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My friends and I want to create an adventure map, so I want to have a empty Minecraft Craftbukkit server map to start with, so there will be nothing other than the things I want to put into the map. How can I achieve this?

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    Every block has to be placed against another block, so you can't do anything at all with a completely empty world. You need to define empty.
    – doppelgreener
    Oct 12, 2011 at 8:25
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    Okay. At least one block on the map?
    – DemonicMushy
    Oct 12, 2011 at 8:55
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    Simple then: Mine every block but one.
    – fredley
    Oct 12, 2011 at 11:10

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With bukkit there are plugins that change the world generation to make the world flat, for example:

http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/wgen-flatlands-v0-1-makes-a-flat-world-860.20888/

http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/wgen-hugetractsofland-0-1-generate-a-flat-world-using-any-block-1060.28662/

You can also search http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/?category=world-generators for different types of world generators.

Note: I have not tried either of them.

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I would have to say that you just go into the server.properties file and edit it to be super-flat instead of default. The drawback to that is that you will not be able to go underground since it is only 3 blocks away from the 1 layer of bedrock.

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  • Only "level-type=flat" works. There is not "super-flat" according to minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Server.properties#Java_Edition_3 . "flat" allows you to generate four layers (so not empty/one-block-only world). I have one answer (use SinglePlayer game, generate world named "world" and copy that world directory to the server folder) but need 10 reputation points to be able to add it :-).
    – mj41
    Mar 28, 2021 at 18:55
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What do you mean empty? They're all empty. If you mean flat or featureless, all you can do, in the unlikely event of finding a seed that would create a world like that, is create one as normal, play it, fly around for a good while in all directions to get chunks generated, then use MCEdit to flatten it. But new chunks will always be generated as normal.

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You can use MCEdit to create a world and create chunks in it that are empty except for a layer of bedrock.

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  • Wow 9 hours to mention this. But yea, You can make a flat empty map in MCEdit very easily.
    – Scott Chamberlain
    Oct 12, 2011 at 17:22
  • Because the OP is in a different time zone I would imagine.
    – Alan B
    Oct 13, 2011 at 8:03
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Make a superflat world out of air blocks. Make sure you have villages on, and you have an (almost) emtpy world.

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    Seems to be the best way to do this in vanilla. You could probably also make an entirely empty world and use mods/MCEdit/hex editors/whatever to create a single block from nothing.
    – a cat
    Jan 19, 2013 at 20:27
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You know, I was wondering the exact same thing. I figured out if you make superflat just one layer of tnt then ignite it, it will blow up everything. BUT be sure you put a piece of bedrock down first. Also the server may crash or get really laggy. But you can also use World Edit to clear out the world.

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  • wool would make more sense, but that's an awesome idea if you don't have world edit.
    – legacy
    Jun 5, 2013 at 20:40
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make a superflat world with only one layer of sand. The moment you put a block down, the sand will fall into the void leaving just the block you placed.

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    Intriguing answer. I wonder how bad it would lag from all the sand falling. Would be fun to watch.
    – Batophobia
    Oct 7, 2013 at 16:36
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Set generator-settings=1;0;1 and level-type=FLAT and gamemode=1 in the server.properties. Note this would will have no blocks at all. As you are in creative mode fly to y: 0 (press F3 to see coords). Note: You will start dropping quickly so be ready. Install the WorldEdit plugin from bukkit plugins and type //pos1 then move a little and type //pos2 and //set stone or whatever block you want.

In later versions, you could use /setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:stone and not have to install WorldEdit.

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Judging from the DemonicMushy's comment on his question, I think he means a map with no blocks at all. Try looking for maps such as this one and importing them into multiplayer. 3000x3000 blocks of void. Of course, if you meant a map that isn't void, use the superflat world option when creating a singleplayer world and import it to multiplayer to build together.

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Download the map "SKY BLOCK" and clear it all out. There's only 30 blocks or so and then the map is completely empty.

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  • Not completely empty. There's normal terrain generated if you go far (not very far) enough.
    – SevenSidedDie
    Oct 7, 2013 at 16:19

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