Talk:Seed picker

Attribution
Thanks to for starting this years ago at User:Auldrick/Seed picker, which I discovered after starting this article. Thumbnail images from some of the old seeds come from there. ~ Amatulic (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Possible bug in /locate
In using commands/locate to find features nearby the spawn point, I found that /locate doesn't always locate the nearest structure. That's why there are two strongholds listed in the "Coastal Village" seed; /locate found the farther one, I found the nearer one. So you have to explore the world a bit to verify the nearby things. Bug filed at https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-45526 ~ Amatulic (talk) 18:38, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Did the one you found have an End Portal? Did the one you found happen to be a part of the one /locate found? These are things you have to consider. --AwesomeNinja886 (talk) (Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png Contributions) (VillagerFace.png My favorite mob) (Diamond Sword.png Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:28, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You can read all about it in, which has been independently confirmed. It isn't just strongholds but also ocean monuments. Yes, all the strongholds I found have an end portal, and no, they are many hundreds of blocks apart and not part of the same stronghold. 13:50, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Update: As of Bedrock 1.16, the /locate bug has been fixed. ~ Amatulic (talk) 06:21, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

"Upcoming Seeds" section
User Amatulic decided to undo my edit asking which seeds were added in BE 1.12. I feel there should at least be an "upcoming seeds" section for seeds added in upcoming updates. We don't know when 1.12 is going to be released. Maybe 1.13 will add a few seeds? An "upcoming seeds" would, in my opinion, positively affect the article.--AwesomeNinja886 (talk) ( Contributions) ( My favorite mob) ( Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:27, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that's a good idea. Do you know what the seeds are? Or maybe we could have a more general section on "upcoming changes" because sometimes seeds go away also. The transition to 1.11 caused many seeds to go away and new ones to appear. ~ Amatulic (talk) 14:33, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * That's why I put "Which seeds were added in BE 1.12?"... I have no way of knowing b/c I'm not signed up for the beta... --AwesomeNinja886 (talk) (Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png Contributions) (VillagerFace.png My favorite mob) (Diamond Sword.png Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * But the idea of the "upcoming changes" section sounds good.--AwesomeNinja886 (talk) (Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png Contributions) (VillagerFace.png My favorite mob) (Diamond Sword.png Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:36, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I was originally thinking more of "upcoming seeds" and adding the Until template for ones being removed.--AwesomeNinja886 (talk) (Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png Contributions) (VillagerFace.png My favorite mob) (Diamond Sword.png Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)--AwesomeNinja886 (talk) (Smithing Table JE1 BE1.png Contributions) (VillagerFace.png My favorite mob) (Diamond Sword.png Minecraft Dungeons Wiki project) 14:38, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Either way would work. Unfortunately I don't know what the upcoming changes will be either. When I created this seed picker page, I was fortunately able to capture most of the seeds that were disappearing, which is why this article has two sections instead of just one section on current seeds.
 * The bigger priority is fleshing out the information on the current seed list. I tackle one every once in a while when I get the time. Basically what I do is spawn myself in creative, use /locate to make a list of features, explore around a bit looking for more, save the game, run mcpe_viz to create a map, examine the map for the nearby biomes (and the map sometimes reveals other structures, which I then explore further) and then update the article. This can be labor intensive. I recall spending about 3-4 hours getting information for the "Coastal Village" seed, and another couple of hours in "Ocean Monument Ahead". ~ Amatulic (talk) 16:57, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Late reply.... It turns out that 1.12 had no new seeds, in spite of the release notes saying it does. I went through the seed picker and saw nothing new. It seems that the seeds intended for 1.12 were already in 1.11. ~ Amatulic (talk) 06:00, 16 October 2019 (UTC)