For other uses, see Platform.
This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.
Void start platforms are a feature of 33×33 square of stone with a single block of cobblestone in the center. One can generate at the origin of Superflat and Buffet worlds if in the_void biome.
Generation[]
Void start platforms spawn from block positions (-8, -61, -8) to (24, -61, 24), and thus the player spawns at Y=-60. This feature is most easily accessible through "The Void" preset but it still generates if different layers are specified, even if it gets engulfed. Void start platforms replace any blocks such as even Bedrock when generated underground.
Construction[]
Main article: Void Start Platform/Structure
Void start platforms are large platforms made up of stone and cobblestone.
Data values[]
ID[]
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | void_start_platform |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 15w37a |  Added void start platforms. | |||
| 1.13 | 18w07c | Void start platforms no longer generate.[1] | |||
| 18w19a | Void start platforms now generate again. | ||||
| 18w22b | Void start platforms no longer generate, once again. | ||||
| pre7 |  Void start platforms now generate, once again. One stone block at the corner of the platform is missing.[2] | ||||
| 1.14 | Pre-Release 2 |  Added the missing stone block. | |||
| 1.17 | 21w05a |  Resized void start platforms from 33×33 to 48×48. Changed from one to nine cobblestone blocks.[3] | |||
| 21w17a | Reverted 21w05a changes. | ||||
Trivia[]
- The player first spawns right above the platform, even if there are layers of full opaque blocks above it, causing suffocation.
Gallery[]
A void start platform seen from below.
A void start platform seen from above.
