Number of Maps

[Made_You_Look]

Not really a technic question, but anyway: Is there a limit to the number of maps Minecraft can save? So can I theoretically go on exploring and creating maps until I have a thousand different ones, or will I eventually create one and it will just be map_0 or something?

[The_DarthMoogle]

Theoretically infinite. But is infinity a number?

[Made_You_Look]

Woot thanks!

Imma go explore the crap outta my world. :D

[freakachu]

the only limit on number of maps is the space available on your HDD. so while the program itself has no built in limit, there is a technical one. in practice though you're probably never going to hit it.

[Torezu]

the only limit on number of maps is the space available on your HDD. so while the program itself has no built in limit, there is a technical one. in practice though you're probably never going to hit it.

In practice, if you even got close to it, you wouldn't be able to play Minecraft any more.

[Pilchard123]

I would imagine that the largest map number would be the upper limit of an integer of whatever flavour Notch decided to use. Knowing him, probably a signed single-precision floating point, but whatever.

[pepsi87]

Yeah offcourse there's a limit if you've got to much save in your saves folder, Technic Will Crash even minecraft does by to much saves.

[pepsi87]

and in that case of maps you have to use commands to make other Map ID's.

type in /give 358 {the id of the map} {how much you want}