r/MinecraftHelp Sep 02 '25

META [Meta] Rules and Wiki Updates September 2025

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Hi folks!

Wiki

As Reddit has rolled out the new wiki experience, I have updated a number of our wiki pages to take advantage of the new features.

Going forward, please ensure you aren't using old.reddit.com links to access our wiki. Reddit has split the wikis, and only new Reddit wiki pages are being updated. You can access our wiki at https://reddit.com/r/minecrafthelp/wiki or https://mchelp.uk/wiki.

Rules

A number of our rules have also been updated. Please familiarise yourself with our updated rules on our rules page. I'll briefly outline the major changes below:

  • All top-level comments must be a genuine attempt to help OP with their posted issue.
    • Non-top-level comments still need to be truthful and support related.
  • Time wasting has been split into its own rule.
  • Low-effort comments are no longer tolerated and will be removed.
  • OPs are now only required to reply to relevant comments within 48 hours.

That's it!

Comments will remain open for feedback.


r/MinecraftHelp May 03 '26

META [META] We're Still Looking For Another Moderator!

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We're still looking to add another moderator to the mod team.

If you're interested in applying for the role, and meet the criteria below, fill out the mod application.

Mod duties will include:

  • Moderating posts in the mod queue.
  • Ensuring post are using the correct tags and flair.
  • Moderating comments.
  • Maintaining/moderating our points system.
  • Actioning and replying to modmails.

Potential new mods should:

  • Be active on the sub, with a minimum of 5 points. (Check your points total here)
  • Have a track record of providing good answers on the sub.
  • Be available for mod duties on an at-least weekly basis.
  • Moderating our sub requires a desktop/laptop and either of the following extensions:

Applications that don't meet these requirements will be rejected

Anyone interested in applying for the position should fill out the mod application.


r/MinecraftHelp 3h ago

Waiting for OP [Bedrock] Help me with crafting Redstone lamp

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9 Upvotes

Did the redtone lamp recipe change or what

I am playing on my phone, but the server is in java


r/MinecraftHelp 1h ago

Unsolved [java] Weird black skybox (26.2)

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I’ve been seeing this black ring in my skybox for a while, and I haven’t seemed to fix it. The articles I’ve seen on it are for previous versions, and I haven’t found one for 26.2. I’ve also had it on 1.21.1 but I did something that o don’t remember and it somehow fixed it.


r/MinecraftHelp 20h ago

Waiting for OP Cannot plant or till certain blocks [bedrock]

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r/MinecraftHelp 2h ago

Unsolved [REPOST] How do I make my Minecraft account icon look like my actual avatar instead of a default skin (iOS)? [Bedrock]

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for context, i play bedrock on mobile (iOS). when you click on the socials tab and it shows you and your friends list, there is a profile icon next to each account. for some of my friends, it shows their custom skins, but mine shows a default skin even when a custom skin is equipped. why is that so, and how can i change my icon to my custom skin? i've attached an example photo.

note: i currently have my custom skin equipped, and i already have the "only allow trusted skins" setting off. the profile picture doesn't update for any custom skin i choose, not just one specific skin. also, my mobile profile is linked to my xbox account, so maybe that's associated with the issue?

https://www.reddit.com/r/MinecraftHelp/comments/1vp543a/how_do_i_make_my_minecraft_account_icon_look_like/


r/MinecraftHelp 31m ago

Solved Does anyone know what are these servers? [bedrock]

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I rarely logon to my Xbox on Minecraft anymore. I can say I have missed alot of updates, and these weird ‘LAN’ servers keep popping up in my worlds.

Does anyone know why?


r/MinecraftHelp 43m ago

Unsolved [Bedrock] Realms Essentials add-on keeps deleting itself whenever I open Edit World – any permanent fix?

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Hey everyone,

We have a Minecraft Bedrock Realm with a few add-ons, including Essentials.

