Panorama
For panoramas no longer used, see Historical panoramas.
For panoramas used in Legacy Console Edition, see Legacy Console Edition panoramas.
This page is currently in the process of being split into Panorama, Historical panoramas, and Legacy Console Edition panoramas.
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See the talk page for more information about the split.
The panorama (also known as the cubemap[1]) is a slowly panning wide-angle view of a Minecraft world displayed on the title screen. In Java Edition, it is found in the indexes directory as multiple images (panorama<0-5>.png) and are extracted in the same way as sound files, as denoted in Tutorial:Sound directory.
Chase the Skies
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The panoramas used in the Java and Bedrock editions are the same.
This panorama was taken on the seed 8819392414030687460 at coordinates X=1266 / Y=105 / Z=-125. This seed spawns in 
Bamboo Jungle biome in coordinates X=0, Y=102, Z=0 and the coordinates X=1266, Y=105, Z=-125 are located in 
Birch Forest and the distance is 1272 blocks W.
In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 25w20a, currently used in 25w15a onward.
In Bedrock Edition, this panorama was introduced in Preview 1.21.90.28.
In Bedrock Edition, a separate panorama was introduced in Preview 1.21.90.26 to be exclusively used when Vibrant Visuals are turned on. The brightness of this panorama is affected by the Vibrant Visuals brightness setting.
Minecraft Preview
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This panorama is exclusively available on Bedrock Edition Previews after Preview 1.18.20.22 and betas after Bedrock Edition beta 1.21.80.21. It is the only panorama the player could see in Previews and betas when Vibrant Visuals are turned off.
This panorama was taken on the seed 2510333169515186510 at coordinates X=979 / Y=71 / Z=-11.
Ironically, despite this panorama being exclusive to Bedrock Edition, it had actually been taken in Java Edition 1.17.1, which can be inferred from the color of water, the way in how clouds fade at high distances, and the side texture of the dirt path.
Historical panoramas
Main article: Historical panoramas
History
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| 1.8 | (preview) |       Replaced background in the main menu with panorama. Added panorama<0-5>.png. | |||||
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| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 |  Changed panorama0.png. | |||||
| RC2 | Brightened the panorama overlay. | ||||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w24a | Renamed panorama<0-5>.png to panorama_<0-5>.png. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | The panorama was flipped horizontally. | |||||
| 13w38a | The change to the panorama mentioned above for 13w36a has now been reverted. | ||||||
| 1.13 | pre1 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic.[2] | |||||
| pre2 | Compressed 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 & Cliffs: Part I update. | |||||
| May 5, 2021 |    Changed panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png and panorama_5.png to eliminate torches. | ||||||
| 1.18 | October 13, 2021 |       Changed panorama in all released 1.18 snapshots to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update. | |||||
| 1.19 | April 13, 2022 |       Changed panorama in all released 1.19 snapshots to reflect The Wild Update. | |||||
| 1.19.3 | 22w42a | The panorama scroll speed can now be customized in the accessibility settings. | |||||
| 1.20 | April 5, 2023 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Trails & Tales update. | |||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w09a | The panorama is now visible in more in-game menus such as the world selection and creation menus as well as the options menu if accessed from the main menu, with a blur overlay in such cases. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a |       Changed panorama to reflect the Tricky Trials update. | |||||
| 1.21.4 | 24w44a |       Changed panorama to reflect The Garden Awakens drop. | |||||
| 1.21.5 | March 5, 2025 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Spring to Life drop. | |||||
| 1.21.6 | 25w19a | Panorama textures must all be the same size and square. | |||||
| May 13, 2025 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Chase the Skies drop. | ||||||
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| v0.7.3 |       Replaced background with panorama. Added panorama<0-5>.png. | ||||||
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| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 |       Changed panorama. | |||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | |||||
| December 2017 |       Changed panorama to reflect the 2017 holiday season. | ||||||
| ? | Reverted to the previous panorama after the holiday season. | ||||||
| 1.8.0 | December 20, 2018 |       Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas. | |||||
| 1.11.3 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Village & Pillage update. | ||||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Buzzy Bees update. | |||||
| beta 1.14.0.2 |      Changed panorama again to match Java Edition. Exclusively changed clouds on panorama_<0-4>.png. Only panorama_5.png identical to Java Edition. | ||||||
| October 18, 2019 |       Added panorama for beta versions. | ||||||
| 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 & Cliffs: Part I update. | |||||
| October 1, 2021 |       Changed panorama in all released 1.16 and 1.17 versions to reflect 2021 Halloween season. | ||||||
| November 1, 2021 | Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season. | ||||||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.21 | Changed panorama to reflect the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update. | |||||
| 1.18.30 | Preview 1.18.20.22 |       Added panorama for Preview versions. | |||||
| 1.19.0 | Preview 1.19.0.25 | Changed panorama to reflect The Wild Update. | |||||
| October 4, 2022 |       Changed panorama in non-beta versions from 1.19.0 and beta versions from beta 1.19.10.20 to reflect 2022 Halloween season. | ||||||
| November 1, 2022 | Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season. | ||||||
| 1.20.0 | Preview 1.20.0.23 | Changed panorama to reflect the Trails & Tales update.
