Minecraft Multiverse Tutorial

Multiverse-Core is the simplest way to host multiple Minecraft worlds on one server , survival, creative, resource, PvP. This tutorial covers the commands, the config, and the gotchas you'll hit on day one.

1. Install

Download Multiverse-Core from dev.bukkit.org. For nether/end you also want Multiverse-NetherPortals. For inventory separation per world, also Multiverse-Inventories.

2. Create a world

/mv create resource normal -s mySeed
/mv create creative_world flat -t FLAT
/mv create pvp normal -g BIOMESOP   # using a generator

Generator options vary , pure vanilla types are NORMAL, FLAT, NETHER, THE_END, AMPLIFIED, LARGE_BIOMES.

3. Import an existing world

If you've already generated resource/ manually:

/mv import resource normal

Drop the world folder into the server root first.

4. Per-world game rules and modes

/mv modify set mode survival pvp
/mv modify set difficulty hard pvp
/mv modify set keepspawninmemory false resource
/mv modify set pvp true pvp
/mv modify set pvp false survival

5. Linking nether and end

By default, the nether portal in your survival world goes to the nether of some world , not necessarily the one you want. Use Multiverse-NetherPortals:

/mvnp link survival survival_nether
/mvnp link survival survival_end

6. Spawn and teleport

/mv setspawn                     # set in current world
/mvtp creative_world             # teleport to creative
/mvtp Steve pvp                  # send another player

7. Per-world inventories

Install Multiverse-Inventories. Group worlds together:

/mvinv group create survival
/mvinv group addworld survival survival_nether
/mvinv group addworld survival survival_end

Now survival, nether and end share one inventory, while creative_world has its own.

8. Common pitfalls

• Forgetting to set keepspawninmemory false on weak hosts , every world keeps spawn chunks loaded.
• Per-world inventories not separating gamemodes , check the "ungrouped" world list with /mvinv list.
• Generators that aren't installed , the world will create as vanilla without warning.

Where to go next

Pair Multiverse with WorldGuard per-world flags (PvP off in spawn, KeepInventory on in arena) and LuckPerms contexts to give different permissions per world.

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