Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world with over 100 million active players. The title supports a plethora of modes allowing gamers to add a variety of game changes to create special custom maps.
As user-friendly and versatile as this game may be, there are certain limitations when it comes to building.
How many blocks high can you go in Minecraft? Minecraft players can build up to a high limit of 256 blocks in the unmodded version of the game. The reason for this is that the game is build in a 16x16x256 world. However, players can use special mods to build beyond the 256 block limit.
As a quick reminder, one block in Minecraft is 1 meter in real-life. This means the maximum height players can go to in the game is 256 meters.
The Minecraft world is build on blocks which computers render starting with the ones that are closest to the players. Keep in mind that if you want to explore the game beyond the block limit set by default, you need to use mods and they’re known to cause lag. So, proceed at your own risk.
On a side note, many players asked Microsoft to add a 1024 block height limit to the game. This would significantly increase the building possibilities for the players. For the time being, Microsoft remained tight-lipped regarding this suggestion.
What happens if you go beyond the 256 limit?
There is a maximum height of Y=21024 that a player can reach in Minecraft. Once a player goes beyond this limit, the game reads the altitude as infinity. When this happens, the player can no longer turn.
Another important fact to mention is that once a player reaches this maximum height, Minecraft will instantly crash and freeze with the Invalid move player packet received error. The respective player will then get kicked out of the game. This happens because the game reads an impossible data value.
And now you know.