Pre-release protocol

This page documents the changes from the last stable Minecraft release (currently 1.14.4, protocol 498) to the current pre-release (currently 1.15-pre6, protocol 571). Note that this page contains bleeding-edge information that may not be completely or correctly documented.

One who wishes to commandeer the merging of this into Protocol when an update is made must be sure to respect any changes that may have occurred to the respective packets there.

Contents

Data types

No changes so far.

Packets

ID	Packet name	Documentation
Handshaking serverbound
0x00	Handshake	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
Play clientbound
0x03	Spawn Mob	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x05	Spawn Player	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x5C}}{{#if:0x08|{{#if:0x5C| }}0x08}}	Acknowledge Player Digging	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x08}}{{#if:0x09|{{#if:0x08| }}0x09}}	Block Break Animation	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x09}}{{#if:0x0A|{{#if:0x09| }}0x0A}}	Update Block Entity	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0A}}{{#if:0x0B|{{#if:0x0A| }}0x0B}}	Block Action	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0B}}{{#if:0x0C|{{#if:0x0B| }}0x0C}}	Block Change	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0C}}{{#if:0x0D|{{#if:0x0C| }}0x0D}}	Boss Bar	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0D}}{{#if:0x0E|{{#if:0x0D| }}0x0E}}	Server Difficulty	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0E}}{{#if:0x0F|{{#if:0x0E| }}0x0F}}	Chat Message (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0F}}{{#if:0x10|{{#if:0x0F| }}0x10}}	Multi Block Change	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x10}}{{#if:0x11|{{#if:0x10| }}0x11}}	Tab-Complete (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x11}}{{#if:0x12|{{#if:0x11| }}0x12}}	Declare Commands	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x12}}{{#if:0x13|{{#if:0x12| }}0x13}}	Confirm Transaction (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x13}}{{#if:0x14|{{#if:0x13| }}0x14}}	Close Window (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x14}}{{#if:0x15|{{#if:0x14| }}0x15}}	Window Items	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x15}}{{#if:0x16|{{#if:0x15| }}0x16}}	Window Property	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x16}}{{#if:0x17|{{#if:0x16| }}0x17}}	Set Slot	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x17}}{{#if:0x18|{{#if:0x17| }}0x18}}	Set Cooldown	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x18}}{{#if:0x19|{{#if:0x18| }}0x19}}	Plugin Message (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x19}}{{#if:0x1A|{{#if:0x19| }}0x1A}}	Named Sound Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1A}}{{#if:0x1B|{{#if:0x1A| }}0x1B}}	Disconnect (play)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1B}}{{#if:0x1C|{{#if:0x1B| }}0x1C}}	Entity Status	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1C}}{{#if:0x1D|{{#if:0x1C| }}0x1D}}	Explosion	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1D}}{{#if:0x1E|{{#if:0x1D| }}0x1E}}	Unload Chunk	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1E}}{{#if:0x1F|{{#if:0x1E| }}0x1F}}	Change Game State	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1F}}{{#if:0x20|{{#if:0x1F| }}0x20}}	Open Horse Window	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x20}}{{#if:0x21|{{#if:0x20| }}0x21}}	Keep Alive (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x21}}{{#if:0x22|{{#if:0x21| }}0x22}}	Chunk Data	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x22}}{{#if:0x23|{{#if:0x22| }}0x23}}	Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x23}}{{#if:0x24|{{#if:0x23| }}0x24}}	Particle	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x24}}{{#if:0x25|{{#if:0x24| }}0x25}}	Update Light	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x25}}{{#if:0x26|{{#if:0x25| }}0x26}}	Join Game	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x26}}{{#if:0x27|{{#if:0x26| }}0x27}}	Map Data	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x27}}{{#if:0x28|{{#if:0x27| }}0x28}}	Trade List	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x28}}{{#if:0x29|{{#if:0x28| }}0x29}}	Entity Relative Move	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x29}}{{#if:0x2A|{{#if:0x29| }}0x2A}}	Entity Look And Relative Move	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2A}}{{#if:0x2B|{{#if:0x2A| }}0x2B}}	Entity Look	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2B}}{{#if:0x2C|{{#if:0x2B| }}0x2C}}	Entity	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2C}}{{#if:0x2D|{{#if:0x2C| }}0x2D}}	Vehicle Move (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2D}}{{#if:0x2E|{{#if:0x2D| }}0x2E}}	Open Book	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2E}}{{#if:0x2F|{{#if:0x2E| }}0x2F}}	