Panorama
The panorama is a slowly panning wide-angle view of a Minecraft world displayed on the main menu. In Java Edition, this scene remained the same from inception until Java Edition 1.12, after which the background was changed for each themed update.
This page also covers other images which have been used as the backgrounds of menu screens for completion's sake.
List of backgrounds[edit]
Stationary backgrounds[edit]
Dirt background[edit]
A dirt textured background is used in the menus and settings.
Despite the texture of dirt being changed in Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5, this texture is still the old texture even in modern game versions.[1]
Netherrack background[edit]
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A netherrack textured background is displayed when moving to the Nether.
End stone background[edit]
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An end stone textured background is displayed when moving to the End.
Panoramas[edit]
Prototype[edit]
Dinnerbone has stated that the menu panorama was originally going to be an in-game render of a live world, with custom world generation with the seed 100. He also mentioned another panorama that came before the one seen in Beta 1.8, which was a plains biome near the beach.[2]
Classical panorama[edit]
| Classical panorama (Java/Bedrock) |
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| JE before Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 |
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This was introduced to Java Edition in Beta 1.8's early development, and used for over six years before its replacement in the 1.13 prerelease stage. It was also used in Pocket Edition from v0.7.3 alpha up to somewhere in its early release phase. Its use in other editions is unknown.
The seed for the menu screen panorama in the game from Beta 1.8 to 1.12 (Beta 1.8 Pre-release to 1.13-pre1) is 2151901553968352745 or 8091867987493326313 (both are considered valid seeds), and work in versions from Beta 1.7.3 all the way back to Alpha v1.2.0 (except for population differences).[3]
The actual version that was used to generate this panorama must have been a development version between Beta 1.6.6 and Beta 1.7, based on the file dates.
Dinnerbone noted that the panorama was taken by Notch while he was traveling, around June 1–15, 2011.[4][5]
Update Aquatic (Java)[edit]
| Java Edition Update Aquatic panorama |
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The menu panorama was changed for the first time in six and a half years for the Update Aquatic. This panorama uses seed 18w22a (numeric: 1458140401) at coordinates X=1553.76, Y=58.62, Z=-1162.79. This seed generates most correctly in version 18w22a.[6]
Village & Pillage (Java)[edit]
| Java Edition Village & Pillage panorama |
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The Village & Pillage menu panorama showcases a small plains village. This panorama image was taken near the spawn of 2802867088795589976 at coordinates X=240.57, Y=78.12, Z=147.38. This seed generates most correctly in version 18w48a.[6] In the panorama, a plains village is shown next to a bamboo jungle and an outpost to the distant. There are a total of 3 villages that can be seen. The 3rd is behind the outpost.
Buzzy Bees (Java)[edit]
| Java Edition Buzzy Bees panorama |
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The menu panorama for Buzzy Bees was taken on the seed -4404205509303106230 at coordinates X=339.691, Y=65.546, Z=-1072.041. This seed generates most correctly in version 19w40a. The same thing shares from Bedrock Edition beta 1.14.0.1 to 1.16.0.55[6]
Nether Update[edit]
| Nether Update panorama |
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The Nether Update panorama was taken on the seed 6006096527635909600 at coordinates X=482.208, Y=78.515, Z=-1127.193 in the Nether. This seed generates most correctly in version 20w13a. The same thing shares from Bedrock Edition beta 1.16.0.57 to 1.17.0.54[6]
Caves & Cliffs: Part I[edit]
| Caves & Cliffs: Part I panorama |
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The Caves & Cliffs panorama was taken on an unknown seed. It was originally introduced in snapshot 21w15a. Then changed in snapshot 21w18a, in order to remove torches in it.[7]
Bedrock Edition[edit]
1.2.0–1.4.4[edit]
The panorama seed from Bedrock Edition 1.2.0 to 1.4.4 was 95475027. The same seed was used for the "Winding River" preset in the seed picker.[8]
Beta[edit]
| Beta panorama |
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History[edit]
The specific instructions are: Textures of panoramas for Bedrock beta and Legacy Console Edition.
