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Point of Interests are stored in the poi folder of respective dimension folders. It is stored like ''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Anvil format]] files, which are named in the form <code>r.x.z.mca</code>.<br />
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== Folder structure ==<br />
{| data-description="List"<br />
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*''(world save directory)''<br />
**dimensions<br />
***minecraft<br />
****overworld<br />
*****poi<br />
******r.x.z.mca<br />
****the_nether<br />
*****poi<br />
******r.x.z.mca<br />
****the_end<br />
*****poi<br />
******r.x.z.mca<br />
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|}<br />
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== NBT structure ==<br />
Every [[Minecraft:point of interest]] is an unnamed {{nbt|compound}} compound contained in the Records list of a chunk file.<br />
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* {{nbt|compound}} The root tag.<br />
** {{nbt|int|DataVersion}}: Version of the chunk data.<br />
** {{nbt|compound|Sections}}: All chunk sections. One chunk section is an area of 16×16×16 blocks.<br />
*** {{nbt|compound|<''section''>}}<ref name="section naming">"<''section''>" is a variable which is equal to the chunk sections Y value. i.e: "0"</ref>: A section of a chunk holding point of interest data related to that section.<br />
**** {{nbt|byte|Valid}}: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Most often true. If the value is false, the entries in <code>Records</code> are removed and the value is set back to true when the chunk is loaded the next time.<br />
**** {{nbt|list|Records}}: A list of all point of interest blocks in the section.<br />
***** {{nbt|compound}}: A point of interest block.<br />
****** {{nbt|string|type}}: Defines what type of point of interest this is. It is always one of the following: {{cd|d=or|minecraft:armorer|minecraft:bee_nest|minecraft:beehive|minecraft:butcher|minecraft:cartographer|minecraft:cleric|minecraft:farmer|minecraft:fisherman|minecraft:fletcher|minecraft:home|minecraft:leatherworker|minecraft:librarian|minecraft:lightning_rod|minecraft:lodestone|minecraft:mason|minecraft:meeting|minecraft:nether_portal|minecraft:shepherd|minecraft:toolsmith|minecraft:weaponsmith|minecraft:test_instance}}.<br />
****** {{nbt|int|free_tickets}}: The number of entities that can claim this point of interest block. Value decreases / increases by 1 for each entity that claims / loses the point of interest block.<br />
****** {{nbt|int array|pos}}: The point of interest blocks position in the world.<br />
******* {{nbt|int}}: X coordinate.<br />
******* {{nbt|int}}: Y coordinate.<br />
******* {{nbt|int}}: Z coordinate.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=19w11a|Added point of interest system. Valid point of interest types for this version are:<br><br />
<code>minecraft:armorer</code>, <code>minecraft:butcher</code>, <code>minecraft:cartographer</code>, <code>minecraft:cleric</code>, <code>minecraft:farmer</code>, <code>minecraft:fisherman</code>, <code>minecraft:fletcher</code>, <code>minecraft:home</code>, <code>minecraft:leatherworker</code>, <code>minecraft:librarian</code>, <code>minecraft:mason</code>, <code>minecraft:meeting</code>, <code>minecraft:shepherd</code>, <code>minecraft:toolsmith</code>, <code>minecraft:weaponsmith</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.14 Pre-Release 1|Changed the point of interest format. Renamed the <code><''section''></code><ref name="section naming"/> list to <code>Records</code> and moved it into a TAG_Compound named <code><''section''></code><ref name="section naming"/> instead along with a <code>Valid</code> TAG_Byte, which is in a <code>Sections</code> TAG_Compound itself, and added <code>DataVersion</code> to the root compound.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Added point of interest types <code>minecraft:bee_nest</code> and <code>minecraft:bee_hive</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w36a|Added point of interest type <code>minecraft:nether_portal</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w41a|Renamed point of interest type <code>minecraft:bee_hive</code> to <code>minecraft:beehive</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w13a|Added point of interest type <code>minecraft:lodestone</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|Added point of interest type <code>minecraft:lightning_rod</code>.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w16a|Added point of interest type <code>minecraft:test_instance</code>.}}<br />
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