Open Window	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2F}}{{#if:0x30|{{#if:0x2F| }}0x30}}	Open Sign Editor	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x30}}{{#if:0x31|{{#if:0x30| }}0x31}}	Craft Recipe Response	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x31}}{{#if:0x32|{{#if:0x31| }}0x32}}	Player Abilities (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x32}}{{#if:0x33|{{#if:0x32| }}0x33}}	Combat Event	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x33}}{{#if:0x34|{{#if:0x33| }}0x34}}	Player Info	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x34}}{{#if:0x35|{{#if:0x34| }}0x35}}	Face Player	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x35}}{{#if:0x36|{{#if:0x35| }}0x36}}	Player Position And Look (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x36}}{{#if:0x37|{{#if:0x36| }}0x37}}	Unlock Recipes	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x37}}{{#if:0x38|{{#if:0x37| }}0x38}}	Destroy Entities	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x38}}{{#if:0x39|{{#if:0x38| }}0x39}}	Remove Entity Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x39}}{{#if:0x3A|{{#if:0x39| }}0x3A}}	Resource Pack Send	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3A}}{{#if:0x3B|{{#if:0x3A| }}0x3B}}	Respawn	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3B}}{{#if:0x3C|{{#if:0x3B| }}0x3C}}	Entity Head Look	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3C}}{{#if:0x3D|{{#if:0x3C| }}0x3D}}	Select Advancement Tab	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3D}}{{#if:0x3E|{{#if:0x3D| }}0x3E}}	World Border	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3E}}{{#if:0x3F|{{#if:0x3E| }}0x3F}}	Camera	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3F}}{{#if:0x40|{{#if:0x3F| }}0x40}}	Held Item Change (clientbound)	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x40}}{{#if:0x41|{{#if:0x40| }}0x41}}	Update View Position	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x41}}{{#if:0x42|{{#if:0x41| }}0x42}}	Update View Distance	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x42}}{{#if:0x43|{{#if:0x42| }}0x43}}	Display Scoreboard	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x43}}{{#if:0x44|{{#if:0x43| }}0x44}}	Entity Metadata	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x44}}{{#if:0x45|{{#if:0x44| }}0x45}}	Attach Entity	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x45}}{{#if:0x46|{{#if:0x45| }}0x46}}	Entity Velocity	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x46}}{{#if:0x47|{{#if:0x46| }}0x47}}	Entity Equipment	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x47}}{{#if:0x48|{{#if:0x47| }}0x48}}	Set Experience	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x48}}{{#if:0x49|{{#if:0x48| }}0x49}}	Update Health	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x49}}{{#if:0x4A|{{#if:0x49| }}0x4A}}	Scoreboard Objective	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4A}}{{#if:0x4B|{{#if:0x4A| }}0x4B}}	Set Passengers	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4B}}{{#if:0x4C|{{#if:0x4B| }}0x4C}}	Teams	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4C}}{{#if:0x4D|{{#if:0x4C| }}0x4D}}	Update Score	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4D}}{{#if:0x4E|{{#if:0x4D| }}0x4E}}	Spawn Position	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4E}}{{#if:0x4F|{{#if:0x4E| }}0x4F}}	Time Update	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4F}}{{#if:0x50|{{#if:0x4F| }}0x50}}	Title	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x50}}{{#if:0x51|{{#if:0x50| }}0x51}}	Entity Sound Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x51}}{{#if:0x52|{{#if:0x51| }}0x52}}	Sound Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x52}}{{#if:0x53|{{#if:0x52| }}0x53}}	Stop Sound	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x53}}{{#if:0x54|{{#if:0x53| }}0x54}}	Player List Header And Footer	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x54}}{{#if:0x55|{{#if:0x54| }}0x55}}	NBT Query Response	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x55}}{{#if:0x56|{{#if:0x55| }}0x56}}	Collect Item	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x56}}{{#if:0x57|{{#if:0x56| }}0x57}}	Entity Teleport	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x57}}{{#if:0x58|{{#if:0x57| }}0x58}}	Advancements	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x58}}{{#if:0x59|{{#if:0x58| }}0x59}}	Entity Properties	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x59}}{{#if:0x5A|{{#if:0x59| }}0x5A}}	Entity Effect	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x5A}}{{#if:0x5B|{{#if:0x5A| }}0x5B}}	Declare Recipes	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x5B}}{{#if:0x5C|{{#if:0x5B| }}0x5C}}	Tags	added	Current }}	removed	unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}

