How to Change Your Minecraft World Type to Flat (Superflat)

How to Change Your Minecraft World Type to Flat

Want a flat world for creative building or testing? Here's how to set it up.

Steps

1. Stop your server from the DoomHosting Panel.
2. Go to Files and delete your existing world folders (world, world_nether, world_the_end). This is required because the world type only applies when generating a new world.
3. Open Files and find server.properties.
4. Find the line level-type and change it to minecraft:flat (for Minecraft 1.18+). For older versions, use flat.
5. Save the file and Start your server.

A new flat world will be generated when the server starts.

Default Superflat Layers

The default superflat world is:

• 1 layer of bedrock
• 2 layers of dirt
• 1 layer of grass

Custom Superflat Layers

You can customize the layers by setting generator-settings in server.properties. Example for a sand world:

3;minecraft:sand;1

This creates 1 layer of sand on top of void.

Switching Back to Normal

To go back to a normal world:

1. Stop your server.
2. Delete the world folders again.
3. Set level-type back to default in server.properties.
4. Start your server.