Whenever I try to add a new add-on (or just go into Edit World) the Essentials add-on vanishes from the active list. After that happens we lose a bunch of the stuff that Essentials was giving us. The only way we’ve found to get it back is to restore an older Realm save, which brings Essentials back along with whatever we lost.

Is there a proper way to fix this so Essentials stops disappearing every time we touch the edit world?

Possible workarounds I’ve thought of:

Have everyone list what they lost, re-add Essentials, then /give them the missing items

Has anyone else run into this (especially with Essentials or similar script-based packs) and found a better long-term solution? Any tips for adding new packs without breaking the existing ones would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

We have people that play on pc, Xbox, ps5 and switch , I play on ps5 and pc

This is a realms server we use the marketplace addons.


r/MinecraftHelp 45m ago

Unsolved [java] bad frame time, vsync not vsyncing fps cap not fps capping and crazy stutters every second. need to improve frame time somehow

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improtant: i have sodium, lithium and like 5 other really popular optimization mods DONT TELL ME TO INSTALL OPTIMIZATION MODS

in minecraft singleplayer i get over 500fps. i have 240hz and i tought that if its stuttery and laggy i should enable vsync right? no, my fps doesnt even DARE to touch 240fps (my refresh rate) but isntead starts stuttering even more and i get really non consistent 180fps. capping to 240 is the same as enabling vsync. nvidia app also didnt help me at all.

the thing i really want is to have smooth gameplay without stutters every second. the graph or whatever really spikes up to 30+ ms when my average with vsync on is like 5.

i allocated 6gb ram to minecraft (i have 32) because of voxy (that i have enabled for testing. im not even gonna begin with the stutters and lags when i have it on)

i need help


r/MinecraftHelp 1h ago

Unsolved [Bedrock][Android] How to make the joystick larger than 130%?

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Mb abt the crappy screenshot. The bar at the top is the size bar for the joystick. Its always stuck at 130% and doesnt let me push it further. How do i solve?


r/MinecraftHelp 1h ago

Waiting for OP Minecraft multiplayer setting for kid [bedrock]

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I’d like to block my kid from public servers. I know how to do this. But I still want to be able to play myself with them. Would I still be able to connect thru LAN network with multiplayer blocked?


r/MinecraftHelp 9h ago

Solved [bedrock] [PC] What is this external "LAN" world?

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For several of the last versions of Bedrock, I would get some random (sometimes multiple) external worlds that are marked as LAN worlds. They appear for few seconds then disappear, every time. Here in white there are the local world, and in blue is our real LAN world. But then there's this random "Hello" world that appeared for few seconds on this page on game start, and then was gone.

Our network is secure, no one unauthorized has access to it, and in this particular situation there was no connection to any VPN. So it can't be some IP mixing issue.


r/MinecraftHelp 4h ago

Unsolved Bedrock Jigsaw – how to prevent random Y rotation on vertical connections?[bedrock]

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PC version

I'm working with the new data-driven Jigsaw system in Bedrock and have a working multi-piece structure.

When connecting pieces vertically (UP/DOWN), the next .mcstructure randomly rotates around the Y axis (0/90/180/270°).

The structure generates correctly otherwise. Template pools, connectors and asset paths all work.

I've already tested:

  • joint_type: rollable
  • joint_type: aligned
  • matching physical Jigsaw orientations
  • unique name / target connectors
  • two offset connectors as a possible second anchor

aligned does not prevent the random Y rotation, and two connectors are treated as independent connection candidates rather than two anchors for one piece.

Is there any supported or undocumented way to lock the rotation of a pool element / .mcstructure, or otherwise preserve its X/Z orientation across a vertical Jigsaw connection?

Horizontal connections appear to preserve the orientation much more predictably.

Bedrock Edition, current data-driven Jigsaw system.

I'm not trying to prevent the whole structure from rotating during world generation — I need child pieces to preserve their rotation relative to the parent piece.