New/modified data types

No changes so far.

Entity Metadata

Lots of shifts, of course

Living

Extends Entity.

Index	Type	Meaning		Default
7	Byte	Hand states, used to trigger blocking/eating/drinking animation.		0
		Bit mask	Meaning
		0x01	Is hand active
		0x02	Active hand (0 = main hand, 1 = offhand)
		0x04	In riptide spin attack
8	Float	Health		1.0
9	VarInt	Potion effect color (or 0 if there is no effect)		0
10	Boolean	Is potion effect ambient: reduces the number of particles generated by potions to 1/5 the normal amount		false
11	VarInt	Number of arrows in entity		0
12	VarInt	Unknown		0
12}}{{#if:13|{{#if:12| }}13}}	OptBlockPos	Unknown (Bed location?)		Absent

Bee

Extends Insentient.

Index	Type	Meaning		Default
16	Byte	Unknown		0
17	VarInt	Unknown		0

Wolf

Extends TameableAnimal.

Index	Type	Meaning		Default
17}}{{#if:18|{{#if:17| }}18}}	Float	Damage taken (used for tail rotation)		Value of health field (1.0)
18	Boolean	Is begging		false
19	VarInt	Collar color (values are those used with dyes)		14 (Red)

Enderman

Extends Monster.

Index	Type	Meaning		Default
15	Opt BlockID	Carried block		Absent
16	Boolean	Is screaming		false
17	Boolean	Unknown		false

Trident

Extends Arrow.

Index	Type	Meaning		Default
10	VarInt	Loyalty level (enchantment)		0
11	Boolean	Unknown		False

Block Actions

No changes so far.

Inventories

No changes so far.

Plugin Channels

No changes so far.

Play

Clientbound

Spawn Mob

Sent by the server when a mob entity is spawned.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x03	Play	Client	Entity ID	VarInt
			Entity UUID	UUID
			Type	VarInt	The type of mob. See Entities#Mobs
			X	Double
			Y	Double
			Z	Double
			Yaw	Angle
			Pitch	Angle
			Head Pitch	Angle
			Velocity X	Short	Same units as Entity Velocity
			Velocity Y	Short	Same units as Entity Velocity
			Velocity Z	Short	Same units as Entity Velocity
			Metadata	Entity Metadata

Spawn Player

This packet is sent by the server when a player comes into visible range, not when a player joins.

This packet must be sent after the Player Info packet that adds the player data for the client to use when spawning a player. If the Player Info for the player spawned by this packet is not present when this packet arrives, Notchian clients will not spawn the player entity. The Player Info packet includes skin/cape data.

