Build Sandbox

Creates a separate creative flat world for testing builds without affecting survival gameplay.

๐Ÿงฑ Build Sandbox

Build Sandbox is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that adds a fully isolated creative building dimension where players can design structures safely without affecting their survival world.


โœจ Features

๐ŸŒ Isolated Sandbox Dimension

  • A separate flat creative world designed specifically for building and testing structures.
  • No interaction with your survival world.

๐ŸŽฎ Game Mode Switching

  • Use the command: /buildsandbox
  • First execution:
    • Saves your survival position, dimension, and inventory
    • Teleports you to the sandbox dimension
    • Switches you to Creative mode
    • Loads your sandbox inventory (if available)
  • Second execution:
    • Saves your sandbox position and inventory
    • Restores your survival inventory and position
    • Switches you back to Survival mode

๐ŸŽ’ Separate Inventories

  • Survival inventory is stored independently from sandbox inventory.
  • Switching worlds restores exactly what you had before entering.

๐Ÿšซ Sandbox Restrictions

To keep the sandbox clean and controlled:

  • โŒ No natural mob spawning
  • โŒ No portals (Nether/End portals are blocked)
  • โŒ No fire or portal generation allowed
  • โŒ Fully isolated gameplay environment

๐Ÿง  Travel Protection

  • Dimension travel is controlled internally by the mod.
  • Players cannot freely escape or enter the sandbox without using /buildsandbox.

๐Ÿ“ฆ How It Works

The mod uses a per-player data system:

  • Stores:
    • Survival dimension
    • Survival position
    • Survival inventory
    • Sandbox position
    • Sandbox inventory

This ensures that switching between worlds is seamless and persistent.


๐Ÿงช Intended Use

Build Sandbox is perfect for:

  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Testing builds safely
  • ๐Ÿงฑ Designing structures without survival risk
  • ๐Ÿงช Experimenting with creative ideas
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Server building practice environments

โš™๏ธ Command

/buildsanbox

Toggles between:

  • ๐ŸŸข Survival world
  • ๐ŸŸฃ Sandbox creative world

๐Ÿ›‘ Compatibility Notes

  • Requires NeoForge 1.21.1
  • Designed for both:
    • Singleplayer
    • Multiplayer servers

๐Ÿ“ Technical Details

  • Custom dimension: buildsandbox:sandbox
  • Flat world generator
  • Fully custom inventory handling
  • Event-based restrictions (portals, mobs)
  • Player state persistence using UUID mapping

๐Ÿš€ Planned Features (Optional ideas)

  • No generation of structures in the Build Sandbox dimension
  • No advancements (achievements) can be obtained inside the Build Sandbox
  • GUI based selector in addition to the /buildsandbox command
  • Build export system for saving and exporting creations
  • Permission system for controlling access to sandbox features (server-side)

๐Ÿ‘ค Author

Developed by Wilkcraft

๐Ÿ“„ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


๐Ÿš€ Build freely, safely, and without affecting your survival world in a fully isolated creative sandbox dimension!

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