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| Changed the panorama rotation from counterclockwise to clockwise. | |||||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.24 | Changed panorama to reflect the Tricky Trials update. | |||||
| 1.21.50 | Preview 1.21.50.26 |       Changed panorama to reflect The Garden Awakens drop. | |||||
| 1.21.70 | Preview 1.21.70.26 | Changed panorama to reflect the Spring to Life update. | |||||
| 1.21.80 | beta 1.21.80.21 | Changed panorama from Minecraft beta to reflect the Preview versions. | |||||
| 1.21.90 | Preview 1.21.90.25 |       Changed panorama to reflect the Chase the Skies update. | |||||
| Preview 1.21.90.26 |       Added a new panorama that is used when the Vibrant Visuals setting is turned on.
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      Changed main panorama again to match the Vibrant Visuals panorama. | |||||||
| Preview 1.21.90.28 | Changed main panorama again to match Java Edition. | ||||||
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| 1.0.0 | v0.14.2 | Added panorama. | |||||
| 1.0.21 | Changed panorama. | ||||||
| 1.7.0 | Changed panorama to reflect the Update Aquatic. | ||||||
| 1.9.0 | 1.8.0 | Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas. | |||||
| 1.12.0 |       Changed panorama. | ||||||
| 1.14.31 | 1.14.30 |       Added panorama for demo.
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| Changed panorama to reflect the Buzzy Bees update. | |||||||
| release |       Changed panorama. | ||||||
| 1.14.50 | 1.14.40 |       Changed panorama. Changed format of textures from PNG to JPG. | |||||
| 1.17.30 | 1.17.30.2 | Changed panorama to reflect the GOAT Update. Changed format of textures from JPG to PNG. | |||||
| release |       Slightly changed the panorama to include some Education Edition features. | ||||||
| 1.18.32 | 1.18.10.04 | Changed panorama to reflect the Mobile, Multiplayer & More update. | |||||
| release |       Changed panorama to include some Education Edition features with new seed. | ||||||
| 1.19.52 | 1.19.50.0 | Changed panorama to reflect The Wild Update. | |||||
| release |       Changed panorama to include some Minecraft Education features. | ||||||
| 1.20.12 | 1.20.10.0 | Changed panorama to reflect the Trails & Tales update. | |||||
| release |       Changed panorama to include some Minecraft Education features. | ||||||
| 1.21.03 | Preview 1.20.70.0 |       Changed panorama to reflect the new cloud world backup functionality. | |||||
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| 0.1.0 | Added the classic panorama to the top screen.
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      A second panorama representing the Nether is shown on the bottom screen. | |||||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
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| 1.66.0016.0 |  Added 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 |  Added night version of panorama background.
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 Changed panorama to the tutorial world. | |||||||
| TU5 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||||
| TU7 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||||||
| TU12 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
| TU20 | CU8 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | Patch 1 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | 1.0.1 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. |
| TU57 | Changed panorama speed. (Xbox 360 Edition only) | ||||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 |   Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world. | ||
Trivia
- In the Legacy Console Edition 0.66.0054.0 panorama, a second castle can be seen in the far distance.
Issues
Issues relating to "Panorama" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
See also
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 21w41a" – Minecraft.net, October 13, 2021.
- ↑ MC-129542
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