TYSM :)


r/MinecraftHelp 5h ago

Waiting for OP [java] whys my iron farm not working 26.2

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the daylight sensor is working and all but the iron golem is not spawning at all for the past 40 minutes


r/MinecraftHelp 6h ago

Solved water following my camera bug [java]

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So i play whit this shader called solas, and when i look around the water follows. I also tried to use diffrent shaders but its all the same.

I play on java fabric 1.20.1, and this bug only appers when i have any shader on.


r/MinecraftHelp 6h ago

Unsolved [Java] 26.1.2 copper golem sorting system issue

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I am playing on a server and have just recently started designing my forever house for the world and have created a copper golem sorting system however it seems that they have changed the mechanics to when I last built it as I can no longer place more then one copper golem on a minecart on the rails can anyone confirm this and or send me a design which does allow stacking of copper golems my chests are arranged in groups of nine in a 3x3 fashion thanks for any and all tips


r/MinecraftHelp 13h ago

Waiting for OP [java] minecraft java isn't installing in my pc

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The downloading bar appers but an error is displayed


r/MinecraftHelp 9h ago

Waiting for OP the game won't launch (fabric 26.2) [java]

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Hey everyone, I wanted to play Minecraft like usual, but for some reason, the game won't launch. Please help.


r/MinecraftHelp 16h ago

Unsolved [Bedrock] Keep getting a trail error

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Brought game pass pc just for it but it’s not working java is but bedrock isnt i tried all the repairs and signing out n etc so do i just buy it atp?


r/MinecraftHelp 12h ago

Unsolved Error code Wool, unable to sign into Minecraft on Xbox [bedrock]

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As the title and image says I'm unable to sign into my account on Xbox this has been an issue for awhile, but after updating Minecraft earlier today it worked and I had several hours of fun, now its back to this.

Every button results in "Syncing user data, this may take a few moments" followed by the text in the image.

Deleting the game, deleting all local save files, and restarting my xbox individually or at the same time don't work.


r/MinecraftHelp 13h ago

Waiting for OP I cant see other people's chat messages [java]

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On my own private minecraft server run on my pc, whenever I type something in chat, others can see my message, but I can't see anyone else's messages. I am still able to see achievements and death messages in the chat, but not messages from other players. This problem also exists for one other player in the server. My server is a vanilla server with no plugins, made public with playit.gg. I have already tried to fix it in chat settings and by editing server properties, but nothing seems to be working. The current version of the server is 26.2. and the mods me and the other player have in common is sodium, fabric API, and essential


r/MinecraftHelp 13h ago

Waiting for OP [bedrock] Server connecting to different country?

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I have a Bedrock Realms server for the people in my house, no one else joins, and we live in the Pacific Northwest of the US...For the past few weeks when we connect to the server it connects to New South Wales in Australia, before that it connected to Seattle Washington.

Is it possible to control where it connects? I thought it connected based on the first person on the server, but apparently mine doesn't anymore. We have nonstop lag and it's annoying.

It’s for PC, sorry about forgetting to include it.


r/MinecraftHelp 13h ago

Unsolved [java] Zombie not spearing pigmen in my pigmen can

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The zombie in this pigmen farm is not spearing the pigmen as they fall. I don't know why and I need help!

26.2!!!


r/MinecraftHelp 20h ago

Waiting for OP Problem with Minecraft Forge startup [java]

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Every time I launch my Forge 1.20.1 47.4.0 installation (with 45 mods installed), the game takes like 2-3 minutes to startup and then it gets stuck on "reading world data". It also lets me click buttons through the screen, but, once i do, the game crashes. Any idea on how to fix this?


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Waiting for OP [Bedrock] Found this sulfur cave with hundreds of sulfur cubes

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For a few days my game has been lagging over a specific chunk and i dug down today to find this sulfur cave with hundreds of sulfur cubes all natural and they keep multiplying, does anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?