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| ? | Added a loading screen with a dirt background. | ||||
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
| 0.31 | 20100131 | The menu screen was added, which also used the dirt background. | |||
| The dirt background on the main menu would slowly scroll, similar to the later added credits. | |||||
| ? | The main menu background is now stationary. | ||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.8 | (preview) | Replaced background with panorama. Added panorama0.png, panorama1.png, panorama2.png, panorama3.png, panorama4.png and panorama5.png. | |||
The panorama displayed in the background was generated using the seed 2151901553968352745 in Beta 1.7.3 positioned at coordinates 61, 75, -68.[3] | |||||
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| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Changed panorama0.png. | |||
| RC2 | Brightened the panorama overlay. | ||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24a | Renamed panorama0.png, panorama1.png, panorama2.png, panorama3.png, panorama4.png, panorama5.png to panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png, panorama_2.png, panorama_3.png, panorama_4.png, panorama_5.png. | |||
| 1.13 | pre1 | Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | |||
| pre2 | Compessed panorama textures. | ||||
| 1.14 | November 28, 2018 | Changed panorama in all released 1.14 snapshots to reflect the Village & Pillage update. | |||
| 1.15 | October 9, 2019 | Changed panorama in all released 1.15 snapshots to reflect the Buzzy Bees update. | |||
| 1.16 | April 2, 2020 | Changed panorama in all released 1.16 snapshots to reflect the Nether Update. | |||
| 1.17 | April 14, 2021 | Changed panorama in all released 1.17 snapshots to reflect the Caves and Cliffs update. | |||
| May 5, 2021 | Changed panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png and panorama_5.png to eliminate torches. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| Pre-release | The menu screen originally displayed a dirt background. | ||||
| v0.7.0 |  Added a new background. | ||||
| v0.7.3 |       Replaced background with panorama. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 |       Changed panorama. | |||
| beta 1.2.0.18 | Dimension transition screens now have specific backgrounds. | ||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 |       Changed panorama to reflect Update Aquatic. | |||
| 1.8.0 | December 20, 2018 |       Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas. | |||
| 1.11.3 |       Changed panorama to reflect Village & Pillage. | ||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 |       Changed panorama to reflect Buzzy Bees. | |||
| beta 1.14.0.2 |       Changed panorama again to match Java Edition. Exclusively changed clouds on panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png, panorama_2.png, panorama_3.png, panorama_4.png. Only panorama_5.png identical to Java Edition. | ||||
| October 21, 2019 | For beta users only, Changed panorama to a grayscale version of the 1.8.0 background with a "BETA" logo. | ||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Nether Update. | |||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.54 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Caves and Cliffs update. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| 1.66.0016.0 | Added a scrolling panorama to the menu screen. At the time, it scrolled from left to right, but was changed later to loop endlessly. | ||||
| 0.66.0054.0 | Changed panorama to the tutorial world. | ||||
| TU5 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||
| TU7 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||
| TU12 | CU1 | 1.00 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
| TU20 | CU8 | 1.13 | Patch 1 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | 1.0.1 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. |
| TU57 | Changed panorama speed. (Xbox 360 only) | ||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Changed panorama to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ MC-198202
- ↑ "The first title screen panorama was actually originally in-game render of a live world, with custom world generation and the seed 100. Edit: It turns out that was an even earlier panorama, and the one in this post came later." – u/Dinnerbone on Reddit, July 18, 2020
- ↑ a b "BIG NEWS! We have found the SEED of Minecraft's title-screen background PANORAMA!" – u/Tomlacko on Reddit, July 18, 2020
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/720723932738486323/721776112014721096/738514461597630535
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/720723932738486323/721776112014721096/738517623637016706
- ↑ a b c d "Minecraft title-screen seeds" – Minecraft @ Home via Google Drive.
- ↑ MC-223441
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=4CqAklmqoWA
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