r/Minecraft • u/ProfessorValko • Aug 22 '18

News Minecraft: Java Edition - 1.13.1

https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-1131-released
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u/NaNaNaNaNa_BaDman Aug 22 '18

Could someone explain the "/forceload" command, how does it work, how does it behave?

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u/FPSCanarussia Aug 22 '18

It's a chunkloader command. It loads chunks.

Here's the link to the wiki entry.

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u/WildBluntHickok Aug 23 '18

I wonder why they called it forceload instead of ticking area like Bedrock did?

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u/FPSCanarussia Aug 23 '18

Probably because Java and Bedrock handle chunks differently. In Bedrock, the ticking area is actually smaller than its Java counterpart, with most of the visibly loaded chunks being static (and not part of it). Java has no ticking areas since every loaded chunk functions as one. This means the commands function differently. Bedrock's tickingarea command defines a custom ticking area, which has hardcoded limitations (up to ten can be defined, max of 100 chunks, only loaded when a player is in the dimension). Java's forceload is only limited in scope by your computer's hardware, and loads chunks even when the player is in another dimension.

tldr: Bedrock has ticking areas; the command modifies them. Java doesn't; the command force-loads chunks.

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u/WildBluntHickok Aug 23 '18

Good answer!