Servers can, however, safely spawn player entities for players not in visible range. The client appears to handle it correctly.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x05	Play	Client	Entity ID	VarInt	Player's EID
			Player UUID	UUID	See below for notes on offline mode and NPCs
			X	Double
			Y	Double
			Z	Double
			Yaw	Angle
			Pitch	Angle
			Metadata	Entity Metadata

When in online mode, the UUIDs must be valid and have valid skin blobs.

In offline mode, UUID v3 is used with the String OfflinePlayer:<player name>, encoded in UTF-8 (and case-sensitive).

For NPCs UUID v2 should be used. Note:

<+Grum> i will never confirm this as a feature you know that :)

In an example UUID, xxxxxxxx-xxxx-Yxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx, the UUID version is specified by Y. So, for UUID v3, Y will always be 3, and for UUID v2, Y will always be 2.

Update Block Entity

Sets the block entity associated with the block at the given location.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
{{#if:0x09|0x09}}{{#if:0x0A|{{#if:0x09| }}0x0A}}	Play	Client	Location	Position
			Action	Unsigned Byte	The type of update to perform, see below
			NBT Data	NBT Tag	Data to set. May be a TAG_END (0), in which case the block entity at the given location is removed (though this is not required since the client will remove the block entity automatically on chunk unload or block removal)

Action field:

• 1: Set data of a mob spawner (everything except for SpawnPotentials: current delay, min/max delay, mob to be spawned, spawn count, spawn range, etc.)
• 2: Set command block text (command and last execution status)
• 3: Set the level, primary, and secondary powers of a beacon
• 4: Set rotation and skin of mob head
• 5: Declare a conduit
• 6: Set base color and patterns on a banner
• 7: Set the data for a Structure tile entity
• 8: Set the destination for a end gateway
• 9: Set the text on a sign
• 10: Unused
• 11: Declare a bed
• 12: Set data of a jigsaw block
• 13: Set items in a campfire
• {{#if:|}}{{#if:14: Beehive information|{{#if:| }}14: Beehive information}}

Chunk Data

Main article: Chunk Format

See also: #Unload Chunk{{#if:| for {{{for}}}}}

	The following information needs to be added to this page:
	How do biomes work now? The biome change happened at the same time as the seed change, but it's not clear how/if biomes could be computed given that it's not the actual seed... (/r/mojira discussion which notes that it seems to be some kind of interpolation, and 3D biomes are only used in the nether)

The server only sends skylight information for chunk pillars in the Overworld, it's up to the client to know in which dimenison the player is currently located. You can also infer this information from the primary bitmask and the amount of uncompressed bytes sent. This packet also sends all block entities in the chunk (though sending them is not required; it is still legal to send them with Update Block Entity later).

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
{{#if:0x21|0x21}}{{#if:0x22|{{#if:0x21| }}0x22}}	Play	Client	Chunk X	Int	Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
			Chunk Z	Int	Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
			Full chunk	Boolean	See Chunk Format
			Primary Bit Mask	VarInt	Bitmask with bits set to 1 for every 16×16×16 chunk section whose data is included in Data. The least significant bit represents the chunk section at the bottom of the chunk column (from y=0 to y=15).
			Heightmaps	NBT	Compound containing one long array named MOTION_BLOCKING, which is a heightmap for the highest solid block at each position in the chunk (as a compacted long array with 256 entries at 9 bits per entry totaling 36 longs). The Notchian server also adds a WORLD_SURFACE long array, the purpose of which is unknown, but it's not required for the chunk to be accepted.
			Biomes	Optional array of Integer	1024 biome IDs, ordered by x then z then d, in 4×4×4 blocks. Not present if full chunk is false.
			Size	VarInt	Size of Data in bytes
			Data	Byte array	See data structure in Chunk Format
			Number of block entities	VarInt	Number of elements in the following array
			Block entities	Array of NBT Tag	All block entities in the chunk. Use the x, y, and z tags in the NBT to determine their positions.

Note that the Notchian client requires an Update View Position packet when it crosses a chunk border, otherwise it'll only display render distance + 2 chunks around the chunk it spawned in.

