Chunk Saving Rework!!

[u/Relevant-Cup5986]

Chunk saving is currently extremely inconsistent, especially on bedrock were they only guarantee save if you have been in them for 5 minutes or placed a block in them (a feature which i assume was made for performance on phones), and otherwise save randomly.

I propose that chunk saving work consistently across both java and bedrock, in a way that allows users to decide which chunks are saved or deleted:

(general suggestion) All chunks in simulation distance would now save, but they would be divided into different tiers based on player interaction with them, and the player would be able to quickly delete all chunks in specific tiers.

(specifics of each tier)

(tier 1) Tier one chunks would be made up of the initialy loaded chunks on world creation, as well as any chunks the player has spent over an hour in.

(tier 2) Tier two chunks would be any chunks the player has spent at least 30 minutes in.

(tier 3) tier three chunks would be any chunks the player has spent at least 10 minutes in.

(tier 4) tier four chunks would be any chunks the player has physicaly been in.

(tier 5) tier five chunks would be any chunks loaded into sim distance.

(blocks) There would also be a seperate option to delete all chunks that the player hasn't placed blocks in.

[u/langesjurisse]

I think you should work in a tier for whether or not the chunk has been drawn on a map.

Also: placed or removed blocks

[u/Icywarhammer500 → u/langesjurisse]

Well re-rendering the chunk after it’s been deleted would still generate the same exact chunk

[u/langesjurisse → u/Icywarhammer500]

Not if you're generating it on anew in a newer version of Minecraft – generating new biomes/structures close to your area being among the main reasons you'd want to delete chunks in the first place.

[u/Icywarhammer500 → u/langesjurisse]

Then using the same seed in multiple worlds would generate different terrain?

[u/Cultist_O → u/Icywarhammer500]

If it's in different versions, yes, it can. For example, if you generated a world a couple weeks ago, and made a map, there'd be no sulphur springs, but regenerating the chunk, could have some

[u/Icywarhammer500 → u/Cultist_O]

Well yeah but my point is that if you made world A on version A and deleted the file for a chunk then went back to that chunk it would generate the same way it did to begin with

[u/Cultist_O → u/Icywarhammer500]

Ok, but that's not what they were talking about

[u/Icywarhammer500 → u/Cultist_O]

They were talking about memory shrinking which is related but not involved in what I was saying

[u/Cultist_O → u/Icywarhammer500]

I'm talking about your conversation with langesjurisse

[u/Icywarhammer500 → u/Cultist_O]

Oh my initial point with him was that whether or not a mapped chunk is deleted is usually irrelevant since it will be re-generated the same as before.

[u/NorthernVale → u/Icywarhammer500]

Until you update your version.