Guides
Short, practical guides on seeds, world generation and finding specific structures. Each one links back to the seed map so you can apply it to your own world.
How to find your Minecraft seed
Three ways to find the seed of an existing Minecraft world: the /seed command, the world save files, and the world creation screen.
How to use a Minecraft seed map
A walkthrough of the seed map: entering a seed, choosing a version and dimension, toggling layers, reading coordinates and sharing a permalink.
How to find a village in Minecraft
Find villages fast using a seed map: which biomes they need, how the 34-chunk region grid works, and what to do when a candidate turns out empty.
How to find a stronghold in Minecraft
How stronghold placement actually works — eight concentric rings around the origin — and how to triangulate one with eyes of ender.
How to find an ancient city in Minecraft
Ancient cities generate only in the deep dark, deep below mountainous terrain. How to locate one on a seed map and survive the trip.
How to find a woodland mansion in Minecraft
Woodland mansions are the rarest surface structure in Minecraft. How the 80-chunk grid works, why mansions are so far away, and how to reach one safely.
How Minecraft structure placement works
The region grid, spacing, separation and salts: how Minecraft decides where structures can generate, and why some map markers never produce a building.
Minecraft seed map guide
A reference for everything a Minecraft seed map can and cannot tell you: coordinates, chunks, regions, slime chunks, dimensions and accuracy limits.