Minecraft:Infinite Map Visualizer - Revision history

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	[[File:Infdev map visualizer.png\|thumb\|The level previewer.]]		[[File:Infdev map visualizer.png\|thumb\|The level previewer.]]
	'''Infinite Map Visualizer''', also known as '''level previewer''', was a feature which was added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210]] as a replacement of [[Minecraft:Indev]]'s [[Minecraft:isometric screenshot]] ~~maker~~, but later removed in unknown version. It was exclusive to the ~~browser~~ version of ''~~[[Minecraft:~~Minecraft]]''.		'''Infinite Map Visualizer''', also known as '''level previewer''', was a feature which was added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210]] as a replacement of [[Minecraft:Indev]]'s [[Minecraft:isometric screenshot]] feature, but was later removed in an unknown version. It was exclusive to the [[Minecraft:Applet\|applet version of ''Minecraft'']].

	The level previewer was hosted on <samp>minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp</samp> ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100830063004/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp archive]), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp Archived captures on the Wayback Machine]</ref> However, it remained in the game's ~~source code~~ until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a\|12w18a]].<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://drinkybird.net/2024/09/resurrecting-minecraft-level-previewer/\|title=Resurrecting Minecraft's long-dead isometric level previewer\|date=September 4, 2024\|website=drinkybird.net\|archive=1\|archive-time=20240916091710}}</ref> It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.		The level previewer was hosted on <samp>minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp</samp> ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100830063004/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp archive]), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp Archived captures on the Wayback Machine]</ref> However, it remained in the game's bytecode until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a\|12w18a]].<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://drinkybird.net/2024/09/resurrecting-minecraft-level-previewer/\|title=Resurrecting Minecraft's long-dead isometric level previewer\|date=September 4, 2024\|website=drinkybird.net\|archive=1\|archive-time=20240916091710}}</ref> It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|June 9, 2010\|link=wordofnotch:680354370\|The Infinite Map Visualizer was shown for first time.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|June 9, 2010\|link=wordofnotch:680354370\|The Infinite Map Visualizer was shown for first time.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|June 11, 2010\|link=wordofnotch:687252576\|One more screenshot of the Infinite Map Visualizer was shown.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|June 11, 2010\|link=wordofnotch:687252576\|One more screenshot of the Infinite Map Visualizer was shown.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100616-2210\|Added the Infinite Map Visualizer~~. It had~~ a ~~critical issue:~~ if the player opened a world in the previewer, it would corrupt the world's {{cd\|level.dat}} file~~, along with the player's inventory~~.<ref>{{tweet\|notch\|16340748581\|Oops, the visualizer thing deletes your inventory. Be careful!\|Jun 16, 2010}}</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100616-2210\|Added the Infinite Map Visualizer, featuring a bug where if the player opened a world in the previewer, it would corrupt the world's {{cd\|level.dat}} file.<ref>{{tweet\|notch\|16340748581\|Oops, the visualizer thing deletes your inventory. Be careful!\|Jun 16, 2010}}</ref>}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100617-1205\|The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100617-1205\|The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java alpha}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java alpha}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|September 14~26, 2010\|link=none\|The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]], but is still present in the game's ~~source code~~.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|September 14~26, 2010\|link=none\|The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]], but is still present in the game's bytecode.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|The level previewer ~~no longer works; it~~ crashes immediately when loading a level.{{verify}}}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|The level previewer now crashes immediately when loading a level.{{verify}}}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.3.1\|dev=12w18a\|The level previewer has been removed from the ~~source code~~.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.3.1\|dev=12w18a\|The level previewer has been removed from the bytecode.}}
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	[[File:Infdev map visualizer.png\|thumb\|The level previewer.]]		[[File:Infdev map visualizer.png\|thumb\|The level previewer.]]
	'''Infinite Map Visualizer''', also known as '''level previewer''', was a feature which was added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210]] as a replacement of [[Minecraft:Indev]]'s [[Minecraft:isometric screenshot]] maker, but later removed in ~~[[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.1.1\|Alpha v1.1.1]]~~. It was exclusive to the browser version of ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''.		'''Infinite Map Visualizer''', also known as '''level previewer''', was a feature which was added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210]] as a replacement of [[Minecraft:Indev]]'s [[Minecraft:isometric screenshot]] maker, but later removed in unknown version. It was exclusive to the browser version of ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''.

