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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Questions about Minecraft Multiverse

Why would you set up Minecraft Multiverse at all?

Multiverse-Core is the simplest way to host multiple Minecraft worlds on one server, survival, creative, resource, PvP.

Which command does Minecraft Multiverse use?

Per-world inventories not separating gamemodes, check the "ungrouped" world list with /mvinv list. This guide uses /mv import resource normal.

What does this guide say about 2. create a world?

This tutorial covers the commands, the config, and the gotchas you'll hit on day one.

Minecraft Multiverse: what does 3. import an existing world mean here?

For inventory separation per world, also Multiverse-Inventories.