{{#if:|}}{{#if:To get the biome at a coordinate, use biomes[((y >> 2) & 63) << 4 | ((z >> 2) & 3) << 2 | ((x >> 2) & 3)]|{{#if:| }}To get the biome at a coordinate, use biomes[((y >> 2) & 63) << 4 | ((z >> 2) & 3) << 2 | ((x >> 2) & 3)]}}

Data structure

The data section of the packet contains most of the useful data for the chunk.

Field Name	Field Type	Notes
Data	Array of Chunk Section	The number of elements in the array is equal to the number of bits set in Primary Bit Mask. Sections are sent bottom-to-top, i.e. the first section, if sent, extends from Y=0 to Y=15.
Biomes	Optional Int Array	Only sent if full chunk is true; 256 entries if present

Particle

Displays the named particle.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
{{#if:0x23|0x23}}{{#if:0x24|{{#if:0x23| }}0x24}}	Play	Client	Particle ID	Int	The particle ID listed in the particle data type.
			Long Distance	Boolean	If true, particle distance increases from 256 to 65536
			X	Float}}{{#if:Double|{{#if:Float| }}Double}}	X position of the particle
			Y	Float}}{{#if:Double|{{#if:Float| }}Double}}	Y position of the particle
			Z	Float}}{{#if:Double|{{#if:Float| }}Double}}	Z position of the particle
			Offset X	Float	This is added to the X position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
			Offset Y	Float	This is added to the Y position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
			Offset Z	Float	This is added to the Z position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
			Particle Data	Float	The data of each particle
			Particle Count	Int	The number of particles to create
			Data	Varies	The variable data listed in the particle data type.

Join Game

See Protocol Encryption for information on logging in.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
{{#if:0x25|0x25}}{{#if:0x26|{{#if:0x25| }}0x26}}	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Hashed seed	Long	First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			View Distance	VarInt	Render distance (2-32)
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
			Unknown	Boolean	Added

Respawn

To change the player's dimension (overworld/nether/end), send them a respawn packet with the appropriate dimension, followed by prechunks/chunks for the new dimension, and finally a position and look packet. You do not need to unload chunks, the client will do it automatically.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
{{#if:0x3A|0x3A}}{{#if:0x3B|{{#if:0x3A| }}0x3B}}	Play	Client	Dimension	Int Enum	-1: The Nether, 0: The Overworld, 1: The End
			Hashed seed	Long	First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included
			Level Type	String (16)	Same as Join Game

Avoid changing player's dimension to same dimension they were already in unless they are dead. If you change the dimension to one they are already in, weird bugs can occur, such as the player being unable to attack other players in new world (until they die and respawn).

If you must respawn a player in the same dimension without killing them, send two respawn packets, one to a different world and then another to the world you want. You do not need to complete the first respawn; it only matters that you send two packets.

Serverbound

No changes so far.

Handshaking

Clientbound

There are no clientbound packets in the Handshaking state, since the protocol immediately switches to a different state after the client sends the first packet.

Serverbound

Handshake

This causes the server to switch into the target state.

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x00	Handshaking	Server	Protocol Version	VarInt	See protocol version numbers (currently {{#if:498|498}}{{#if:571|{{#if:498| }}571}})
			Server Address	String	Hostname or IP, e.g. localhost or 127.0.0.1, that was used to connect. The Notchian server does not use this information. Note that SRV records are a complete redirect, e.g. if _minecraft._tcp.example.com points to mc.example.org, users connecting to example.com will provide mc.example.org as server address in addition to connecting to it.
			Server Port	Unsigned Short	Default is 25565. The Notchian server does not use this information.
			Next State	VarInt Enum	1 for status, 2 for login

Status

Clientbound

No changes so far.

Serverbound

No changes so far.

Login

Clientbound

No changes so far.

Serverbound

No changes so far.