	The level previewer was hosted on <samp>minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp</samp> ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100830063004/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp archive]), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp Archived captures on the Wayback Machine]</ref> However, it remained in the game's source code until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a\|12w18a]].<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://drinkybird.net/2024/09/resurrecting-minecraft-level-previewer/\|title=Resurrecting Minecraft's long-dead isometric level previewer\|date=September 4, 2024\|website=drinkybird.net\|archive=1\|archive-time=20240916091710}}</ref> It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.		The level previewer was hosted on <samp>minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp</samp> ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100830063004/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp archive]), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp Archived captures on the Wayback Machine]</ref> However, it remained in the game's source code until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a\|12w18a]].<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://drinkybird.net/2024/09/resurrecting-minecraft-level-previewer/\|title=Resurrecting Minecraft's long-dead isometric level previewer\|date=September 4, 2024\|website=drinkybird.net\|archive=1\|archive-time=20240916091710}}</ref> It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100617-1205\|The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|20100617-1205\|The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java alpha}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java alpha}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|September 10~26, 2010\|link=none\|The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]], but is still present in the game's source code.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|September 14~26, 2010\|link=none\|The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]], but is still present in the game's source code.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java beta}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|The level previewer no longer works; it crashes immediately when loading a level.{{verify}}}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.8\|dev=Pre-release\|The level previewer no longer works; it crashes immediately when loading a level.{{verify}}}}
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	~~Infdev map visualizer.png~~
	Previewer3.png\|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Alpha 1.1.2_01]].		Previewer3.png\|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Alpha 1.1.2_01]].
	Previewer7.png\|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8 Pre-release]]. At this point, the applet breaks entirely, due to a <samp>NullPointerException</samp> error happening immediately.		Previewer7.png\|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8 Pre-release]]. At this point, the applet breaks entirely, due to a <samp>NullPointerException</samp> error happening immediately.

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[[File:Infdev map visualizer.png|thumb|The level previewer.]]
'''Infinite Map Visualizer''', also known as '''level previewer''', was a feature which was added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210]] as a replacement of [[Minecraft:Indev]]'s [[Minecraft:isometric screenshot]] maker, but later removed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha v1.1.1|Alpha v1.1.1]]. It was exclusive to the browser version of ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''.

The level previewer was hosted on <samp>minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp</samp> ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100830063004/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp archive]), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101001000000*/http://www.minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp Archived captures on the Wayback Machine]</ref> However, it remained in the game's source code until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a|12w18a]].<ref>{{Citation|url=https://drinkybird.net/2024/09/resurrecting-minecraft-level-previewer/|title=Resurrecting Minecraft's long-dead isometric level previewer|date=September 4, 2024|website=drinkybird.net|archive=1|archive-time=20240916091710}}</ref> It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||June 9, 2010|link=wordofnotch:680354370|The Infinite Map Visualizer was shown for first time.}}
|{{HistoryLine||June 11, 2010|link=wordofnotch:687252576|One more screenshot of the Infinite Map Visualizer was shown.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100616-2210|Added the Infinite Map Visualizer. It had a critical issue: if the player opened a world in the previewer, it would corrupt the world's {{cd|level.dat}} file, along with the player's inventory.<ref>{{tweet|notch|16340748581|Oops, the visualizer thing deletes your inventory. Be careful!|Jun 16, 2010}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100617-1205|The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||September 10~26, 2010|link=none|The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]], but is still present in the game's source code.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|The level previewer no longer works; it crashes immediately when loading a level.{{verify}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w18a|The level previewer has been removed from the source code.}}
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
InfdevMapvis.png
Infdev map visualizer.png
Previewer3.png|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Alpha 1.1.2_01]].
Previewer7.png|Level previewer in [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8 Pre-release]]. At this point, the applet breaks entirely, due to a <samp>NullPointerException</samp> error happening immediately.
</gallery>

=== Notch's screenshots ===
<gallery>
Notch Accidentally Shows Monoliths.png|An image taken from the blog post accompanying [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100611]], with the supposed monolith visible on the right of the image.
NotchPreview1.png|First appearance of the map visualizer.
NotchPreview2.png
</gallery>

== References ==
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