the first iteration of [[Minecraft:Custom]] worlds, it was possible to force the Far Lands to generate by setting the Coordinate Scale to extreme high values.