How to Create Multiple Worlds with Multiverse-Core

Create and manage multiple worlds on your Minecraft server with Multiverse-Core.

Create and manage multiple worlds on your Minecraft server with Multiverse-Core.

Running multiple worlds on one server is useful for separate survival, creative, or minigame environments. Multiverse-Core lets you create, manage, and switch between multiple worlds on the same server.

Download and Install Multiverse-Core

To get started, you need to install the plugin on your server.

1. Download the latest stable version of Multiverse-Core.
2. Stop your server completely.
3. Drag and drop the downloaded .jar file into your server's plugins folder.
4. Start your server to load the plugin and generate its configuration folder.

Creating a New World

Once the plugin is installed and running, you can create a brand new world directly from your console or in game (with OP permissions).

/mv create <world_name> <environment> [options]

• Environment Types:
  • NORMAL (Standard Overworld terrain)
  • NETHER (Nether dimension layout)
  • THE_END (The End dimension layout)
• Optional Flags
  • -g stands for generator. It allows you to use a custom world generator plugin (like VoidGen for empty/flat void worlds, or Terra for custom terrain generation). If you are creating a normal world, you can completely ignore -g and the generator name.
• Example :

/mv create ExampleWorld NORMAL -g voidgen

/mv create ExampleWorld2 NORMAL

Importing Existing Worlds

If you downloaded a custom map template or copied an offline world folder into your server's root directory, you can easily import it into Multiverse:

1. Upload your custom world folder directly to your server's root directory (same level as your default world folder).
2. Run the import command in-game or via console:

/mv import <world_name> NORMAL

Teleporting Between Worlds

Moving between your newly created worlds is instantaneous using Multiverse teleport commands.

• Teleport to a world: /mv tp <player> <world_name>
• List all active worlds: /mv list (Shows all loaded worlds, their environments, and player counts).

Configuring Per-World Rules

By default, players keep their inventories and health across all worlds. If you want separate inventories, you should install the companion plugin Multiverse-Inventories.

• Install Multiverse-Inventories into your plugins folder the same way.
• Configure shared group settings in plugins/Multiverse-Inventories/config.yml to separate inventories.

Useful Multiverse Commands

Here is a quick cheat sheet for managing your multi-world server:

• /mv list – Lists all loaded worlds on the server.
• /mv tp <world> - Teleports you to a specific world.
• /mv modify set difficulty <peaceful/easy/normal/hard> <world> - Changes difficulty for a specific world.
• /mv delete <world> - Deletes a world from your server.
• /mv reload - Reloads all Multiverse configurations.

You're now ready to create, manage, and navigate between multiple worlds on your server with Multiverse-Core.

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